David Roberts

LLM(ConstLaw&Arb) Dip(Int.Commercial Arbitration) Cert(Adjudication)
FACICA FCIArb MAIQS-CertQS MNZIQS-RegQS
Arbitrator, Expert Witness, Adjudicator, Mediator, Cert.QS(Aus), Reg.QS(NZ)

With around twenty-five years of national and international construction and major infrastructure experience in Tier 1 contractor environments, client-side matters and major infrastructure disputes, David's experience spans from commercial construction, major infrastructure and civils up to adjudication and arbitration. Qualified in international arbitration, construction and construction law, and with further professional training in arbitration, adjudication, mediation and expert witness, David is a construction contract and dispute professional Director with broad and in-depth international construction and infrastructure dispute resolution experience and has provided advice to, or been employed by, government departments, developers and contractors. He no longer acts as an adjudicator in Australia. He has industry experience the following countries: UK, Isle of Man, New Zealand, Australia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar, Oman, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Libya and is currently installed on 14 international arbitration panels as of 2019.

Academic Highlights

  • LLM Master of Laws in Construction Law & Arbitration (RGU UK)
  • Diploma International Commercial Arbitration (CIArb UK)
  • Certificate in Adjudication (RICS Australia)

Registrations & Certifications

  • Certified Quantity Surveyor Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Registered Quantity Surveyors New Zealand Instit of Quantity Surveyors
  • Registered Expert Witness Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Registered Expert Witness New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Panel Expert GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre (Bahrain)
  • Panel Expert Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Centre (UAE)

Memberships & Accreditations

  • Fellow Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
  • Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK/Int'l)
  • Member Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Member New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Panel Adjudicator UK Adjudicators ANB (UK)
  • Panel for Adjudication Recommendation Panel New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors

Professional Development

  • FIDIC 1999 Module 2 Clause 20.1 Claims (2010 Dubai, UAE)
  • FIDIC 1999 Module 1 Red & Yellow Books (2009 Dubai, UAE)
  • FIDIC 1999 Clause 20.1 Disputes (2008 Abu Dhabi, UAE) CIArb Arbitration
  • Award Writing Examination Module 4/DipICArb Part 2 (2007 UK)
  • LEADR Mediation Training (2006 Auckland, NZ)
  • ISO/British Standards Institute Certificate in Risk Management & Operational Planning (2012 Sydney, Australia)
  • Project Planning & Control Using Oracle Primavera P6 v.7 – 8.3 (2013 Brisbane, Australia)
  • Building Construction Industry Payments Act Adjudicator Training (2012 Queensland, Australia)
  • Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act Adjudicator Training (2012 South Australia)
  • Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act Adjudicator Training (2014 New South Wales, Australia)
  • Bond Solon Expert Witness Training (2010 London, UK)
  • Microsoft Excel Analysis & Dashboards Training (2018)