Nationality: British

Resides: Makati City, Philippines

Tel: +973-****-****

Email: adnfll@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Dual-qualified UK Construction Lawyer, Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Engineering Technician with over 30 years’ experience working in the engineering and construction industry. Also, experienced Arbitrator and Adjudicator of construction and engineering claims and disputes with over 120 successful decisions and awards published. Experienced Claims Manager, Contracts Manager and Commercial Manager on major international projects. Also, tutor, examiner and lecturer in construction and engineering law, contract law and dispute resolution. Around 10 years’ experience working and living in the Middle East including Qatar, Dubai, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

EXPERTISE

Contract Management and Claims/Disputes Management & Strategy of major construction and engineering projects.

Preparing, defending, advising upon and resolving major claims and disputes in construction and engineering via negotiation, arbitration, adjudication, litigation and mediation.

International construction and engineering law, contract law and construction contracts.

Drafting, advising upon and amending contracts, bonds and warranties, FIDIC, procurement.

Project risks and risk analysis.

Good knowledge of U.A.E, Qatari and K.S.A. law.

REGISTRATIONS

Solicitor - Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature, UK (1999)

FRICS - Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK (1995/2002)

FCIArb - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (1999/2004)

Registered Construction Adjudicator: RICS, TeCSA, CIArb, RIBA and the CIC (2000)

Registered Construction Arbitrator: Dubai International Arbitration Centre (2009)

APPOINTMENTS

Accredited tutor and examiner for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Membership and Fellowship entrance course

Past regional Chairman and Hon. Secretary of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK

Regular speaker for UK’s leading lawyer training organisation (Central Law Training) on contract law, construction and engineering contracts and dispute resolution

Past member of the Global Disciplinary (Appeals) Panel of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK

Past Member of the Disciplinary Panel of the Royal Town Planning Institute, UK

Former member of Technology and Construction Court Users Committee, UK

Member of the Society of Construction Law (Middle East).

QUALIFICATIONS

1997 - 1999 College of Law, Chester, UK

Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

Specialism: Advanced Commercial Property, Advanced Civil Litigation and Advanced Commercial Law

1994 - 1997 University of Northumbria, Newcastle, UK

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

1989 - 1994 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying (with Distinction) - First Class (equivalent)

Awarded highest final year mark in construction law and highest mark for dissertation “Loss and Expense Claims under Standard Form Construction Contracts”

1983 -1984 Salford University, Manchester, UK

BTEC Ordinary National Certificate in Building Engineering Services (with Merit)

EMPLOYMENT

Jan 2018 - Freelance Consultant - Saudi Arabia & Oman

Contracts, Claims and Legal Consultant

Manama, Bahrain - (Aluminium Smelter Expansion project) - Managing and assessing project claims and disputes and providing contractual and legal advice to PMC Contractor and Owner relating to a $3bn Line 6 Expansion of the world's largest Aluminium Plant on behalf of a leading global EPC Contractor/PMC.

Beirut, Lebanon - (Combined Cycle Power Plant project) - Preparing delay, loss and expense claim and drafting related pleadings for Arbitration proceedings on behalf of a Saudi Arabian Contractor relating to the design and construction of a $1.3bn value 2,175 MW PP12 Combined Cycle Power Plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Providing ad-hoc written legal and contractual advice to management on key issues.

Muscat, Oman - (Water Treatment Plant and Drainage Systems project) - Drafting Arbitration pleadings relating to ICC Arbitration regarding construction of two new water treatment plants and drainage systems in Oman.

Dec 2016 – Dec 2017 Alstom Transport - Saudi Arabia

Project Contract & Claims Manager

Responsible for identifying, preparing, issuing, defending, advising upon and managing all claims and disputes relating to a circa $1.5bn Metro Rail/Transit System EPC Contract package element of a circa $8bn EPC Contract package for the design and construction of Lines 4, 5 and 6 of the new Riyadh Metro Project. Also advising upon strategy, tactics, policy and practice and procedure drafting and improvements in order to improve ability to issue and defend claims and disputes from the multiple parties involved in the Works. Assisting drafting inter-party construction contracts and agreements. Contract administration including drafting and responding to key contractual correspondence and advising Project Manager and department heads on contractual and legal issues.

Jan 2016 – Dec 2016 Samsung C&T Corporation - Saudi Arabia

Country Contracts Manager

Overseeing and hands-on managing several large construction and engineering projects (Metro Rail, MEP, Combined Cycle Power Plants, High-Rise Towers) for international Korean EPC Contractor, based in Saudi Arabia. Providing legal, contractual and commercial advice and guidance to Project Managers and HQ Legal team, including bid review, contractual advice, risk analysis and assisting project contract administration including dealing with contract correspondence, reviewing, defending and drafting claims, delay analysis, dispute resolution strategy and dealing with formal dispute resolution proceedings including Arbitration and local legal proceedings. Ad-hoc Legal Counsel.

June 2011 to Jan 2016 Bechtel Corporation - Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia

Senior Project Commercial & Claims Manager

November 2014 – January 2016: Riyadh Metro Project, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Project Claims Manager on behalf of the BACS Consortium responsible for EPC design and construction of Line 1 and Line 2 of the new $10bn Riyadh Metro Project. Managing a team of commercial, legal and scheduling professionals responsible for identifying, preparing, managing and agreeing all project claims, commercial issues and disputes. Also interim Contracts Manager for $2bn Siemens Rail/Transit Systems package. Ad-hoc project Legal Counsel and Secretary to both Consortium and Management JV Boards.

January 2014 - November 2014: Muscat International Airport Project, Muscat, Oman

Project Claims Manager on behalf of the JV EPC Main Contractor responsible for designing and constructing the new $5bn Muscat International Airport Project, Oman. Responsible for identifying, preparing and agreeing all project claims, commercial issues and disputes. Also, ad-hoc project Legal Counsel.

June 2011 - December 2013: Hamad International Airport Project, Doha, Qatar

Senior Project Commercial and Claims Manager responsible for managing a large multi-national team of ten legal and commercial staff on behalf of the PMC; dealing with all claims, disputes, ICC arbitrations, commercial and contractual issues arising from multiple major building, civil and mechanical/electrical/system EPC contract packages relating to the construction of the new $15bn Hamad International Airport in Qatar. Also ad-hoc project Legal Counsel.

Sep 2009 - March 2011 Hill International Inc. – Dubai/UAE

Director (Contracts and Claims Group)

Managing a large team of legal, commercial and scheduling professionals tasked with providing clients with contractual advice and advising upon and drafting delay and disruption claims relating to a number of major construction and engineering projects in the Middle East including oil refineries, airports, metro railways, hotels and malls. Contracts: FIDIC.

Jan 2009 - Sep 2009 Qatar Bahrain Causeway Consortium - Qatar

Consortium Contracts Manager

Consortium Contracts Manager on behalf of the QBC Consortium responsible for the design and construction of a 44km causeway bridge between Qatar and Bahrain ($5 billion). Responsible for all aspects of contract negotiation and risk analysis as well as drafting and amending the main contract, consultancy agreements and related sub-contracts. Reporting to Project Director. Project cancelled.

Apr 2002 - Dec 2008 Moore & Co Construction Solicitors (merged with Davies Arnold Cooper LLP), UK

Founder then Regional Head of Construction/Partner

Establishing, building and managing a leading niche construction law firm initially as a sole trader and subsequently employing five lawyers and opening an office in central London

Dealing with full range of both non-contentious and contentious construction and engineering law on behalf of National and International clients including contractors, subcontractors, developers, public bodies and consultants

Advising upon risk, project procurement, construction and engineering contracts, bonds, warranties and contract law

Advising upon and successfully resolving often major construction disputes and claims involving negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration or litigation

Acting as an Adjudicator (Arbitrator) in around 90 complex construction and engineering disputes involving issues such as extension of time, loss & expense, variations, defective works, contract interpretation and negligence

Overseeing the merger of the practice with Davies Arnold Cooper Solicitors (DAC) in 2006 and becoming an equity partner and Regional Head of Construction in the Manchester Office of DAC

Contracts including: JCT, ICE 6th & 7th, PPC2000, NEC3/ECC, MF/1, FIDIC, IChemE, ACA etc.

Dec 1999 - Apr 2002 Halliwells LLP, UK

2001 - Apr 2002 Partner - Construction & Engineering Department

2000 - 2001 Associate Partner - Construction & Engineering Department

Dec 1999 - 2000 Solicitor - Construction & Engineering Department

Gaining rapid promotion from newly qualified Solicitor to Associate Partner then Partner in 2001 dealing with the full range of non-contentious and contentious areas of construction and engineering law.

Drafting all contracts and project documentation relating to major residential and retail developments in Manchester and Somerset

Acting as an Adjudicator in approximately 30 complex construction disputes valued up to and including £10 million

Contracts including: JCT, ICE 5th/6th, SFA/99 etc.

Dec 1998 - Dec 1999 DLA (Piper), UK

Trainee Solicitor (Conclusion)

Working in Real Estate Department drafting contracts whilst also assisting the Head of Construction Department on a major PFI hospital project in Hereford involving reviewing and drafting contracts and concession agreements etc.

Aug 1996 - Dec 1998 Freedman & Co/Aaron Freedman, UK

Trainee Solicitor

Dealing with numerous civil litigation disputes, primarily in the County Court, and assisting in major arbitration proceedings on behalf of Welsh Water plc regarding the construction of a major reservoir in Wales

Working closely with the Insolvency Partner in various matters such as statutory demands, winding up petitions, administrations and liquidations.

Jul 1995 - Aug 1996 High Point PLC, UK

Senior Contracts and Claims Consultant

Advising Courtaulds Engineering plc in Arbitration proceedings relating to the construction of a major chemical complex in Surrey and a developer on a negligence claim relating to the construction a major hotel and leisure complex in Jersey.

Jul 1994 - Jul 1995 Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd, UK

Senior Contracts Engineer

Based at Texaco Oil Refinery in Pembroke, Wales; undertaking major upgrade project.

Acting for EPC Contractor responsible for full range of pre and post contract duties including the vetting of sub-contractors and contractors, preparing and award of tenders and bid packages and the appointment of sub-contractors and contractors.

Also involved in post-contract duties such as contract administration, agreement of variations, claims and final accounts etc.

Contracts: FIDIC and bespoke.

Aug 1990 - Jul 1994 Faithful & Gould (WS Atkins), UK

Senior Quantity Surveyor/Cost Engineer

Based at BNFL Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria.

Responsible for the commercial aspects of major building, civil engineering and mechanical works on the £2bn Thorpe Reprocessing Plant Project including agreeing valuations, variations and final accounts.

Also responsible for the financial and commercial administration of the major site Term Contracts for Civil Engineering (Major £1m Ground Investigation Project), Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation works.

Contracts including: GC/Works/1 Edition 2/3, ICE 5th/6th.

1988 - 1990 Barrow Council Building Department, UK

Trainee/Assistant Quantity Surveyor

1979 - 1988 Various

Mechanical Fitter/Lecturer

Four year ECITB engineering apprenticeship for Courtaulds PLC based on chemical plant followed by several year continuous employment working on various major oil, gas, power, shipbuilding and heavy engineering projects throughout the UK. Final year lecturer in building services at Further Education College.

PERSONAL SKILLS Extremely well organised, hard-working, highly motivated, methodical and practical. Thrive on challenge and work very well under pressure. Proven ability at successfully managing people and teams. Fully I.T. literate.

Interests: Running, keeping fit, travel and what’s going on in the World.

Languages: English, French (basic).

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