Quantum contracts
Sean has held directorships and senior commercial positions with contracting and consultancy firms in the United Kingdom and Internationally. With over 30 years’ experience in the onshore and offshore construction and engineering industries across the globe Sean has worked across the continents of Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
He has acted as quantum expert before various dispute resolution tribunals including adjudication, dispute board, expert determination and arbitration.
Sean holds a current Cardiff University Bond Solon accreditation as an expert witness and is on the Dubai International Arbitration Centre and the Arbitrators Association panels of experts.
Project experience includes major airport developments, industrial process plants, commercial developments, military and police installations, heavy engineering in respect of onshore and offshore oil & gas facilities and pipelines, highway interchanges, tunnels, leisure resorts, nuclear, water treatment and desalination plants, waste to energy, biomass, onshore and offshore windfarms, renewables, mines, ports, hospitals and rail/metro projects.
Projects have been based on numerous standard and be-spoke Conditions of Contract, including the NEC/ECC Suite of Contracts, JCT Suite of Contracts, ICE Suite of Contract, FIDIC Suite of Contracts, I Chem E Suite of Contracts, ICC Suite of contracts and other EPC / Split EPC / EPIC / FEED / EPCM /LSTK forms.
He is actively involved with construction law institutes and organizations including The Adjudication Society, Society of Construction Law (UK), The International Bar Association, The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, UK Adjudicators and HK Adjudicators. Sean also sits as an arbitrator and adjudicator and through this experience better understands what the tribunal expects from those giving evidence.
Advice given to parties on various arbitral rules includes those of the ICC, LCIA, DIFC, DIAC, DIAC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, SIAC, AAA, ICDR, KLRCA, SCC, ASA and ICSID.
Sean is ranked by Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who legal) as leading expert for Consulting Construction – Quantum, Delay & Technical.
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Incoming Chair Adjudication Society
Council Member Society of Construction Law
Chair Western Region Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Associate Tutor University College Estate Management
Committee Member South West & South Wales Western Region Chartered Institute of Civil engineering Surveyors
Adjudicator UK Adjudicators
Arbitrator CIARB DAS Business Scheme
Mediator ADR-ODR International
Past Chair Member ICE Cheltenham & Gloucester City Club
Past Committee Member Gloucestershire Constructing Excellence
Past Chairman Gloucestershire branch Chartered Institute of Building
Past Gulf region Committee Member Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Past Regional Convenor Society of Construction Law – Arrange speakers for regional events in the United Kingdom including speakers from Keating, Atkins, Crown Office, Hardwicke and 4 New Square.
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