Dispute Resolution
Arbitrator for construction and infrastructure disputes. Final and binding arbitral awards with the technical expertise to manage complex building and engineering cases efficiently.
Construction Arbitration
Expert Services International provides arbitration services for construction and infrastructure disputes. Our arbitrator holds the Fellowship and Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and brings direct construction industry experience to the management and determination of complex disputes.
Construction arbitration benefits from a tribunal with an understanding of the technical issues that commonly arise — programme and delay analysis, quantum assessment, defective work, and the contractual mechanisms governing entitlement. That understanding enables efficient case management, focused directions and well-reasoned awards.
We accept appointments as sole arbitrator, presiding arbitrator and co-arbitrator, by agreement of the parties, by nomination from appointing bodies, and under institutional rules. We are available for domestic arbitrations in Australia and for international arbitrations seated across multiple jurisdictions.
Arbitration Practice
We arbitrate across the full range of construction and infrastructure disputes, from domestic building disputes to complex international project claims.
Arbitration of building and infrastructure disputes under Australian domestic arbitration legislation, including disputes arising under standard form contracts.
International construction arbitrations conducted under institutional rules including ICC, SIAC, HKIAC and ACICA, and under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Fast-track arbitration procedures for disputes where the parties seek a binding determination within defined timeframes and at proportionate cost.
Arbitration determined on the basis of written submissions and documentary evidence, without oral hearing, suitable for disputes where the issues are primarily technical or documentary.
Case Management
We place considerable emphasis on active case management to ensure that arbitrations are conducted efficiently and at proportionate cost. Early procedural conferences establish a realistic timetable, identify the key issues in dispute, and determine the most appropriate procedures for their resolution.
We are experienced in managing disputes involving expert evidence, including the direction of concurrent expert evidence and joint expert conferences. Our familiarity with expert witness protocols across multiple jurisdictions ensures that expert evidence is managed effectively.
Credentials
Our principal holds the Fellowship (FCIArb) and Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (DipICArb) from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, together with Fellowships of the RICS, CIOB and Resolution Institute, qualifications in construction, quantity surveying and management, and a Master of Laws in International Commercial Law. He serves as Chairman of the Construction Arbitration Centre (Asia Pacific) and chairs a number of dispute resolution committees.
For a full profile, refer to Neil Kirkpatrick — Principal.
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