Mrs Lam had served in various bureaux and departments. She was Director of Social Welfare from August 2000 to October 2003, Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Planning and Lands) from November 2003 to May 2004, Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London from September 2004 to March 2006. She was Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs before her appointment as the Secretary for Development.

Chief Justice Ma graduated with an LL.B from Birmingham University in 1977. He completed his Bar Finals in 1978. He was called to the English Bar (Gray’s Inn) in 1978, the Hong Kong Bar in 1980, the Bar of the State of Victoria in Australia in 1983 and the Bar of Singapore in 1990. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1993 and made an Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn in 2004.

In 1999 he was appointed as a High Court Judge in the Queen’s Bench Division. He was the Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) between 2004 and 2007. In January 2009 he was asked by the Master of the Rolls to undertake a comprehensive review of civil litigation costs. He produced a Preliminary Report in May 2009, and the Final Report was published in January 2010. He is a member of the Judicial Steering Group on implementation of the review. He has been an editor of the White Book since 2000 and editor-in-chief since 2010. Lord Justice Jackson is married with three daughters.

A Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and Accredited Adjudicator, John acts as third-party neutral and to provide advice and support to parties in commercial disputes, particularly those involving architectural or building issues. He has been appointed as arbitrator in a number of matters and has acted as a mediator and as expert witness or party advisor in construction and related disputes in Hong Kong and Australia. John is also currently appointed as the Dispute Resolution Adviser for a number of Hong Kong Government construction projects. John is Chairman of the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong and Immediate Past Chairman (2007-9) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch).

In 2007 he was awarded the highly prestigious Clare Edwards Award for lifetime contribution to construction law. In 2009 Whoswholegal said "Beijing head of office John Bishop has deep experience in construction and engineering law and Chambers described John as "one of the world's pre-eminent construction experts". John has also acted on a wide range of commercial matters (both contentious and non contentious). He is also listed in directories for International Arbitration and as an ADR practitioner. John also practises as an Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Facilitator, Conciliator and Mediator. John is President of Technology and Construction Solicitors Association and Member of the Editorial Board of the Construction Law Journal, ICC Committee, Hong Kong, Lighthouse Club, Hong Kong; Adjunct Lecturer University of Western Sydney CIETAC panel of arbitrators, Past Board Member of the Civil Mediation Council, Dean of the Faculty of Mediation & ADR, Vice Chairman of the Academy of Experts, Chairman of the LCIA consultative committee, member of the TCC Users and numerous other professional committees.

His experience includes acting as Counsel and Arbitrator in major international Arbitrations, and advising on infrastructure matters, including Department of Defence facilities and equipment acquisitions, airports, ports, roads and rail projects throughout Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and USA. He has devised innovative ways of successfully bidding for and closing PPP and PFI project delivery in Australasia and internationally Doug’s international and domestic experience includes arbitrating under the ICC, LCIA, AAA, KLRCA, SIAC, UNCITRAL and ACICA Rules. He sits regularly in London in International Arbitrations. He has extensive experience as arbitrator and counsel in international and domestic arbitrations, and has also been regularly involved in the use of ADR including mediation in infrastructure related disputes. He is currently President of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, Deputy President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (President Elect 2011), and a Member of the LCIA Court. He is a foundation fellow and graded arbitrator of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia, President, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Australia, member of the ICC Australia Arbitration Committee, and a member of a number of panels of International Arbitral bodies.

Colin is a Chartered Arbitrator, a Fellow of the CIArb in both the arbitration and mediation streams and Past-Chairman of the Hong Kong Branch. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. Colin has spent the last 20 years as a full time dispute prevention and resolution professional based in Hong Kong but operating world-wide and is an experienced mediator, mediation trainer and arbitrator, practising mainly in the construction and engineering fields. He has been involved in one neutral capacity or another with nearly all of Hong Kong’s leading construction and engineering projects. He is the inventor of the highly successful Dispute Resolution Adviser system, an innovative dispute avoidance and resolution method for construction and engineering projects and was the Dispute Resolution Adviser on the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre extension used for the Hong Kong handover ceremony in 1997. Colin is an Honorary Professor at The University of Hong Kong, a guest lecturer in Arbitration, Mediation and ADR at various undergraduate and postgraduate courses and also lectures for the College of Estate Management.

She is a member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers, a Trustee of the University of Oregon Foundation, and serves on the Board of Transparency International, USA.

Mr. Bruner is a Fellow and Past President of The American College of Construction Lawyers, Honorary Fellow of The Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, Fellow of the National Contract Management Association, and Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is a recipient of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry’s highest award for “exceptional service to the construction industry, to the public and to the legal profession”, cited by International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers as one of the world’s “most highly regarded” construction lawyers, and included in The Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. Mr. Bruner is co-author with Patrick J. O’Connor, Jr. of Bruner & O’Connor On Construction Law (2002, supplemented annually), the 8 volume, 8000 page legal treatise regarded as the most authoritative work ever written on American law governing construction. The treatise has been cited as legal authority is over 150 judicial opinions reported by U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, state supreme and appellate courts, and Federal and state courts of claims, as well as in countless administrative decisions, arbitration awards, and legal memoranda, and is included in the law library collections of the U.S. Library of Congress, all major law schools and many foreign libraries. He also has authored or co-authored over 50 published professional articles, the most recent being The Initial Decision Maker: The New Independent Dispute Resolver in American Private Building Contracts, 27 Int’l Constr. L. Rev. 375 (July 2010); Global Construction ADR; Meeting an Industry’s Demand for Specialized Expertise, Innovation and Efficiency, (2009) 69 J. Canadian Coll. Constr. Law; The Historical Emergence of Construction Law, 34 William Mitchell L. Rev. 1 (2007). He is an Editorial Board Member of The International Construction Law Review, and Chair of the Construction Industry Advisory Board of Thomson Reuters/West Group’s Construction Contract Law Reports

in all phases of construction claims on major projects such as dams, tunnels, pipelines, powerhouses, wastewater treatment plants, waste to energy projects, cement plants, highways, bridges, mass transit, telecommunications and municipal, industrial and high-rise buildings; insurance disputes including builder’s risk claims; and contract formation, contract administration and project structuring advice to owners and contractors. Recognized as the leading construction attorney in New York in the 2003 and 2004 Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers. Some of the major projects include: Middle Fork American River Hydroelectric Project, Alaska Pipeline, San Jose Center for Performing Arts, San Francisco Cable Car Restoration Project, Channel Tunnel, Kings County Medical Center, Portland Natural Gas Transmission System Pipeline, Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Decommissioning Project, Trans Ecuador Pipeline, Kaiser Cement Cushenbury Project, Contra Costa County Wastewater Project, Termoelectricas de Tamuin Power Projects, Four Seasons Hotel NY, Dabhol Power Project, DPRK Lightwater Nuclear Plants, Avoca Natural Gas Storage Project, Hovensa Delayed Coker Project, Millenium Oil Sands Project, Shoaiba Desalination Project, and BASF Acrylics Project

As a principal developer of the firm's international contracts practice, Mr. Oles has joined the faculty at five conferences of Canada's National Construction Law Section, and he chaired the first construction conference to be planned jointly by the Canadian and American Bar Associations. He presented a paper on Dispute Review Boards at the 2008 Society of Construction Law conference in London, where he also organized the program presented by the American College of Construction Lawyers. He has written and presented seminar papers on contract-related subjects at a number of other conferences in London and elsewhere in Europe. Mr. Oles received his undergraduate degree in history from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa). He served as Executive Editor of the Washington Law Review and received his juris doctor (with honors) from the University of Washington. Before entering private practice, he served as law clerk to two judges in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Mr. Oles is admitted to practice in Washington courts and in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. In the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry he served as chair of the International Contracting Division (1993-1997), editor of the Forum’s quarterly law journal (The Construction Lawyer) (1997-2000) and as national Chair (2005-2006). He is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a mediator/arbitrator on the Global Engineering & Construction panel of JAMS. Mr. Oles was born in Seattle. His interests include classical architecture and urban history. He is a member of the Archaeological Institute of America and the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara.

He has co-authored and co-edited "Washington Building Contracts and Construction Law," (Butterworth (now Aspen) Publishers, 1994). Besides being a contributing author to nine other books, his over 90 articles, on subjects as diverse as protests, changes, terminations, claims, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, have appeared in such publications as the "Public Contract Law Journal," "Military Law Review," "NCMA Journal," and "Contract Management." He has also written "1948: The Crossroads Year," a history of that momentous time. The former chief of the Logistics and Contract Law Branch of the Department of the Army Staff and a trial team chief in the Army's Contract Appeals Division, Mr. Nagle has extensive experience in supply and services, international, major system, and construction contracts. He has litigated in numerous appellate and trial level federal courts, boards of contract appeals, the GAO and the SBA. Besides representing contractors, he has mediated disputes between both the government and the prime and the prime and its subcontractors. Other lawyers often consult Mr. Nagle on government contracts, and the Justice Department as well as contractors has used him as an expert witness to explain federal contracting.

A particular focus of Adrian’s work in his fields of practice is international arbitration and dispute resolution. He regularly conducts commercial and construction arbitration work as counsel in different jurisdictions subject to all the main international institutional rules. He acts for clients from a wide variety of countries including the USA, Europe, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, the Middle East, Russia and the Ukraine. Adrian has considerable experience as arbitrator. He has a specialist knowledge of arbitration and dispute resolution in China and sits on the foreign arbitrators’ panel of CIETAC, China’s international arbitration commission. He also acts as English Law expert in international arbitrations and lectures on arbitration and dispute resolution in London and abroad. Adrian qualified as a mediator with CEDR in 1999. Since then he has been involved in many mediations as counsel and a number as mediator. He is a member of Resolex and in particular of its Construction Contracts Mediators panel. He also acts as chairman/panel member of dispute resolution boards and as an adjudicator. He sits as a Crown Court Recorder and as a Court Examiner.

Notable Engagements Advised and acting for a PRC public authority in relation to claims for prolongation disruption delay to the tune of RMB 7 billion in respect of a hydro-electric dam and powerplant which involved multiple critical paths Advised and acting for a NYSE listed electronics company in relation to legal and arbitration proceedings in Hong Kong and in the PRC. The dispute concerned the escalation of the cost of construction of factory premises Advised numerous PRC employers on the drafting and negotiation of PRC construction contracts in China Advised a NYSE listed electronics company on the construction of successive Phases of their hi-tech factory premises in the PRC Acted for Hong Kong and China Gas Co Limited in relation to its Shenzhen - Tai Po submarine pipeline project in its entirety Acted for Hong Kong and China Gas Co Limited in relation to a major gas explosion in Hong Kong • Acted for a blue chip company on the environmental and construction issues in relation to the construction operation and testing of a pilot incineration plant Advised a PRC employer on defective glass curtain walls with nickel sulphide inclusions in relation to a project in the PRC Advised on an observation tower and entertainment project in Macau in its entirety including the engagement of consultants of different disciplines, finalising their terms of engagements and advising on liability for defects in the design drawings and claims by the contractor Advised and acting for a large contractor in relation to claims for uncharted utilities, variations, extensions of time and loss and expense arising out of civil engineering works in Hong Kong against the Drainage Services Department Advised employers in relation to the duty to re-nominate nominated subcontractors, disputes on extensions of time, loss and expense, the copyright in drawings provided by the nominated subcontractors Advised and acting for a firm of consulting engineers in a High Court Action in Hong Kong and successfully defending the same (Secan Limited v Associated Consulting Engineers [HCCT 93 / 1999])

Ashley is qualified as a Hong Kong, English and New Zealand lawyer. He has lived and worked in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom and been involved in major construction and infrastructure projects throughout Asia for the past 15 years. Ashley’s practice is focused on representing foreign owners, engineers and contractors in construction projects and disputes in China, where he has been based for the past 7 years. He also regularly counsels Chinese contractors in relation to projects around the world. He has recently advised Chinese contractors involved in projects in Angola, Brazil, Dubai, Egypt, Libya, Mongolia and Nigeria.

Dr. Zhou’s expertise covers infrastructure, public building, energy, environmental protection projects. He also has good experiences in international project risk management, construction insurance, and construction claim and dispute resolutions. He is recognized as one of the top lawyers in these areas in mainland of China. He has taken part in some important works relevant to construction legislation and forms of contract, such as Construction Law 1997, amendment to GF-1999-0201, the first EPC form of Contract and the first SBD for EPC projects in China. Dr. Zhou has published several articles on topics of construction and engineering law in important construction presses such as International Economic Corporation, International Project Contracting and Labour Service, Construction Enterprise Management, Construction Economy and Construction and so on.

His cases have related to: Oil and gas projects – on and offshore, Railways, Airports, Roads, Civil engineering, Factories and process engineering, Power generation, Water infrastructure, Commercial and residential property, High rise buildings, Coal mining, Professional negligence, Marine structures, IT systems, Dredging, A theme park He is the current and founder Chairman of the Society of Construction Law in the Arabian/Persian Gulf, and is the Middle East co-ordinator for the ICC Task Force on the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards. Examples of recent work: Leading counsel for a Middle Eastern government agency in relation to multi-billion dollar claims arising out of the construction of the world’s largest fully automated urban light rail system. (Middle Eastern law). Advising an international consultant regarding the threatened termination of its appointment on a high profile airport development in the Middle East. Advising a UK contractor in relation to the preparation of a $200 million delay, disruption and insurance claims arising out of an off-shore gas project in Egypt. Chairman of a three man arbitral tribunal, appointed by the ICC, in a reference concerning work carried out at US military bases in Kuwait.

Phillip's experience allows him to give advice as to the most suitable procurement methodology and to fine tune the standard methodologies, such as EPC, EPCM, alliancing, ECI and DCM, to best suit the needs of a particular project. This procurement experience, coupled with Phillip's dispute resolution experience, allows Phillip to provide cradle to grave support and to anticipate the points of tension which may arise. Recommended by Chambers Global 2010 as a leading individual in the construction area, with the comment that Phillip Greenham is noted for his contract negotiation and arbitration skills. He is particularly active in government contracting and procurement strategies.

Ian has provided expert advice in relation to complex construction disputes acting on behalf of a party and as independent contractual / quantum expert. He has provided arbitration and adjudication support and has successfully led the prosecution and defence of multi million dollar claims, including setting strategy, leading negotiations, and managing teams responsible for delay and quantum assessment. Ian is experienced in most major forms of contract including FIDIC, PPC International and is an authority on the NEC forms of contract and has assisted UK and Hong Kong Government departments, major clients and international contractors implement NEC forms of contract and target cost / cost reimbursable procurement strategies

Internationally, Mark has advised on projects in the UK, USA, Nigeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Libya, Iraq, Hong Kong, the PRC, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Mark also advises in relation to the drafting and negotiation of contracts, forms of appointment, warranties and associated documentation for all types of building and civil engineering projects, and the structuring and drafting of joint venture agreements. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a regular speaker at conferences on construction law.

Mr. Loo primarily appears as lead counsel in arbitration and/or litigation proceedings and has appeared in all levels of the Courts of West Malaysia. In respect of arbitration proceedings, he has appeared before arbitrators who are architects, engineers, lawyers and retired judges involving various rules of arbitration including KLRCA, UNCITRAL, ICC, PAM, IEM. He also sits as Arbitrator and is on the panel of arbitrators of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration and an accredited Mediator with the Malaysian Mediation Centre. Mr. Loo graduated from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom with an LLB (Hons). He was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Gray’s Inn) in 1991 and to the Malaysian Bar in 1992.

His engineering experience included computer applications, structural design, managing engineering projects, acting as an expert witness, and management roles in contract negotiation and administration, insurance, international joint ventures and corporate restructuring. In 2010 he was appointed a Non Executive Director of AMOG Consulting, a consulting engineering company which provides high technology specialist services to a range of resource and defence clients around the world. Dr Charrett has published widely in Australian and international journals, and presented papers at engineering and legal conferences, seminars and the Melbourne University Master of Construction Law course. His legal publications include articles on the avoidance of disputes, contractual lessons from past projects, design and construct contracts, quantum meruit, solidary liability, professional indemnity insurance, reinsurance, FIDIC contracts and Dispute Boards. He is a joint author with Philip Loots of the recently published book “Practical Guide to Engineering and Construction Contracts”. Dr Charrett is a Founding Member and on the Board of the Society of Construction Law Australia, and the Chairman of the Conferences Subcommittee. He is the Victorian representative on the Dispute Resolution Board of Australasia Inc committee, and is Chairman of Melbourne TEC Chambers, a “virtual” chambers of Melbourne barristers practicing in technology, engineering and construction law. He is an accredited FIDIC trainer, and has given presentations at FIDIC training courses, workshops and conferences

Representative arbitration engagements include: disputes arising out of the construction of combined cycle power plants in the Middle East and Asia, rail systems (eg Bangkok and Dubai Metros, Pusan-Kimhae, Singapore Marina), airports (eg Hong Kong International Airport), sewerage systems (eg Hong Kong South Island Sewerage Improvements and Sewerage Treatment and Disposal Project), and residential and commercial developments; energy sales agreements; joint operating agreements; petroleum concession agreements in the Middle East; sale of goods contracts; and technology disputes (eg supply and installation of a postal mechanisation system). He acted for a Korean gymnast and Korean Olympic Committee in a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitration for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Mr Kwan sits as an arbitrator and is on the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) panel of arbitrators. Mr Kwan is an elected Committee Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for the UAE branch. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He was appointed a DIFC Legislative Committee Member to reform the DIFC arbitration law. In 2008, Mr Kwan was appointed an Honorary Member of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Mr Kwan writes and speaks extensively on arbitration. He is the author of a chapter on Interim Measures in Arbitration in China: A Practical Guide, published by Sweet & Maxwell, December 2004. His articles have been published in journals such as the International Arbitration Law Review and Global Arbitration Review. Mr Kwan is a guest lecturer for the DIAC and King’s College University of London arbitration courses and for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Chambers Asia 2010: "Angela Lin (Lin Yao) is a well-known construction and project lawyer who is feted for her disputes work in these sectors." "Angela Lin (Lin Yao) is described a "good negotiator," primarily in the construction and projects sector." Chambers Asia 2009: "Angela Lin (Lin Yao) is a stalwart presence for construction, project and contract disputes, as well as government procurement." Chambers Asia 2008: "Peers say: 'She is a great courtroom litigator, with a maturing, strategic approach.' Her experience on public procurement and mediation distinguishes her practice."

She has advised and appeared in all stages of curial and arbitral proceedings from initiation (or defence) of the dispute through to all types of interlocutory processes, trial, appeal and enforcement. In most of these proceedings she has managed large teams of lawyers comprising junior counsel, solicitors and paralegals. As well as here litigious practice, Rashda has undertaken non-contentious work in drafting, reviewing and settling major project documentation including Defence contracts (Class 1 submarines), infrastructure (roads and tunnels) and banking and finance documentation (prospectuses and insurance policies). Rashda is also Adjunct Professor teaching international commercial arbitration at Sydney University Law School. She devised the course and it is the first of its kind in Australia. Rashda is an active member of a number of significant industry associations. She is the Australian representative to the ICC Taskforce on Subcontracting and the ICC Taskforce on Public Procurement. She is, inter alia, the Founding Member, Director and the Secretary of the newly formed Society of Construction Law Australia, a Fellow and Director of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA), Fellow of Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia (IAMA), Fellow and Director of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Fellow of Commercial Law Association of Australia (CLAA).

He is a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne Law School and has been involved in the development and conduct of the Construction Law masters program since 1998. He has been the Director of Studies for the program since 2000, and jointly in that role since 2007 with Matthew Bell He was National Vice President of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (IAMA) 2004 to 2008 and is a Grade 1 arbitrator. As IAMA’s representative at all Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum Conferences since 2007 he is an enthusiastic supporter of the development of understanding and promotion of commercial arbitration across the Asian-Pacific region. For ten years before 1980 he was a practising architect in Sydney involved in the design and construction of major commercial and industrial buildings. For some years he has been a member of the New South Wales Bar Association ADR Subcommittee and has participated in the development and conduct of a range of CPD programs associated with alternative dispute resolution. Author Construction Law in Australia (3rd Edn late 2010) and Chapter 27.7: Professional Liability, Architects and Engineers in Laws of Australia. Co-author with Matthew Bell, of Understanding Australian Construction Contracts. He is the founding Chairman of the Society of Construction Law in Australia

Recent examples from her practice in the last year include (i) being instructed on behalf of the engineers in the litigation arising out of Wembley Stadium, reported as the largest claim issued out of the Technology and Construction Court in London, (ii) being instructed on behalf an oil conglomerate in relation to an arbitration with an offshore oil service company concering the construction of, and provision of services in connection with, an FPSO (iii) acting in proceedings arising out of the laying of a gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain (iv) advising in relation to Japanese Court proceedings concerning the construction of a vessel (v) acting for the employer in a dispute arising out of the construction of a new combined cycle gas turbine power station (vi) acting for quantity surveyors defending a claim brought by the developer of German shopping centre. Publications: Co-Editor of Building Law Reports and Contributing Editor of Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts 12th Edition. Appointments: Chairman of Technology and Construction Bar Association (2010-), Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Forum for Barristers and Advocates (2009-), Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Queen’s Counsel 2008. Directories: She is recommended by the leading legal directories for construction, energy and natural resources, professional negligence and international arbitration and was identified by The Lawyer in the 2009 litigation section of its 'Hot 100' list.

He has acted as mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator on construction disputes, and as Chairman of the RICS Disputes Resolution Policy Committee. He appears on the CIArb list of Chartered Arbitrators, and the arbitrator panels maintained by the RICS, DIAC, SIAC and HKIAC. He Is a Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Construction Law Review. He has written extensively on construction topics, ranging from the liability of the construction project manager to the evaluation of overheads claims.

Mr. Garg specializes in the investigation of construction claims and has extensive experience in performing delay analysis, measuring productivity and reviewing project delivery systems. He has performed analyses on projects located in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. His experience ranges across a wide range of projects with a particular focus on transportation, oil& gas and energy projects. As part of these engagements, Mr. Garg has served as an expert. He has also been involved on engagements related to assessment of insurance claims and project controls. Prior to working in construction consulting, Mr. Garg worked as a designer and construction manager on large commercial projects. His on-site experience includes performing project design, project management, and on-site coordination between contractors. Mr. Garg has also conducted industry research on developing a new parameter for evaluating construction performance. He is an acclaimed speaker on scheduling practices and is on the Asia Pacific Advisory Council for Dispute Board Federation. Mr. Garg has completed the PLD program from the Harvard Business School. He has a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Indian Institute of Technology, India.

In July 2000, he established himself as an independent consultant on construction management and dispute resolution in engineering and construction projects, advising owners, contractors, consultants, governmental bodies, manufacturers, insurers and other professionals. Also, he has served as Neutrals, Arbitrator, Mediator and Dispute Board Member. As of April 2006, became a full time Professor at Kyoto University. Since April 2010, Visiting Professor at Kyoto University. Professional/Educational Qualifications Dr of Engineering (Kyoto University, Japan) BSc & MSc in Civil Engineering (Kyoto University, Japan) MSc in Construction Law & Arbitration (King’s College, University of London) First-Class Civil Eng. (Works Execution Managing Engineer), Japan Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb.), UK Professional Committee/Activities FIDIC Assessment Panel for Adjudicators Japan National Representative, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Arbitration, Task Force on Dispute Boards Senior Advisor, Japan Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Chairman, Construction Law and Economics Circle in Asia Pacific Region (CLECAP)

Mohan is a Chartered Arbitrator and on the Panels of the SIAC, SIArb and the KL Regional Centre for Arbitration. He is the first Review Adjudicator appointed under the adjudication regime in Singapore, and has acted as Arbitrator (both sole and presiding) and Mediator in a number of matters, both domestic and international. He is currently the Vice President of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Vice Chair of the Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and Immediate Past Chair of the International Construction Projects Committee, IPBA and the Society of Construction Law (Singapore). In addition to an active practice, Mohan also holds teaching appointments as Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and Visiting Professor at the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, School of Law, King’s College London, University of London

Michael has been appointed by major clients and contractors including; Total, BAE, Virgin Rail, Bombardier, Metronet, Tube Lines, Brookfield and Carillion, and also many insurers including Swiss Re, Norwich Union and HSB Engineering Insurance Limited. He has provided independent quantum, planning and project management expert reports to court and arbitration proceedings both in the UK and internationally. He has experience in all ADR forums including negotiation, DRB/DAB, adjudication and mediation (both as a representative and assistant mediator). He has testified in international arbitration in Europe and Middle East, formal DAB proceedings and numerous ADR “hearings” (adjudication, mediation and conciliation). He has exceptional drafting skills having authored a number of complex position statements, liability reports and opinions regarding liability, causation and quantum and has worked with leading counsel in the UK and internationally drafting particulars of claim for formal service.

Arbitration: Has acted as sole arbitrator on over 460 occasions, as well as acting as a co-arbitrator, umpire and technical assessor/adviser to legal arbitrators. Experience in international arbitrations, both as arbitrator and adviser. Adjudicator under WHRS Act 2003-2008, and acts as an adjudicator under Construction Contracts Act 2002 Mediation/Consultation: Has acted as a Expert in over 120 cases in a wide range of disputes, but predominantly associated with building or civil engineering work, or professional responsibility. Has been frequently called as an expert witness in the Courts and arbitrations, on matters associated with building and civil engineering work and professional responsibility. Conducts inquiries for Government departments, the Courts, or private bodies, to investigate complaints concerning building matters, health and safety or professional malpractice. Gives independent Expert Opinions for parties involved in mediation or other dispute resolution proceedings. Lecturer in the law of practice of arbitration as well as alternative dispute resolution in New Zealand. Appontments: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Registered and Chartered Quantity Surveyor Registered and Chartered Arbitrator – United Kingdom Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors Advanced Panel Member of LEADR (New Zealand) Member of the American Arbitration Association Panel member on AMINZ arbitration, mediation and adjudication panels.

Dr Gaitskell is currently acting as chairman of various ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and other arbitral tribunals, dealing with matters such as power stations, the automotive industry, petro-chemical works, and other complex engineering and process projects. He is also conducting a Caribbean dispute board and chairing a dispute panel dealing with defence projects in the UK. He has recently advised the Corporation of London on a major structural project and represented the Isle of Man Government in the Privy Council in an infrastructure project. He has conducted over 100 arbitrations and over 100 mediations, worldwide. In addition to his practice at the Bar, Robert Gaitskell is a chartered engineer and FIET, a former Vice-President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE/IET), and is a former Senator of the Engineering Council. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Robert Gaitskell's wide experience as an engineer, both in the UK and abroad has included power generation, transmission, distribution and application, motor control and oil rig design. Robert Gaitskell writes extensively and lectures throughout the world on legal/engineering subjects. He has lectured on The University of London (King's College and Queen Mary’s) LLMs in International Arbitration, dealing with Infrastructure Arbitrations. Chambers & Partners’ Directory consistently recommends him as a leading international arbitrator. He is regularly appointed as chairman or sole arbitrator by the ICC, and also by the Swiss Chambers of Commerce, the Law Society, the IEE/IET, the LCIA, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre and other bodies. He also regularly carries out expert determinations involving complex engineering disputes. He is Chairman of the IET/IMechE Joint Committee on Model Forms, which produces the MF/1-4 suite of contracts used for major electro-mechanical projects worldwide. His doctorate from King’s College London concerned standard form engineering contracts.

Reza is co-author of A Guide to the LCIA Arbitration Rules (Oxford University Press) published in 2009. He has also published numerous articles on international arbitration and is a frequent conference speaker. Reza is a vice-chair of the Arbitration Commission of the ICC UAE and a Councillor of the Arab Users' Council of the LCIA. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Global Arbitration Review and was part of the steering group that advised the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on the enactment of its arbitration law in 2008. Reza is a qualified English solicitor and is admitted before the courts of the DIFC. He has a law degree from University College London and an LLM in international law from the University of Cambridge. He speaks English, French and Persian.

Arent is the Netherlands chair of the IPFA (International Project Finance Association) Council, the Chairman of the Editorial Board of Construction Law International and the Chairman elect of International Bar Association's Section on Energy, Environmental, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law. In addition he is a substitute judge at the Court of Appeals in Leeuwarden (Netherlands), an arbitrator with ICC and NAI and mediator and a regular DB member. He frequently lectures on innovative tendering of construction projects, dispute avoidance, collaborative working. Arent is the man behind "4Scene, The Big Risk Game" (www.4scene.net) , an interactive board game developed to help parties successfully working together in delivering projects, introducing products, developing strategies and completing transactions.

Mr.Dabeesingh offers specialist advice and assistance to the construction industry on contractual and financial matters. He has comprehensive experience of budget costing and feasibility studies including the preparation of documentation for projects in the building and civil engineering industries. Mr Dabeesingh is a frequent speaker at various seminars on subjects including construction contracts and dispute resolution. He has lectured on an ‘Entry Course in Arbitration and Mediation’ for associate membership of the Chartered institute of Arbitrators in 2004.

Over the last year Andrew has acted in a major public enquiry into the construction industry in Trinidad and Tobago and acted in various international arbitrations including an ICSID arbitration involving the Government of Ghana, an LCIA arbitration involving the Government of Gabon and several arbitrations under the auspices of the HKIAC and the ICC. Andrew has also acted in various High Court construction disputes and several Judicial Reviews. He is an accredited Mediator and has accepted appointments as Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Legal Expert. He is also a member of the Attorney-General’s panel of Special Advocates for SIAC appeals involving matters of National Security. Andrew is a contributing editor of the new edition of Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts and a contributing author to ‘Cases that Changed the Our Lives’ (2010) Andrew is listed as a leading silk by The Legal 500 (Construction, Commercial Arbitration and Information Technology), Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession (Construction, Information Technology and International Arbitration), Chambers Guide to Asia (Arbitration) and Chambers Global Guide (Construction).

Mr. Kim also serves as an arbitrator in international arbitration matters, and has been recognized as a leading lawyer in his field in publications such as Chambers Global and Chambers Asia. As an experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Kim has successfully completed numerous jury and bench trials, as well as numerous lengthy commercial and international arbitration hearings. His representative matters include:

He is a member of the bar in both England and Wales and Hong Kong and practices in both jurisdictions He is a Chartered Arbitrator and an Adjudicator and has dealt with disputes involving parties, and the legal systems of UK, Hong Kong, USA, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and India. He has experience as an international arbitrator under ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and Ad Hoc arbitrations.