FIDIC Adjudicator Details
International Client Manager
Donald Charrett
Country of residence: Australia
Citizenship: Australia
https://expertdetermination.net
EMAIL THIS ADJUDICATOR DOWNLOAD CVCountries with experience
Other countries with experience:
Global regions
- Pacific
Languages spoken
- English
Construction contract experience
- Construction Contract, MDB Harmonised Ed, June 2010
- EPC/Turnkey Contract 2nd Ed (2017 Silver Book)
Consultancy contract experience
- Not applicable - none of the above
Specialist contract experience
- Not applicable - none of the above
Other contract experience
- Provided training on FIDIC contracts in (Australia; New Zealand; Qatar: Singapore; South Africa; Hong Kong; Indonesia; England; Korea - international Zoom seminars
- Presented conference papers at a number of FIDIC Contract Users; Conferences in England; Singapore; Hong Kong; China; Abu Dhabi
- Edited and wrote chapters in 5 books on the application of FIDIC contracts in 54 countries
CV - Services offered
- Arbitration
- Adjudication
- Mediation
- Conciliation
- Facilitator
- Contract Expert/specialist
Technical expertise
- Building - domestic
- Building - commercial
- Building - industrial
- Civil Engineering - Foundations and Subsidence/Settlement
- Construction law
- Infrastructure, Railways, Bridges
- Marine and ports
- Metro railway and stations
- Road and highways - Planning, Layout and Design
- Road and highways - bridges and car parks
- Rail - Track Engineering and Construction
- Water - Water Treatment
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Claims and variations
- Extension of time
- Project scheduling
- Defects
- Failure investigations
- Technical issues
Short summary experiences
oOne-person Dispute Avoidance Board on a design and construct contract for a major highway bridge
oChair of Dispute Avoidance Board appointed to a design and construct contract for a major highway upgrade
oOne-person Dispute Board appointed under FIDIC MDB Contract to adjudicate on a number of disputes on a bridge construction project in a Pacific country
oOne-person Dispute Adjudication Board appointed under FIDIC Silver Book to adjudicate on a number of disputes on an EPC project in Africa
oMember of Dispute Resolution Board on a train stabling project
oChair of Neutral Evaluation Panel to recommend resolution of disputes over time extension claims on a large resource project
oSole Arbitrator of disputes, including: extensions of time on a construction project in a Pacific country; a settlement agreement; a sound wall on a highway; a tennis court; consultancy services for a cogeneration plant; additional costs claimed as a consequence of Engineer’s instruction during construction of a bridge
oJoint Arbitrator of payment dispute in respect of material supplied for construction of a building
oCounsel in a stop clock arbitration of a complex dispute on an oil and gas project involving an offshore platform, onshore gas plant and pipelines, involving preparation of opinions, submissions and pleadings, briefing experts and interviewing lay witnesses and cross-examining witnesses
oExpert Determination of dispute over consequences of non-compliance with contractually specified construction standards
oExpert Determination of dispute over variations and termination of contractor
oExpert Determination of disputed variations on the construction of two schools (2019). (Lahey Constructions Pty Ltd v State of NSW [2021] NSWCA 69).
oExpert determination of disputes over extension of time claims on a road construction project
oExpert Determination of a dispute over defects in a water treatment plant in Victoria
oAppointed by Supreme Court of Victoria as Special Referee on a contractual dispute over recycled glass
oFacilitation of an Experts Conferences: a matter in the Victorian Supreme Court; quantum and technical issues (Quantity Surveyors, polymer experts, hydraulic experts) arising from a building dispute; quantum issues arising from a building dispute; programming and quantum issues arising from a building dispute; electrical engineers and architects arising from a switchboard fire; technical and quantum disputes arising from a mineral processing facility; disputes over defects in a rural highway in a high rainfall area; the lining failure in solvent tanks in the Olympic Dam mineral processing plant
oMediation of construction disputes involving wind farm construction; independent certification; defects in reinforced plastic tanks; defects in induction furnaces; omissions, ambiguities and discrepancies in design documentation; defects in a domestic building; material transport
oAdvice on the application of FIDIC contracts: an infrastructure and technology project in an Asian country; a FIDIC contract in Australia
oCourt and Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal appearances as counsel in a range of construction disputes involving payment, variations, defects, extensions of time and applications in connection with statutory provisions for security of payment.
Position and experience
Acredited mediator:
No
Acredited arbitrator: Yes
Employment status:
Present position: Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator & Dispute Board Member
Previous positions: Solicitor, Director of consulting engineering company
Acredited arbitrator: Yes
Employment status:
Present position: Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator & Dispute Board Member
Previous positions: Solicitor, Director of consulting engineering company
Experience
- Member of Dispute Boards
- Arbitration
- Expert determination
- Facilitation of expert conferences
- Mediation
- Advice on FIDIC contracts
- Counsel in construction disputes in court and tribunals
Affiliations/Memberships
- Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Fellow Institution of Engineers Australia
- Member Dispute Resolution Board Australasia Inc
- Member Resolution Institute
- Member Society of Construction Law Australia
- Senior Fellow
- University of Melbourne
Panel listings
- Immediation (Australia)
- Badan Arbitrase Dan Alternatif Penyelesaian Sengketa Konstruksi Indonesia
Qualifications, jurisdiction and discipline
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Monash University - civil engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy - Monash University - structural engineering
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - University of Melbourne - law
- Master of Construction Law
- University of Melbourne - construction law
- Diploma in International Arbitration - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - arbitration
- Professional Certificate in Arbitration - Adelaide University - arbitration