Delia Dumaresq

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Qualified: 
Arbitrator
Mediator
Specialist Areas: 
Commercial
Construction
Professional Negligence
Education: 
Diploma in Law (Hons), City University, London
M.A.(Hons), London University
B.A. Oriental Studies, Australian National University, Canberra

General Information: 
Ms. Dumaresq is an experienced construction barrister and one of the first barristers to be accredited and to practise as a mediator in that specialist field. An early exponent of ADR and the need for specialist tailor-made dispute resolution machinery applicable to two-party and multi-party disputes, she has been involved in setting up groups specialising in ADR for the construction industry – including CCMG and CCG. Her practice as a barrister had involved her in some of the leading cases in construction adjudication, and she has represented clients in numerous adjudications, mediations and arbitrations.

She has particular experience in both contract and professional negligence disputes (of construction professionals such as architects, engineers, QS, as well as solicitors, accountants and others).

ADR Qualifications

 JAMS/ENDISPUTE, Boston – trained mediator 1996

CEDR - accredited mediator 1997

Fellow CIArb 1998

CEDR – accredited adjudicator 1999

MATA – course for advanced mediators 2002

TeCSa – 2003 mediators’ course

CEDR – Facilitation/Stakeholder Dialogue training course April 2004

ADR Panel Memberships

CEDR accredited mediator and panel of adjudicators

TECBar panels of mediators and adjudicators

TecSA panel of mediators

ADR Chambers panel mediator/adjudicator

CCG panel of conciliators

CCMG panel of mediators (committee member)

Mediations/Adjudications
(As Mediator/Adjudicator)

Pro bono work for Central London County Court scheme

Co-mediated costs dispute in the largest group litigation ever undertaken - between former nationalised industry & its successors and personal injuries claimants

Commercial, technical and professional negligence disputes include:


Manufacture and supply of switchgear to a Middle East port authority oil terminal.

Refurbishment of a luxury hotel in Belgium.

Supply of essential generator plant to the Leeds Teaching Hospital and University complex.

Supply and installation of road and street lighting and signage

Solicitor’s negligence over the preparation of and advising on a will

Engineer’s negligence in the design of sewerage and drainage systems

Related Work and Experience
Teaching includes occasional lecturer on mediation and adjudication on the Kings College London MSc course in Construction Law and Management, as well as direct training of engineers, architects and surveyors as expert witnesses, and in adjudication. She regularly speaks at conferences and in-house seminars and contributes to journals and magazines, particularly in relation to HGCRA adjudication.

Delia Dumaresq had substantial experience of mediating the demands and expectations of individuals and organisations in dispute well before she became a barrister, and before mediation became a recognised skill. For a number of years she worked re-integrating institutionalised people within the community, and in a different role, with abused women and the relevant service agencies of whom they had expectations.

Ms. Dumaresq is an Australian national and has maintained a close interest in ADR in that country. Her work as a barrister has included international dispute resolution. She has a degree in Oriental Studies and has worked in Thailand and Portugal as well as Australia and England.