Professional Profile

Keith is a partner based in Europe and a member of the construction and engineering disputes team. He has a strong interest in supporting the energy sector and in particular the development of sustainable energy, particularly offshore the wind market.

Having trained originally as a construction manager, he has operated at Director and Claims Manager for over 25 years within the construction industry, with a diverse experience in the contractual service sector. He qualified in Law in 1996 and completed his Bar examinations in 2006, before developing his experience, providing advice across the procurement specialist field, including claim strategy, contract administration, dispute resolution, adjudication, and construction arbitration.

He has extensive experience of FIDIC and has managed numerous international construction disputes and has been appointed Expert Witness on three occasions specializing in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP).

Location

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Nationality/ies

British

Proficient Language(s)

English

Main Profession

Managing / Legal Director

Current Ocupation

Managing / Legal Director

Gender Identity

Male

Date of Birth

September 10, 1965

Employer and/or Professional Affiliation(s)

Managing Director, Quantum Global Solutions

Bar admissions

Bar completed in 2006

Degrees / Certificates / Education

BSC 1986
LLB 1996
Phd 2000

Professional Training

Qualified Law 1996 UK and Bar US 2006
Member of Fusion Arbitration Panel
International Bar Association
US Bar association

Relevant memberships in professional organizations

BAR Council member
FIDIC and NEC Specialist
Member of Institute American Arbitrators
Member of Institute of International Arbitrators
Member of Construction Law Society
FIDIC Dispute Case management adjudication member
Chair Trinity College.

Arbitral institutes that they are listed as an arbitrator with

American Arbitrators
Institute of International Arbitrators
Korean Arbitration panel
Fusion for Energy

Arbitral institutes that they have experience with

CIArb,
All the above
Turkish Institute of Arbitration

Have they ever been a judge

Yes

Years of experience as a judge

15

Highest court level appointed as judge

Arbitration only.

Jurisdictions in which they were a judge

Istanbul
Europe (under UK law)

Highest value of dispute adjudicated as a judge

EUR 28 million

Are they a full-time arbitrator

No

Date of first appointment as arbitrator

2008

Date of most recent appointment as arbitrator

2022

Number of appointments as arbitrator

TBA

Highest value of arbitration dispute appointed as an arbitrator for

Combined USD 280 billion

Number of appointments as chair on an arbitral tribunal

3

Number of arbitral awards issued

2

Number of sanitized arbitral awards issued

N/A

Number of arbitration disputes they were counsel to

7

Highest value of arbitration dispute they were counsel to

Combined USD 280 billion

Number of arbitration disputes they were an expert witness to

17

Highest value of arbitration dispute they were an expert witness to

USD 9.7 million

Jurisdictions they have experience in

United States of America
United Kingdom
Australia
South America
South Africa
Europe
South East Asia

Applicable jurisdictional laws to arbitration that they have experience in

United States of America
United Kingdom
Germany
Singapore
Indonesia

Value of arbitrator liability insurance

N/A