Arbitration Practice
Issued over 150 awards in ad-hoc and scheme arbitrations;
Member of the Chartered Institute’s Panel since 1995;
Member of the Commercial Scheme and Mortgage Code Panels;
Review Arbitrator for Travel Scheme Arbitrations;
Acted as counsel in construction arbitrations.

Co-author of ‘The Arbitration Act 1996 – A Commentary’ published by Blackwell Publishing : third edition July 2003.

Mediation Practice
CEDR accredited;
Acted in commercial mediations as sole mediator, joint mediator and party representative (see Areas of Experience)
Member of Exeter Courts ADR Scheme Steering Committee;
UWE representative on Civil Mediation Council.

Areas of Experience

Commercial :
HL and ECJ case on jurisdiction as between England and Scotland involving a restitution claim arising out of interest rate swaps;

Cases involving Commercial Agents Regulations, estate agents, sale of goods and sureties;

Arbitrations and mediations arising out of commercial agreements, franchising agreements and partnerships;

Arbitrations concerning equity home incomes, investments and mortgages;

Professional negligence claims concerning professionals of various disciplines;

Some familiarity with company insolvency, directors disqualification proceedings and administrative receivers.

Property :
Cases concerning joint ventures, business tenancies, vendor and purchaser, restrictive covenants, boundaries and rights of way;

Reported cases concerning stakeholders in the context of a joint venture deal, subtenants under the Rent Act;

Privy Council case concerning registered land in Jamaica.

Construction :
Cases for employers, contractors and sub-contractors in relation to ad hoc and standard form contracts;

Disputes relating to welding standards, the defective design and construction of buildings and plant, performance bonds and nuisance;

Subject matters ranging from building work in residential and commercial premises to the construction of all-weather playing fields and industrial chimneys.

Qualified:	Mediator Arbitrator
Specialist Areas:	Commercial Property Construction
Additional Experience:	Director of Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, University of the West of England since 2002 Senior Lecturer, UWE, 1999 – 2001 Tutor, College of Estate Management, Reading (Diploma in Arbitration) Lecturer and Course Director, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, since 1993 Past Chairman, Examinations Board, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
General Information:	Arbitration Practice Issued over 150 awards in ad-hoc and scheme arbitrations; Member of the Chartered Institute’s Panel since 1995; Member of the Commercial Scheme and Mortgage Code Panels; Review Arbitrator for Travel Scheme Arbitrations; Acted as counsel in construction arbitrations. Co-author of ‘The Arbitration Act 1996 – A Commentary’ published by Blackwell Publishing : third edition July 2003. Mediation Practice CEDR accredited; Acted in commercial mediations as sole mediator, joint mediator and party representative (see Areas of Experience) Member of Exeter Courts ADR Scheme Steering Committee; UWE representative on Civil Mediation Council. Areas of Experience Commercial : HL and ECJ case on jurisdiction as between England and Scotland involving a restitution claim arising out of interest rate swaps; Cases involving Commercial Agents Regulations, estate agents, sale of goods and sureties; Arbitrations and mediations arising out of commercial agreements, franchising agreements and partnerships; Arbitrations concerning equity home incomes, investments and mortgages; Professional negligence claims concerning professionals of various disciplines; Some familiarity with company insolvency, directors disqualification proceedings and administrative receivers. Property : Cases concerning joint ventures, business tenancies, vendor and purchaser, restrictive covenants, boundaries and rights of way; Reported cases concerning stakeholders in the context of a joint venture deal, subtenants under the Rent Act; Privy Council case concerning registered land in Jamaica. Construction : Cases for employers, contractors and sub-contractors in relation to ad hoc and standard form contracts; Disputes relating to welding standards, the defective design and construction of buildings and plant, performance bonds and nuisance; Subject matters ranging from building work in residential and commercial premises to the construction of all-weather playing fields and industrial chimneys.