Hanscomb are hiring testifying experts
If you would like to find out more please forward a CV to info@hanscombintercontinental.co.uk
Hanscomb are hiring testifying experts
If you would like to find out more please forward a CV to info@hanscombintercontinental.co.uk
Hanscomb Intercontinental is delighted to be sponsoring the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) Regional Conference in Livingstone, Zambia from the 28 – 30 August 2024.
We are proud to be supporting this esteemed event and are looking forward to connecting with industry professionals and thought leaders in the dispute resolution field.
Our CEO, Sean Gibbs, will be attending the conference in person. If you would like to arrange a meeting, please don’t hesitate to drop us an email at info@hanscombintercontinental.co.uk
For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.drb.org/
We look forward to seeing you in Livingstone!
Hanscomb Intercontinental, CEO, Sean Gibbs, is delighted to be speaking at the International Law Summits 7th Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration & Dispute Resolution in the Middle East & Africa, taking place on 30 – 31 May 2024 at Herbert Smith Freehills.
Session 2, titled “Best Practice: Trends and Challenges in African ADR”, will feature a distinguished panel of experts, including Sean Gibbs of Hanscomb Intercontinental, Hamish Lal of Hamish Lal Partners, Noreen Kidunduhu of Noreen & Co, Bill Barton of Barton Legal Limited, and Michelle Bradfield of Jones Day.
Now in its 7th Edition, Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Middle East and Africa has become a key event in the international arbitration calendar, providing a platform for discussions on energy dispute resolution and the driving factors behind disputes in these important markets. The 2024 conference will gather top experts to explore procedural and technological advancements in dispute resolution, the economic and geopolitical influences on disputes, and the future of the industry.
The conference will again be directed by Brandon Malone. For more information and to register, please visit https://lnkd.in/eGG9QWFh
Hanscomb Intercontinental are currently seeking global testifying expert witnesses to join our team. If you find this position compelling and would like to learn more about it, please do not hesitate to contact us at hr@hanscombintercontinental.co.uk
Hanscomb Intercontinental experts have worked across the countries of the world.
Countries our experts have worked in include:
A
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
C
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
D
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
E
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
F
Fiji
Finland
France
G
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
H
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
I
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
K
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
L
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
N
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
O
Oman
P
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Q
Qatar
R
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
T
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
U
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Kingdom (UK)
United States of America (USA)
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
V
Vanuatu
Vatican City (Holy See)
Venezuela
Vietnam
Y
Yemen
Z
Zambia
Zimbabwe
John Cock is listed again in WWL 2023
His architectural practice has specialised in design development, project documentation, specification drafting, project coordination and statutory compliance issues, primarily for commercial, retail, hospitality and institutional building projects. He also offers specialist skills in contract and practice administration and forensic architectural consulting. John’s experience also includes interior and industrial design, commercial and business management.
A Practising Member of The Academy of Experts (TAE), John has acted as expert witness or adviser in construction and related disputes in Hong Kong, Australia and Asia. He has given expert evidence in court and arbitration, including written reports and oral testimony in person and virtually. As well as party appointments, John has appeared as a single joint expert in HK High Court proceedings. Matters in which he has been instructed mostly relate to building defects and professional practice, including design responsibility and compliance questions. He has also given opinion evidence on design and construction issues arising in non-construction cases, including personal injury, adverse possession, insurance claims and building management-occupier disputes.
https://whoswholegal.com/john-cock
Hanscomb intercontinental are pleased to be sponsoring another Society of Construction Law Conference.
The 10th International Society of Construction Law Conference takes place from the 18 to 20 October , 2023 at the Swissotel The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hanscomb CEO and quantum expert Sean Gibbs will be one of the panel speakers. other speakers include:
https://www.constructionlaw2023.com/
The Hanscomb Intercontinental team are attending Tel Aviv Arbitration Week.
This year’s week-long event, in the heart of Tel Aviv & Jaffa will be full of networking, professional panels, excellent food, and drinks. Tel Aviv Arbitration Week is the place where arbitrators, lawyers, experts, and students can meet to discuss their common interests with those who understand their world. With hundreds of attendees from across the globe, TLVAW has solidified itself as one of the leading arbitration events in the middle-east.
08:30
Registration + Breakfast
Opening Comments – Shai Sharvit – Gornitzky GNY Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Keynote I – Philippe Pinsolle – Quinn Emmanuel
Coffee Break
Panel I – Arbitration in Times of Conflict – Moderator – Tatiana Minaeva – RPC
Panel I – Arbitration in Times of Conflict – Moderator – Tatiana Minaeva – RPC
Panel I – Arbitration in Times of Conflict – Moderator – Tatiana Minaeva – RPC
Panelist II – Franz Schwarz – WilmerHale
Panelist VI – Prof. Tomer Broude – Hebrew University
Panelist I – David Goldberg – White & Case
Panelist III – Ian Laird – Crowell & Moring
Panelist IV – Naomi Briecliffe – Allen & Overy
Panelist V – Agis Georgiades – Christos Georgiades & Associates LLC
Coffee Break
Panel II – ESG Arbitration – The Future – Moderator – Shai Wade – RPC
Panelist V – Nuna Lerner – Gornitzky
Panelist IV – Kevin O’Gorman – Norton Rose Fulbright
Panelist III – Erin Miller Rankin – Freshfields
Panelist II – Deger Boden – Boden Law
Panelist I – Anita Leviant – CADR
Panelist VI – Samantha Rowe – Debevoise & Plimption
Keynote II – Anna Joubin Bret – Secretary General – UNCITRAL
Lunch
Panel III – ESG Claims – Valuing Claims – Moderator – Raphael Kaminsky – Teynier Pic
Panelist I – Daniel Schimmel – Foley Hoag
Panelist II – Daniela Bambaci – BRG
Panelist III – Edna Susman – Susman Arbitration
Panelist IV – Eliseo Castineira – Castineira
Panelist V – Howard Rosen – Secretariat
Panelist VI – Matthias Cazier – FTI
15:45-16:45
Panel IV – Technology Disputes and the Future of Arbitration – Moderator – Shai Sharvit – Gornitzky
Panelist V – Marian Cohen – Chairperson – Israeli High-Tech Association and Chairman, Mer Group
Panelist IV – Inbal Aviad – GC, Papaya Global
Panelist III – Claire Morel De Westgaver – BCLP
Panelist II – Christopher Bakewell – Kroll
Panelist I – Andres Jana – Jana, Gil, Chile
Panelist VI – Yael Weiner – MoJ
Coffee Break
Panel V – Cyber, Crypto, and Beyond – Moderator – Michael Feit – Walder Wyss
Panelist V – Lawrence Akka KC – EssexTwenty
Panelist IV – Julie Raneda – Schellenberg Witmer
Panelist III – Jason Smolanoff – Kroll
Panelist II – Duarte Henrique – Victoria Associates
Panelist I – Brandon Malone – Arbitra/Scottish Arbitration Centre
18:00-18:30
Closing Remarks + Drinks
#TLVAW2023
Hanscomb CEO and FIDIC President’s List Mediator and Adjudicator, Sean Gibbs is speaking at the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Vienna Conference.
Delay Analysis Workshop (optional): Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Conference: Thursday, 9 – Friday, 10 March 2023
Venue: Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna
Projects and claims become more and more challenging in a world of ever-growing complexity. The global claim can be seen as a strategy to reduce the effort for all involved parties, but substantiation and evidence remain crucial points. Different legal systems and different types of contracts raise additional questions beginning from “How can a global claim work?” up to “Can a global claim work at all in the project’s specific situation?” The DRBF Central & Eastern European Conference will offer different perspectives on global claims from notable experts in the field, with a focus on Dispute Boards.
08 March – Wednesday |
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| Optional Intermediate Workshop: The Basics and not so Basics of Delay Analysis: The Legal and Technical Perspective 12:30 Registration 13:00 – 17:00 Workshop Trainers: Maria Fisentzou and Giorgiana Tecuci |
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09 March – Thursday |
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| 8:30 | 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 | 9:15 | Welcome and Introduction to Dispute Boards and Global Claims
Nicholas Gould, Past President, DRBF Executive Board of Directors |
| 9:15 | 9:45 | Global Claims: Ground for common sense or an embarrassing issue?
Alfonso Pelosi, Athena Consulting |
| 9:45 | 10:30 | Case Study: Global Claims – Putting Things Together
Moderator: Florin Niculescu, AB Initio |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | Delay and Disruption SCL Protocol – A Useful Tool for Dispute Boards
Moderator: Lindy Patterson, 39 Essex Chambers |
| 11:45 | 12:30 | Concurrent Delays: The Culprit
Moderator: Giovanni Di Folco, Tecno Engineering Roberto Panetta, Panetta Law Firm Violeta Dinu, Tecno Engineering Nicholas Gould, Past President, DRBF Executive Board of Directors |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | 15:00 | Interactive Exercise: The Use and Abuse of Compendium Claims
Moderator: Oana Soimulescu, Soimulescu SCA Taner Dedezade, Corbett & Co. Levent Irmak, MC2Modern Anca Motoroiu, PORR Marcello Viglino, WeBuild |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | “Death by a Thousand Cuts” – Unravelling a Globally-Pleaded Claim
Moderator: Sean Gibbs, Hanscomb Intercontinental Ugo Galli, Techno Engineering Basar Sahin, ICM Consulting Ltd |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | Dispute Boards in German-speaking Europe and the World
Moderator: Marcus Theil, CCM |
| 17:30 | 19:30 | Cocktail Reception Sponsored by CCM Join Speakers, Delegates, and Guests for canapes and drinks before heading out to dinner on your own. |
10 March – Friday |
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| 9:00 | 9:30 | DB Practice: Early Warning Signs in Monthly Reports
Moderator: Michael MacGuinness |
| 9:30 | 10:30 | Apportionment: Can the DB do it, and if so How?
Moderator: Jeremy Glover, Fenwick Elliott |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | Multidisciplinary Views on the Assessment of Costs: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Disruption Claims
Moderator: Sebastian Hök, Dr. Hök, Stieglmeier & Kollegen Priscilla Karr, FTI, UK |
| 11:45 | 12:30 | Case Study: Salini v Ethiopian Roads Authority (2009) – the perspective of a Contractor on Global Claims
Moderator: Eugenio Zoppis, WeBuild |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | Case Study: An Infrastructure Project in the Balkans
Marcus Theil, CCM |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | Views of Global Claims: Employers, Contractors, Consultants, and MDBs.
Moderator: Giovanni Di Folco, Tecno Engineering Vanja Podhradski, Autoceste, BiH Wolfgang Wiesner, PORR Austria |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 | 16:15 | Res Judicata and DB Decisions
Moderator: Virginie Colaiuta, LMS Legal |
| 16:15 | 16:45 | Cultural Cliches and their Influence on Dispute Board Member Performance
Moderator: Marcus Theil, CCM |
| 16:45 | 17:00 | Conclusions and way forward |
Hanscomb are pleased to be sponsoring another IBA construction conference.
The 8th Biennial Conference on Construction Projects from Conception to Completion, takes place 16 – 18 Mar 2023 at the Hotel de Rome, Berlin, Germany.
There is plenty of advice against amending standard forms. However, the reality is that parties cannot resist amendments, particularly as amendments may be required by funders or to address aspects of the applicable law. The panel will discuss the pros and cons of amendments to FIDIC conditions which they have seen agreed.
What should be included in the ideal variations clause, and what are the considerations when drafting? This session will review a draft clause for discussion by delegates.
What are the best ways of avoiding disputes which go to arbitration? The panellists will present and debate the procurement methods and contractual provisions which they consider to be the most effective.
It is often difficult to successfully pursue a claim for the costs of accelerating because an extension of time has not been granted that should have been. What are the challenges and how best are they overcome? The panel will provide a list of recommendations for discussion with delegates.
When a call on a demand guarantee (or ‘on demand bond’) is anticipated or in fact made, which jurisdictions are of interest to those trying to defend the call? The panellists will consider such jurisdictions and judgments issued by their courts. They will consider if there are preferred jurisdictions for those trying to defend calls against demand guarantees.
It is commonly accepted that party appointed experts in arbitrations should give independent and impartial evidence. The perception, if not also the reality, is that this often does not happen. What, if anything, can be done? The panel will present its recommendations for discussion with delegates.
Construction disputes often include many low value claims (eg, low value variations which are disputed in principle and/or quantum). Addressing them like other claims risks disproportionate costs. What are the options for addressing such claims (eg, sampling)? The panel will produce a menu of options and debate their advantages and disadvantages.
We each have a ‘friend’ who has worked on a big claim which was dismissed. What common lessons can be learned from discussing our friends’ unsuccessful cases? The panel will present a list for discussion with delegates, who are asked to bring tales of their friends’ unsuccessful cases to this session.
Other sponsors include Diales, Exponent, Masin, Secretariat, JS Held and BRG.
The UK Adjudicators 2022 London Adjudication & Arbitration Conference brings together world leading adjudicators, arbitrators, dispute board members, solicitors, barristers, lawyers, academics, construction professionals, clients, users, expert witnesses and students to discuss topical issues in adjudication and arbitration.
Hanscomb is proud to be sponsoring and supporting this years conference.
UKA Conference Brochure: UKA 2022 Conference Brochure
Hanscomb’s global expert offering has grown considerably over the last ten years with now over 2,000 experts that cover all aspects of the onshore and offshore construction, engineering and shipbuilding industries with all aspects of quantum, delay and technical matters covered by their combined experience in project delivery and also forensic investigations.
Global Hub offices are located in:
Offices in the United Kingdom include those in London, Cheltenham, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Belfast
Our latest brochure can be accessed via the link:
Hanscomb are sponsoring a drinks reception for the 2022 FIDIC Kings College Summer School.
In June 2022 the King’s College London Centre of Construction Law will run, in cooperation with FIDIC, an intensive one-week course covering the FIDIC standard form contracts in practice. The FIDIC contract forms lie at the heart of many international projects, and this course will build on common law and civil principles in examining how FIDIC provisions and processes operate in various legal systems.
The course will be provided by leading practitioners and is designed to equip talented commercial managers, engineers and lawyers with advanced legal, commercial and practical knowledge in relation to FIDIC contracts and the legal background within which they operate. The FIDIC 1999 suite and the new FIDIC 2017 Red, Yellow and Silver books will be analysed in detail, with references to older FIDIC contracts such as the 1987 Red Book and 1995 Orange Book when focusing on experience drawn from particular projects.
The course leader is Visiting Professor Nicholas Gould, and the lecturers include:
As the world starts to slowly emerge from the Covid pandemic and with thoughts turning to global recovery and rebuilding economies, this year’s FIDIC Annual Global Infrastructure Conference has a decidedly forward-looking theme. Building a better tomorrow, by investing today: Sustainable infrastructure development to improve community wellbeing will focus on how we engineer a sustainable future in a way that benefits communities worldwide. The conference will bring together the world’s premier engineers and infrastructure stakeholders from across the globe. After two years of online conferences, this 2022 event will be held face-to-face and be an important international gathering for our industry. FIDIC has invited a high-profile line up of leading speakers from a range of influential organisations including the World Economic Forum, African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, World Trade Organization, The World Bank, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Geneva Airport, Siemens Energy, Mott MacDonald, AECOM, Pinsent Masons, Aurecon, WSP and with even more due to be confirmed over the coming weeks.
Hanscomb Intercontinental’s senior management team will be available for meetings during the conference. |
The wait is almost over as we are nearing the opening of the 6th AIAC Pre-Moot which starts with the AIAC YPG Conference tomorrow. With that, we are delighted to announce Hanscomb Intercontinental is a Silver Sponsor for the 6th AIAC Pre-Moot.
Hanscomb Intercontinental sponsored another successful Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) North West & North Wales Region & Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) North West Branch Manchester Lecture – ‘Build back better: what it means for surveying, commercial and legal matters’.
Speakers Include:
The staff and shareholders of Hanscomb Intercontinental congratulate our CEO, Sean Gibbs on being made a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
ICE Fellowship, the highest grade of membership, recognises the significant contribution you’ve made to society. It shines a light on you as a civil engineer and your achievements as a leader in the profession, no matter where you are in the world.
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to be supporting the Lighthouse Club again.
Instead of posting Christmas cards this festive season, we have chosen to support the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
by making a donation. They are the only charity that provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. Find out more about their amazing work at lighthouseclub.org
Hanscomb Intercontinental CEO Sean Gibbs attended The Society of Construction Law Lunch in Dublin which took place at the Round Room at Mansion House.
Congratulations to Dr Nael Bunni who was presented with the President’s Medal at the lunch.
Chris Sunderland, Dr Nael Bunni, Arran Dowling-Hussey, Jonathan Pawlowski, Andrew Singer, Keith Kirkwood
Hanscomb Intercontinental’s experts in quantum and technical matters are once again featured in the 2021 WWL.
John Cock and Trevor Pettigrew-Smith are well known experts in their respective fields and are available for instruction on a global basis.
Most lawyers globally are aware that Hanscomb is a leading provider of expert witness and expert advisory services to the global construction, engineering and shipbuilding industries and that quantum and delay are two of the services provided but most aren’t aware of the range of technical expertise. So we have listed some of the key issues we can assist with:
A
Acoustics
Agricultural engineering
Agrochemicals
Architecture
Asbestos
Aviation
B
Baggage handling
Batteries
Biomass
Biomass power generation
Boilers
Bridges
Building automation
Building services engineering
C
Cargo
CCS (carbon capture & storage)
Chemical plants
Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Civil engineering
Civil infrastructure
Cladding
CCGT (combined-cycle gas turbine)
power plants
CFD (computational fluid dynamics)
Computer forensics
Concrete structures
Construction management
Construction materials – aluminium, carpets, concrete, geotextiles, glass, masonry, steel, tiling, timber
Contaminated land
Corrosion & coatings
Cranes
Cybersecurity & privacy
D
Data centres
AC & DC systems
Demolition
Desalination
Design
District heating systems
Drainage
Drilling & completion
E
Earthworks
Electrical engineering
Electrical & instrumentation (E&I)
Electrical power generation
Electrical networks & infrastructure
Electrical plant & equipment
Electronics
Elevators & escalators
Emissions
Energy economics
Energy from waste
Energy efficiency
Energy transition
Engine control
Engineering management
Environmental engineering
Environmental audits & permitting
F
Façades
Facilities management
FEED (front end engineering
design)
FEA (finite element analysis)
Fire engineering
Fire investigations
Fire safety systems
FPSOs (floating production, storage
& offloading units)
Fluidised bed combustion
Food & drink
Foundations
Franchising & procurement
Fuel cells & power electronics
Fuel tanks
Fuel technology
Fuel safety
Fuels
G
Gantries
Gas transmission networks
Gas turbines
Geology
Geotechnical engineering
Geothermal power
H
Health & safety
Heat recovery steam generators
Heavy steelwork & structures
Horizontal drilling
HV (high voltage) systems
HV (high voltage) power
distribution
HVAC (heating, ventilation & air conditioning) systems
Hydrodynamics
Hydrology
Hydroelectric power generation
Hydrogen
I
Industrial accidents
Industrial plant
ICT (information & communication technologies)
Instrumentation control & automation
J
Joinery & carpentry
L
Land use
Legionella
LRT (light rail & metros)
Lighting design
LV (low voltage) systems
M
Master planning
Manufacturing
Marine engineering
Materials handling
Masonry
M&E (mechanical & electrical)
Mechanical failures
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical plant & equipment
MEP (mechanical, electrical & plumbing)
Microscopy & NDT (non-destructive testing)
Mining & minerals
Mobile & wireless technology
N
Naval architecture
Networks
Noise & vibration
Nuclear decommissioning
Nuclear power
O
Offshore & onshore drilling
Offshore pipelines
Oil & gas transportation – onshore
& offshore
Oil & gas processing & refining
Oil & gas decommissioning
O&M (operations & maintenance)
Optical technology
Ore extraction & processing
P
Petrochemical plants
Petroleum engineering
Pharmaceuticals
Piling
Pipeline fluid flow
Pipelines
Planning
Plant failures
Plant performance
Pollution control
Power generation
Power transmission & distribution
Pressure vessels
Process engineering
Process plants
Project audits
Project management
Public health engineering
Q
Quarrying
R
Rail systems – rolling stock, safety & operations , • signalling & operations
Refrigeration
Renewable energy & power
Reservoirs
Road pavement design
S
Security systems & CCTV
Seismic & finite element analysis
Solar power generation
Stadia
Steel production
Steel structures
Steelwork fabrication
Steam turbines
Structural engineering
Subsea engineering
Subsidence & instability
Subsurface drilling & completion
SCADA
Sustainable drainage
Systems integration
T
Thermal power generation (coal, oil & gas, waste to energy)
Tidal power
Trams
Transformers & electrical networks
Tribology
Tunnels
U
Upstream exploration and extraction (oil & gas)
Unexploded Ordnance
Utility services
V
Valves
Vehicle manufacture
Vetting and security clearance
Vibration
W
Water & wastewater treatment
Water desalination
Water distribution
Water intrusion
Water resources
Water systems
Water treatment
Welding
Wellheads
Wind power generation (onshore and offshore) -foundations, wind turbine blades & wind turbines
Windows
X
X-ray / radiography / ultrasonic testing of welds and other materials
Hanscomb CEO, Sean Gibbs has passed the FIDIC Credentialing assessment to become a Certified FIDIC Adjudicator.
A FIDIC Certified Adjudicator is someone with expert knowledge of the FIDIC Standard Forms of Contract with experience, knowledge and ability to act impartially and independently as an Adjudicator on Dispute Boards under these forms and/or any contracts based on them.
The credentialing process is overseen by the governance board which comprises Sir Vivian Ramsey, Anthony Barry, Lady Julia Brown, Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin, Gregs Thomopulos and Professor John Uff CBE QC and the certification board which comprises John Boyd, Ron Watermeyer, Bayo Adeola, Stephane Giraud, Vincent Leloup, Husni Madi, Salvador P. Castro, Jr., Lindy Patterson QC, Henry Musonda, Tian Feng, Hu Zhangxi, Cosmin Tobolcea, Jomanah Al Btoush, Chendong Zhang and Michele Kruger.
Sean said:
It is a real honour and privilege to have qualified to take the assessment let alone pass, I qualified as a barrister and the demanding examination process by FIDIC that tested contractual knowledge across the entire FIDIC suite, demanding oral and written assessments and knowledge of civil and common law jurisprudence really was much harder by way of comparison. As a serving adjudicator and dispute board member this qualification will help distinguish me in the market and give clients the confidence to select me as a Dispute Board Member.
One of FIDIC’s new ‘FIDIC Golden Principles’, which enshrine FIDIC’s core contracting philosophy, provides that “All formal disputes must be referred to a Dispute Avoidance / Adjudication Board (“DAAB”) for a provisionally binding decision as a condition precedent to arbitration.” Parties are therefore discouraged from amending a FIDIC form to state otherwise. As signalled by the name change, the new DAAB differs considerably to the Dispute Adjudication Board (“DAB”) of the 1999 Suite.
– The default position is that all DAABs are ‘standing’, i.e. appointed at the outset of the Contract and throughout its lifetime;
– The Parties may jointly request DAAB assistance in relation to any issue, and the DAAB may also invite the Parties to make such a request;
– The 2017 Suite expressly provides that upon termination of the Contract, the DAAB will expire 28 days after the DAAB has given its decisions on all Disputes referred to it or (if earlier) when the Parties reach final agreement on all matters in connection with the termination;
– A Party may provide a Notice of Dissatisfaction (“NOD”) in relation to part only of a DAAB Decision; that part is then deemed severable from the rest of the DAAB decision and the remainder becomes final and binding to the extent that no NOD is given in respect of it;
– Even if a NOD has been issued, if a Party fails to comply with a DAAB Decision, the winning party under the Decision may refer the losing party’s failure to comply with the DAAB decision directly to arbitration (i.e. without a separate DAAB Decision and amicable settlement period).
This Symposium series will explore recent trends and emerging approaches to dispute resolution in the construction industry. Presenters include leading practitioners in construction practice, construction law and dispute resolution.
Construction professionals from across Canada will convene digitally to engage in six sessions on a variety of dispute resolution methods, and explore collaborative and adversarial approaches. Leading subject matter experts including those with substantial international experience will discuss collaborative and adversarial approaches.
This event is brought to you jointly by RICS and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Both, RICS and the CIArb, are renowned for the training, development and continuing professional development of professionals that have experience in construction disputes.
Recap on development of emerging trends and resolution via collaborative and adversarial approaches
Close out speaker and moderator
Panellists
Hanscomb are pleased to become a member of the Hinkley Professional Services Group.
The Hinkley Professional Services Group provide professional advice and support across a wide variety of specialisms and support the supply chain delivering the new nuclear power station being built by EDF.
David McIlroy – Head of Chambers – Forum Chambers – “Chairman’s Keynote Address – The shape of professional negligence after Manchester MBS v GT”
Peter Lees – Director – Squire Patton Boggs “How has the scope of duty test for professional negligence claims been reformulated by the MBS v GT judgment?”
Sir David Foskett – 39 Essex Street – “Keynote Address – I’m Sorry but I can’t Apologise”
Ben Patten QC– 4 New Square – “Design Liability & Professional Negligence: The Cladding Problem and Architects’ Liabilities post Grenfell”
Sian Mirchandani QC – 4 New Square – “Design Liability & Professional Negligence: Limitation, Contribution and the Likely Shape of Claim”
Ben Lynch QC – Fountain Court Chambers – “Business Interruption Insurance”
Paul Marshall – Cornerstone Chambers – “The Post Office Scandal – A Study in Judicial Failure”
Nicholas Ellor – Senior Underwriter – Temple Legal Protection – “Litigation Funding Update”
Adam Grant – Costs Lawyer – KE Costs Lawyers – “Costs Budgeting: Pitfalls to Avoid”
Sean Gibbs – Hanscomb Intercontinental – “The role of an Expert Witness”
Ian Mackie FRICS – Managing Director – Berkeley Research Group – “Valuation services for real estate and fixed-asset investments”
Carlo Taczalski & Nicola Atkins – Crown Office Chambers – “Practice and procedure in PN claims 2021”
Joint event between CICES and CIArb : Build back better: what it means for surveying, commercial and legal matters
Please join Hanscomb for this joint CPD event hosted by Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Confirmed speakers: Paul Darling QC, 39 Essex Chambers : Lauren Holland – Leica Geosystems UK & Ireland and CICES 20/40 forum : John Mullen, Driver Trett, Jonathan Wood, RPC (other speakers to be confirmed)
The next session will be taking place on the 20 July 2021 and will discuss – The Role of Experts
There will be an update on emerging case law and the expectation of experts and reliance on expert reports
Introductory speaker and moderator
Panellists
To register to attend click on the link below
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to support the MTYBA’s fundraising for the 2021 London Legal Walk.
MTYBA are walking with the Lord Chief Justice and thousands of lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust which funds Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and around London.
The event supports over 100 legal advice agencies in London and the South East. We know that these agencies do a fantastic job in preventing homelessness, resolving debt problems, gaining care for the elderly, fighting discrimination and exploitation.
Hanscomb heard from a range of leading sector professionals including James Bickford Smith who chaired a session on How to Trade in the MENA region, Sharif Shivji on Building Resilience in Financial Services and Geraldine Ahern who discussed Navigating Cross-Border Transactions.
Legal Services are GREAT is a campaign run by the UK Ministry of Justice to support and promote UK legal professionals to expand their global footprint internationally. From English and Welsh law to an exceptional ecosystem of expertise, They connect, collaborate and deepen networking potential for legal professionals.
This year, the DRBF’s signature event, the 20th Annual International Conference will be both online and in person in Lisbon, Portugal. Hanscomb is excited to once again sponsor this event.
Free
Following headlines around the world concerning construction projects being threatened by material shortages, and cost increases overtaking the typical inflation levels anticipated at tender stage; speakers from Hanscomb Intercontinental, BPE Solicitors and Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors will be looking at the contractual provisions of the JCT and NEC contracts, as well as providing practical advice on how to deal with contract drafting, tender responses and purchasing suggestions.
This event will be of interest to clients, architects, engineers, surveyors, contractors, subcontractors, estimators and commercial managers.
Speakers:
Sean Gibbs – CEO – Hanscomb Intercontinental
Keith Blizzard – Head of Construction & Engineering Team – HCR Solicitors
Katie Pickering – Solicitor – BPE Solicitors LLP
DRBF Connections: Common Law – Civil Law DB Members. Does it matter? June 17th, 2021 10 UTC | Register: https://bit.ly/3fRWXH4
Construction professionals will convene digitally to engage in six sessions on a variety of dispute resolution methods, and explore collaborative and adversarial approaches in the Canadian construction industry.
Leading subject matter experts including those with substantial international experience will discuss collaborative and adversarial approaches.
This event is brought to you jointly by RICS and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Both, RICS and the CIArb, are renowned for the training, development and continuing professional development of professionals that have experience in construction disputes.
Global Trends & Adjudication
May 25
Update on global trends and current status of Adjudication across Canada
Negotiation & Mediation
June 08
Explore current practices in Negotiation and the process of Mediation
Arbitration
June 22
Explore current practices in Arbitration, including the impact of procedural changes
Litigation
July 06
Explore current practices in Litigation, including the impact of procedural changes
The Role of Experts
July 20
Update on emerging case law and the expectation of experts and reliance on expert reports
Collaborative & Adversarial Approaches
August 03
Recap on development of emerging trends and resolution via collaborative and adversarial approaches
Hanscomb Intercontinental hosted a panel discussion on the new JCT Dispute Board Documentation.
Speakers included:
Dean Sayers of Sayers Commercial
Sean Gibbs of Hanscomb Intercontinental
Seamus O’Doherty of Berkeley Research Group
Matthew Finn of Ankura
Karen Gough of 39 Essex
Richard Bailey of Goodman Derrick
Damian James of Damian James Delay & Quantum Experts
This Symposium series will explore recent trends and emerging approaches to dispute resolution in the construction industry. Presenters include leading practitioners in construction practice, construction law and dispute resolution.
Construction professionals from across Canada will convene digitally to engage in six sessions on a variety of dispute resolution methods, and explore collaborative and adversarial approaches. Leading subject matter experts including those with substantial international experience will discuss collaborative and adversarial approaches.
This event is brought to you jointly by RICS and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Both, RICS and the CIArb, are renowned for the training, development and continuing professional development of professionals that have experience in construction disputes.
Dispute Boards are recognized worldwide for their effectiveness in the
real time avoidance and resolution of disputes on major projects.
Embraced by government agencies, private project owners, and funding
agencies, Dispute Boards contribute to project success through significant
decreases in costs and time overruns.
Join other professionals at the DRBF’s premier international educational
and networking event to learn the latest about Dispute Boards (DBs) across the world.
This year for the first time, you can join this international gathering in one of two ways: online or in
person. No matter which option you choose, delegates to DRBF’s online events in the past year have
praised organizing committees for exceptional speakers and topics as well as for the interactive nature
of the online platform for those who cannot attend in person.
Experienced professionals will discuss Dispute Board
practice within the context of:
> World Bank, FIDIC, and MDB initiatives
> Impact of DB legislations and other laws
> Lessons learned from case studies across the world
> Quantum assessment
> Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects
To receive an invitation and learn more visit: www.DRB.org
or email: info@drb.org.
Hanscomb is a proud gold sponsor of the International Construction Projects Masterclass Series. A webinar series presented by the IBA International Construction Committee, part of the IBA Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL).
Hanscomb CEO Sean Gibbs is speaking at the Scots Law PNLA online conference.
Sean’s talk will be on the role of an expert witness in professional negligence claims with a typical focus on Scottish law.
Hanscomb are pleased to confirm that their new office address is 61 Katherine Street, Sandton 2146, Johannesburg South Africa.
Hanscomb CEO Sean Gibbs confirmed that “Hanscomb have been serving the African market for many years and the new office space will allow us to increase the size of the team we have in Africa”.
Hanscomb Intercontinental are a supporting patron of the Vis East Moot 2021. Other supporters include Keating Chambers and Atkin Chambers.
Details of the networking events are available in the programme which you can access by clicking the image below.
Hanscomb were pleased to sponsor UK Adjudicators 2021 Edinburgh Adjudication & Arbitration Conference took place on the 5 March 2021.
World class lawyers, experts, arbitrators, adjudicators, dispute board members and practitioners spoke, the event was run under Chatham House rules and use of this video is on the same basis.
Speakers included:
Please click the link below to download our global expert witness and expert advisory brochure.
Hanscomb Brochure Expert Advisory & Expert Witness Services
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to be associate members of the European Society of Construction Law.
The ESCL consists of 18 national construction law societies.
Hanscomb are sponsoring the GAR Interactive: India Conference on Arbitration. The event will take place on the 18 March 2021
Register: https://events.globalarbitrationreview.com/event/6646561d-c0a7-4ecc-a653-e007b5584048/summary
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE – FURTHER DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED SHORTLY
Joint Chair: Karen Cornwell – Kennedys Law
Joint Chair: Tim Edward – MBM Commercial LLP
Hanscomb to Sponsor 2021 Dispute Resolution Question Time Dubai
Register: Dispute Resolution Question Time Dubai – Register (itp.events)
Hanscomb Intercontinental are pleased to be supporting the UK Adjudicators 2021 Edinburgh Adjudication & Arbitration Conference.
The conference takes place online on the 5 March 2021 and free registration is now available on Zoom.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcuioqT4sGNdL4HrVu9Z4FsvDFONmjGKm
Hanscomb are sponsoring the 9th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration. The event will take place on the 22-25 February 2021. The event has been organised by the International Chamber of Commerce.
Speakers:
Sabrina Ainouz – Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, France
Iryna Akulenka – Managing Consultant, HKA, Dubai; Vice Chair, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UAE Branch)
Ali Al Hashemi – Managing Partner, Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel, United Arab Emirates
Alex Bevan – Partner, International Arbitration practice and Head of the Abu Dhabi office, Shearman & Sterling, United Arab Emirates; Steering Committee Member, ICC UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR
Roberta Downey – Partner and Global Head of Construction & Engineering, Hogan Lovells, United Kingdom
Dania Fahs – Deputy Director, ICC MENA Representative Office, Abu Dhabi
Alexander G. Fessas – Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris
Ziva Filipic – Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
Dame Elizabeth Gloster QC – Arbitrator, One Essex Courts; Former High Court Judge; Former Vice-President, Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, United Kingdom; Judge of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts and a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda
Sami Houerbi – Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Abu Dhabi/Tunis
Andrew Mellor – Managing Director, Construction Advisory Services, JS Held, United Arab Emirates
Bassam Mirza – Founding Partner, Pellerin Pecsnar Mirza, Paris – Beirut
Alexis Mourre – President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
Ahmed Ouerfelli – Attorney at Law, Ouerfelli Attorneys and Counsels- former Judge, Tunisia
Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab – Founding Partner & Head of International Arbitration; Zulficar & Partners, Egypt; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Chair, Private International Law and Professor of Dispute Resolution, Cairo University
