I have particular expertise in dispute resolution, acting both as a party adviser and an independent neutral. I have had over 250 appointments as an independent third party dispute resolver.
I am on the FIDIC President’s Panel of Dispute Board Members. This list is currently limited to 69 people worldwide. I am a member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation. I am an international adjudicator on Dispute Adjudication Boards, Dispute Resolution Boards and Dispute Avoidance Boards. I have lectured on the benefits of Dispute Boards in the UK, India, Italy, Mauritius and Dubai. I have been appointed to dispute boards by FIDIC, RICS and the ICC. I enjoy acting on standing dispute boards where I can use my construction and legal skills to work with the parties to avoid disputes.
I am an adjudicator under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and internationally under ICC, FIDIC and DRBF procedures.
I am a Chartered Arbitrator and has conducted arbitrations in the UK and internationally, including in Dubai. I have been appointed as arbitrator under the Water Industry Act, DIAC, and CIArb, as well as undertaking party appointments.
I am qualified as a mediator on the CEDR training programme in 1999 and have acted regularly as a mediator dealing with a range of matters including construction disputes, IT, copyright, internet and professional negligence.
I have been appointed by third parties and nominating bodies such as the ICC and RICS on numerous occasions to act as “expert” to determine disputes.
I provide strategic, detailed and tactical advice to clients, be they employers, contractors, subcontractors or banks, in relation to their rights and obligations under and relating to construction contracts around the world and in the UK. I provide written advocacy and appears as an advocate for his clients in courts and tribunals around the world. I have appeared as advocate in the TCC and the Court of Appeal as well as in arbitrations in the UK and internationally.