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Chris graduated in 1980, became a Chartered Engineer
in 1984 and qualified as a solicitor in 1990 founding his own practice
in 2004. He has worked as an engineer in the UK, South Africa and the
Middle East and is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Since
qualifying as a solicitor he has specialised in construction law
advising on major contentious and non-contentious matters in the UK and
internationally. UK based projects include hotels, offices, hospitals,
residential buildings, oil platforms, motorways, heavy lifting platforms
and tunnels. International matters have concerned ports and dry docks in
the Middle East, where he was resident, transportation infrastructure in
Malaysia and oil transportation and loading facilities in the Sudan.
He is a Registered Adjudicator listed on the ICE,
TeCSA, CIArb, CIOB, RIBA, CIC and RICS panels and has given decisions in
disputes valued to over £30m. He founded adjudication.co.uk, is a member
of the ICE SCOLCOP committee and former Chairman of the TeCSA
Adjudication Sub-Committee. He is also a Registered Arbitrator with the
ICE. Other
memberships include the Law Society, the Construction Conciliation Group
and the Society of Construction Arbitrators. He has completed and passed
the FIDIC assessment course for membership of the President’s DAB panel.
Chris runs training courses and lectures extensively
on construction law, adjudication and related matters and has
interviewed for adjudication panel membership on behalf of TeCSA, the
ICE and the RIBA.
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