Jonathan Tecks

ARBITRATION PRACTICE

Issued some 200 arbitration awards (see below for areas of experience);
Member of the Chartered Institute’s Panel since 1995;
Member of the Minor Metals Trade Association Panel.

Co-author of ‘The Arbitration Act 1996 – A Commentary’ published by Blackwell Publishing : fourth edition August 2007.

MEDIATION PRACTICE

CEDR accredited, involved in over 30 mediations;
Mediated commercial mediations as sole mediator, joint mediator and party representative (see below for areas of experience);
Mediated court-annexed and community mediations.

ACADEMIC POSTS

Principal Lecturer, University of the West of England with responsibility for advocacy & dispute resolution, 2002 – 2011;
Senior Lecturer, UWE, 1999 – 2001;
External Examiner, Cardiff University Bar Course, 2008 – 2011.

Associate Course Director for the Diploma in Arbitration, College of Estate Management, Reading - continuing;
Lead Assessor for Mediator Accreditation Assessments, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - continuing.
Past Chairman, Examinations Board, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

PRACTICE AT THE BAR

2003 – 2011 : sole practitioner based in Taunton;
1995 – 2003 : Littman Chambers (Mark Littman QC), 12 Gray’s Inn Square,;
1989 – 95 : 3 Paper Buildings (Thayne Forbes QC);
1980 – 89 : 10 King’s Bench Walk (Kenneth Zucker QC).

Areas of Experience Include

Commercial:

• Agency
• Commercial agreements
• Commodity trading
• Franchising agreements
• Financial regulation
• Jurisdiction across borders
• Mortgages
• Partnerships
• Professional negligence
• Saleof goods

Construction:

• Ad hoc contracts
• All-weather surfaces
• Defective design & construction
• Nuisance
• Performance bonds
• Residential, commercial and industrial premises
• Standard form contracts
• Welding standards

Property:

• Boundaries
• Business tenancies
• Easements
• Joint ventures
• Landlord & tenant
• Registered land
• Restrictive covenants
• Stakeholders
• Vendor & purchaser

International Credentials:

• Good conversational French and German; some Italian and Hebrew;
• Travelled (as travel courier) extensively in Western and Eastern Europe;
• Regular visitor to Hong Kong to train property & construction professionals from the SE Asia region in arbitration;
• Participated as team coach in ICC Mediation Skills Competition in Paris;
• Participated as judge in Viz East Moot, Hong Kong.