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Christopher J Thomas

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Christopher J Thomas

Partner, Expert Services

Quantum | QS | Contract Law | Expert Witness

Christopher is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 19 years’ experience in the construction and engineering sectors, with the majority of this time spent in the Middle East.

Christopher has experience across various sectors, including rail, transportation, infrastructure, building, civil engineering, M&E, Oil & Gas and Marine projects.

Christopher has extensive experience in the preparation and rebuttal of claims and the provision of contractual and commercial advice across the supply chain. He has been appointed as a quantum advisor and party representative in international arbitrations, has provided independent opinion on quantum matters, provides quantum support to lawyers in formal arbitration proceedings and acts as a quantum expert.

Christopher has worked on numerous high value and complex projects, and has worked on projects in the UK, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain.

Expertise and Skills

    • Arbitration Assistance (Expert Witness and Party Representation)
    • Claim Preparation and Defence
    • Contract and Commercial Management
    • Quantity Surveying

Professional Qualifications

    • BSc (Hons) Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying
    • MSc Master of Science in Construction Law & Dispute Resolution (with distinction)

Professional Affiliations

    • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
    • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
    • Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
    • Member of the Society of Construction Law (Gulf)
+971 (0)4 239 9020

Michael Harding

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Michael Harding

Partner, Expert Services

Delay | Quantum | Expert Witness | Arbitration

Michael is a Chartered Civil Engineer holding a post-graduate Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration. He is also a Corporate Member of the UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers, UK’s Institute of Chartered Arbitrators and the UK’s Academy of Experts.

His main focus is the resolution of the disputes that arise in the construction and engineering industries. He has acted as an Arbitrator and been appointed as a Delay Expert, Quantum Expert and Technical Expert. He has been involved in managing arbitrations, drafting of contract terms, preparation of claims and advice on responses to claims. He has also been involved in settling disputes through alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, independent expert determination and the direct negotiation of settlements.

Michael has over thirty years’ experience with nearly twenty years’ international experience having worked in UK, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Tanzania, China, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

Expertise and Skills

    • Arbitrator
    • Expert Witness
    • Arbitration Management
    • Claim Preparation and Defence
    • Contract and Commercial Management
    • Civil Engineering and Project Management

Professional Qualifications

    • Civil Engineering Degree, Loughborough University (UK)
    • Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Queen Mary College London University (UK)
    • Chartered Engineer, UK Engineering Council

Professional Affiliations

    • Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
    • Corporate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK)
    • Corporate Member of Academy of Experts (UK)
+971 (0)4 239 9020

Mathew Joseph

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Mathew Joseph

Partner, Expert Services

Delay | Quantum | Contract Law | Expert Witness

Mathew is a Civil Engineer holding Master of Science Degree in Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management and a Level 7 BTEC Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence.

Mathew’s core consulting experience relates to the provision of claims management, forensic delay and disruption analysis, damages assessment, claim rebuttal, expert opinion, expert witness support and contractual advice to clients from the E&C industry. Mathew is conversant in analysing, substantiating, resolving issues involving both delay and quantum, and providing expert witness services as an independent or advisory expert.

Mathew’s project experience includes onshore oil & gas (greenfield/brownfield) and offshore (fixed and floating) projects, FPSO, petrochemical and process plants, cross country pipelines, renewable energy projects, power plants, infrastructure and building projects – STP, district cooling plants, metro-rail and high-rise towers.

Mathew has undertaken successful assignments for clients in the Middle East, UK, Europe, Scandinavia, Far East, India, North Africa and Caspian regions.

Expertise and Skills

    • Claim Preparation, Defence and Rebuttal
    • Expert Witness and Party Representation
    • Forensic Delay and Disruption Analysis
    • Quantum Damages Assessment
    • Contractual Advice and Expert Opinion
    • Civil Engineering and Project Management

Professional Qualifications

    • MSc Construction Law & Dispute Resolution
    • Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence
    • PGDip Computer-Aided Project Management
    • Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Affiliations

    • Project Management Professional, PMI USA
    • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK
    • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Project Surveyors, UK
    • Fellow of the Energy Institute, EI UK
+971 (0)4 239 9020




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