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[Brief_CV] => <strong>Summary</strong>
A highly respected practising member of the civil/structural engineering profession. Highly qualified and accredited and a Fellow of four Chartered Institutions and a Member of two others. Experienced team leader and a well-known speaker/workshops leader at flagship national and regional professional events. Highly experienced International Commercial Mediator, Expert Determiner, Expert Witness, International Arbitrator and Early Neutral Evaluator across numerous different sectors.
<strong>Expert</strong>
Experienced construction professional with a varied and successful record in civil and structural engineering design, construction and maintenance, defects commercial contracts and project management.
Acted on behalf of claimants and defendants and as an SJE.
Wrote papers in The Structural Engineer, Management Procurement & Law, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' Book of Proceedings.
Advised/featured in the technical press and various periodicals including The New Builder, Ideal Homes and Reader's Digest.
<strong>Mediator</strong>
Highly experienced International Commercial Mediator and Arbitrator..
Mediation experience across numerous different dispute sectors.
Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, East Anglia.
On the Editorial Panel of the bi-monthly international Management, Procurement & Law.
Wrote papers on mediation for periodicals for three professional institutions.
[Mediator_CV] => <strong>Adjudicator</strong>
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<li>Practising Adjudicator</li>
<li>Royal Institute of British Architects’ Adjudicator</li>
<li>Construction Industry Council’s Adjudicator</li>
<li>Highways Agency’s Adjudicator</li>
<li>Named Adjudicator on a national contractor’s Standard Forms of Contract</li>
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<strong>Expert Determiner/Witness</strong>
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<li>Practising Expert Determiner and Expert Witness</li>
<li>Member of the Academy of Experts</li>
<li>Member of the Expert Witness Institute</li>
<li>Member of the Expert Witness Institute’s Professional Bodies Advisory Group</li>
<li>Vetted Expert on the UK Register of Expert Witnesses</li>
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<strong>Summary</strong><strong><em><u>Â </u></em></strong>
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<li>A highly respected practising member of the civil/structural engineering profession. Highly qualified and accredited and a Fellow of four Chartered Institutions and a Member of two others. Experienced team leader and a well-known speaker/workshops leader at flagship national and regional professional events. Highly experienced International Commercial Mediator, Expert Determiner, Expert Witness, International Arbitrator and Early Neutral Evaluator across numerous different sectors.</li>
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<li>Experienced professional with a varied and successful record in the construction industry, dispute resolution, commercial contracts and project management. Mediation experience across numerous different dispute sectors.</li>
<li>Past Vice Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, eastern region.</li>
<li>Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, eastern region.</li>
<li>Past Member of the Chartered Management Institute’s Board, eastern region.</li>
<li>Member of the Editorial Advisory Panel of the international Management, Procurement & Law journal.</li>
<li>Professional Reviewer of aspiring Engineering Technicians (Level 6), Incorporated Engineers and Chartered Engineers for the ICE.</li>
<li>Professional Reviewer of aspiring Engineering Technicians (Levels 3 – 6), Incorporated Engineers and Chartered Engineers for the CIHT.</li>
<li>Took on and fully guided trainee mediators in real-life mediations. Mentored two LLM students from the Faculty of Laws, University College London alongside observation in a real-life mediation.</li>
<li>Wrote papers on mediation for periodicals for the ICE, the IStructE and the CIArb.</li>
<li>Refereed and reviewed books on arbitration and FIDIC and other forms of contract.</li>
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<strong>Recent Arbitrations and Settled Mediations</strong>
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<li>Breach of a commercial contract by an international bank's client company, UAE</li>
<li>Building defects in commercial properties</li>
<li>Damage to trans-shipment cargo on a large ship</li>
<li>Breaches in engineering and construction works under the Amended FIDIC Red Book</li>
<li>Structural failures in a city block of flats</li>
<li>Non-payment for live screen design and installation for a telecommunications company</li>
<li>Non-compliant/inadequate works affecting a block of flats</li>
<li>Professional negligence against a PCT Trust and its professionals</li>
<li>Negligence claim against terraced housing design consultants</li>
<li>Unfair Director’s dismissal</li>
<li>Defective premises dispute</li>
<li>Non-payment of consultants' fees on a super tall tower, Dubai</li>
<li>Discriminatory practices against a line manager</li>
<li>Disputed variations for infrastructure works under the FIDIC Gold Book in Botswana</li>
<li>Breach of franchise agreement involving a department store</li>
<li>Non-compliance with notified disrepair works on a principal road</li>
<li>Inadequate inspections by Architect for building defects</li>
<li>Lack of general care and attention to property</li>
<li>Non-payment of certified sums due on a motorway in Qatar</li>
<li>Disputed pay formula terms in a footballer’s Contract</li>
<li>Deficient review of offshore facilities design, procurement, construction and operation</li>
<li>Changed specifications in a riverside building complex</li>
<li>Contract breaches of commercial storage of agricultural machinery</li>
<li>Inadequate drainage systems causing flooding of a principal road</li>
<li>Non-compliant air-conditioning system for infrastructure works in Qatar</li>
<li>Disputed Final Account on a major highway maintenance term contract</li>
<li>Claim for damages on a luxury yacht purchase and maintenance</li>
<li>Crumbling car park surfaces’ top course for a national supermarket chain</li>
<li>Disputed selection and performance of facilities compressors for a heavy oil development</li>
<li>Failures in mechanical and electrical systems in a substantial commercial property</li>
<li>Late completion of a flagship building complex in Dubai</li>
<li>Medical negligence claim against a consultant and the responsible health trust</li>
<li>Operating shortcomings of oil storage in a gravity-based structure</li>
<li>Breaches in franchise terms for a regional consultancy practice</li>
<li>Deficient road design and alignment</li>
<li>Adverse pavement condition, maintenance and inspections in a town centre</li>
<li>Inadequate drainage systems causing flooding of a principal road</li>
<li>Defective mechanical and electrical installations at a city centre commercial property</li>
<li>Incompliant gullies installation, road surface and inspections for a principal road</li>
<li>Disrepairs in a franchisee’ work prompting revocation of the franchise licence</li>
<li>Improper construction and maintenance of pavement and kerbs at a golf club car park</li>
<li>Unsatisfactory safety, strength and maintenance of roof slabs</li>
<li>Inappropriate nature of work, training and certification of mechanical works</li>
<li>Non-payment for standing time by the piling subcontractor on railway embankments</li>
<li>Non-payment for building live screen enclosures for a telecommunications company</li>
<li>Breach of a building contract by an international bank's client company (Employer)</li>
<li>Disputed sums on a recycling facility site for a local authority</li>
<li>Mechanical and electrical installation works deficiencies</li>
<li>Change of cladding specifications delaying the works</li>
<li>Merchant Bank’s negligent advice for assets transfer in the City</li>
<li>Disputed key stages for release of bank sureties on coastal works, Abu Dhabi</li>
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<strong>Mentoring/Speaking</strong>
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<li>Association of Mediation Assessors, Trainers and Instructors' Member</li>
<li>Advised/trained aspiring mediators</li>
<li>Facilitated Pupils' attendance at mediations with the parties' consent</li>
<li>Headed technical staff training including the contractual aspects of construction works</li>
<li>Took on and fully guided trainee mediators in real-life mediations. Mentored two LLM students from the Faculty of Laws, University College London alongside observation in a real-life mediation</li>
<li>Acted as Mediator and Mediation Judge for the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators</li>
<li>Speaker/Workshop Leader at conferences and symposia on contracts and the avoidance and resolution of disputes</li>
<li>Speaker/Workshops Leader at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ flagship Annual ADR Day</li>
<li>Speaker/Workshop Leader at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ regional and national annual events</li>
<li>Speaker at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ all-day flagship Annual Mediation Symposium</li>
<li>Speaker at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' all-day Annual Surgery, East Anglia, on my experience as Mediator in regular mediations</li>
<li>Speaker at the Association of Mediation Assessors, Trainers & Instructors' annual international conference</li>
<li>Speaker launching mediation at the Institution of Structural Engineers’ 75th anniversary alongside two Past Presidents with the then President in the Chair</li>
<li>Speaker on the live Midmorning programme on BBC Radio Humberside alongside an MP and Past President of the Freight Traffic Association</li>
<li>Invited to appear as a sole morning advisor on the live Sky News television channel</li>
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<li>Speaker/Workshop Leader at conferences and symposia on contracts and the avoidance and resolution of disputes</li>
<li>Speaker/Workshops Leader at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ all-day flagship Annual ADR Day</li>
<li>Speaker/Workshop Leader at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ regional and national annual events</li>
<li>Speaker at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ flagship all-day Annual Mediation Symposium</li>
<li>Speaker at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' all-day Annual Surgery, East Anglia, on my experience as Mediator in my regular mediations</li>
<li>Speaker at the Association of Mediation Assessors, Trainers & Instructors' two-day annual international conference</li>
<li>Speaker launching mediation at the Institution of Structural Engineers’ 75th anniversary alongside two Past Presidents with the then President in the Chair</li>
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<li>Wrote papers on the settlement of disputes including Alternative Dispute Resolution</li>
<li>Wrote papers/reviews on mediation insights in the bi-monthly international Management, Procurement & Law Journal</li>
<li>Wrote a paper on cost-effective mediation in The Structural Engineer</li>
<li>Wrote a paper on successful mediations in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' Book of Proceedings</li>
<li>Wrote a paper on successful mediations in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' Book of Proceedings</li>
<li>Examples of other papers and reviews written on mediation and contracts can be found at: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.14.00016"><strong><em>https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.14.00016</em></strong></a>, <em><strong>http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/toc/jmapl/current</strong></em> and <a href="https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.14.00016"><strong><em>https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.19.00014</em></strong></a></li>
<li>Refereed and reviewed books on arbitration and FIDIC and other forms of contract</li>
<li>Member of the Editorial Advisory Panel of the international Management, Procurement & Law journal</li>
<li>Featured individually in a main article on training of other professionals in The New Builder journal</li>
<li>Featured on the topic of mediation in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' quarterly The Resolver publication</li>
<li>Advised Individual Homes and Reader’s Digest magazines on current technical topics</li>
<li>Advised/featured in the technical press and various periodicals including The New Builder, Ideal Homes and Reader’s Digest</li>
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Expert Witness on employersÚ and contractorsÚ caused events, professional negligence, buildings and civil engineering design, construction and maintenance, defects, fraud, personal injury and commercial contracts;
Investigated causes and effects and produced expertÚs reports on behalf of claimants and defendants;
Acted as a single joint expert for parties in dispute;
Attended conferences with Counsels and gave oral evidence in arbitration and litigation;
Assignments involving technical analysis and preparatory work;
Technical findings for building substructure and other works under hybrid contracts;
Design work under the FIDIC conditions of contract;
Designs for subcontractors for building works under standard and own terms of trading;
Advised on the technical aspects and solved construction problems with design solutions;
Detailed designs for employers and main contractors for infrastructure works including roads under the Institution of Civil EngineersÚ Conditions of Contract and New Engineering Contract;
EngineerÚs variations and workmanship aspects of construction;
Technically substantiated reports for the analysis and design in various structural mediums;
Conceptual and final designs for building developments and associated private and public roads for contractors and employers;
Design of main building and highway works, drainage and utilities systems, foundations, superstructures, landscaping and load bearing paving areas, and its interface with other contractors.
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