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Peter Chapman
Family Name
First Name
Country of Residence
Address
Chapman
Peter H.J.
UK
Somersby House, Stokesheath Road, Oxshott,
Surrey KT22 OPS, United Kingdom
Date of Birth 11 June 1948
Tel. Number
Fax Number +44 1372 843420
E-mail Address
phjchapman@btinternet.com
Educational qualifications
(qualification, discipline)
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering, London 1972
LLB (Hons) Law, London 1987
Barrister-at-Law (Bar Finals), London 1989
Professional
qualifications
(qualification, jurisdiction,
discipline)
Current employment
status
(if employed)
Present position
(if employed)
Positions held
(position, organization,
dates)
Chartered Engineer, 1973
Chartered Arbitrator, 1990
Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers
Fellow, Institution of Engineers of Ireland
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Arbitrators
Fellow, Association for Consultancy and
Engineering
Fellow, Institution of Highways and
Transportation
Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Independent - 2 weeks general availability
Independent Practitioner
President, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
(2003-2004)
Member, Honourable Society of Grays Inn
Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Member, Society of Construction Law
Council Member, Society of Construction
Arbitrators
Member, International Bar Association
Member, International Commission of Large

Dams (UK Chapter)
Member International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC)
Member London Court of International
Arbitration (LCIA)
Member, ICC and ICE Task Forces on "Dispute
Boards"
Member, British Tunnelling Society
Member, Tecbar
International Affairs Representative, Dispute
Resolution Board Foundation (USA) (1999-
2003)
Past Chairman, ICE Advisory Panel on Legal
Affairs (APLA)
Chairman, FIDIC Assessment Panel for
Adjudicators (APA)
Immediate Past Chairman, ICE Arbitrator
Review Panel (ARP)
Past Member, ICE Industry Practices Committee
Past Member, ICE Advisory Panel on Arbitration
(AAP)
Past Council Member, Singapore Institution of
Arbitrators
Past Council Member & Executive Board
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Chairman, Professional Conduct Committee,
Chartered Institute of ArbitratorsMember,
Arbitration Club
Founder, first Chairman and currently first
President, The Adjudication Society
Particular technical
expertise
Railroads
Tunnelling
Power Stations
Airports
Hospitals
Oil Industry
Roads and bridges
Law
Best practice for Dispute Boards
Contract interpretation
37 years in the engineering and construction
industry. Experienced in power generation and
distribution projects (nuclear, hydropower, gas
and solid fuels, waste-to-energy), marine works
projects (oil production facilities (rigs and
FPSOs), port and harbour construction,
dredging, coastal protection), roads (at grade,
underground and elevated), long-span bridges
(suspension, cable stayed, glued segmental),

tunnelling (hard and soft ground, using boring
machines, jacking processes, manual
excavation, drilling and blasting, immersed
tube), railways (high-speed main line, urban
metro and light rail, depots, signalling and M&E
works), large buildings (airport terminals,
powerhouses, commercial developments, sports
stadia, hospitals), building services,
telecommunications projects, water supply
projects, off-shore oil platforms and large dams.
Particularly conversant with multi-disciplined
projects (power stations, industrial buildings,
airports, mass transit railways).
Dispute resolution
experience
As arbitrator, approximately 75 construction
references (UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, USA,
Canada, Thailand, Middle East, Malawi, South
Africa) under institutional and ad hoc procedures.
Main contract, subcontract and professional
services disputes involving amounts up to
US$150m arising under traditional, design/build
and concession contracts. No decisions
overturned on appeal. Served as sole arbitrator
and on tribunals (as party-appointed member and
chairman) under ICE, ICC, Uncitral, LCIA and
ad hoc arbitration procedures.
As adjudicator (including, in particular, service
on Dispute Resolution Boards, DRB, DAB,
CDB), over 180 decisions given (UK, Hong
Kong, China, India, Pakistan, Iceland,
Luxembourg, Lesotho, Indonesia, Romania,
Turkey, Ireland and elsewhere). Served as
member (23) and chairman (12) on thirty five
dispute resolution boards (technical and
financial) and eight times appointed as sole
FIDIC Disputes Review Expert/DAB for
contracts covering traditional, design and
construct, turnkey and concession contracts. 70
decisions given under UK statutory adjudication
schemes. No decision overturned at arbitration.
Experience under World Bank/FIDIC conditions,
Construction Act 1996, statutory schemes and
associated amendments to standard form
contracts. Experience in drafting contractual
provisions and procedures for adjudication and
dispute boards..
As mediator/conciliator, approximately 50
construction disputes of which 42 were settled as
a direct result of the mediation/conciliation

process.
As engineer under FIDIC/ICE contracts,
numerous engineer's decisions covering most
types of claims.
As party representative, acting as legal counsel
in dispute resolution proceedings and as lead
negotiator with objective of reaching amicable
settlements of disputes and differences.
Standard forms of
contract familiarity
Other panel listings
(organization, country, list)
Languages
(language, level)
Publications
(publication, date)
FIDIC, ICE (traditional and NEC), JTC,
IMechE/IEE Model Form "A", BPF/ACA,
FCEC, GCWorks, ACE, HKGov, World Bank
and other standard form contracts. ISPA and
PRAG rules.
ICE, ICC, LMAA, LCIA, Uncitral, ClArb,
CIMAR, HKIAC, RICS, SIAC and other
Arbitration Rules.
ICE, TeCSA, TeCBA, JCT, ACE (CIC), Scheme
for Construction Contracts and other
Adjudication Rules.
World Bank Harmonised, FIDIC, ICE and ICC
Dispute Board Rules
ICE (arbitration, adjudication,
conciliation/mediation, dispute boards)
CIArb (arbitration, adjudication)
Construction Industry Council (adjudication)
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
(arbitration, adjudication and mediation)
CIETAC (China) (arbitration and
conciliation/mediation)
Standing Panel of Arbitrators for UK coal mining
subsidence disputes
Institute of Engineers of Ireland List of
Conciliators
Construction Contracts Mediator's Group
(mediation)
LCIA (arbitration)
Major Projects Adjudication Group
English (mother tongue), French (fair)
Co-author of Construction Adjudication (2000),
various papers and presentations.