Adjudicators

John Fisher

John has a civil engineering background with a particular emphasis on buildings and has over 30 years hands-on experience as a client, consultant, main contractor and subcontractor. He has managed commercial, retail, health, education, airport, rail and heritage restoration projects. Technically he has a particular interest in curtain walling having spent four years as a contracts manager in a specialist façade company where he gained considerable experience of claims and an increasing interest in alternative dispute resolution.
He has had a wide international career spanning many countries and developed profitable consultancy businesses in the UK, UAE and South East Asia before moving to Perth as a project management consultant for the Clifton Coney Group. He was client project manager for the master planning and privatisation of large derelict rail yards in Kuala Lumpur city centre. Recently, John has managed remediation and redevelopment of heavily polluted urban land on behalf of development authorities, steering the development teams through funding processes, land ownership and management, public consultation, planning authorisation, public appointments, design and construction.
John has acted as an expert witness and is a qualified mediator as well as a registered adjudicator. He has lectured internationally on site management, project management and dispute resolution.

Qualifications & Affiliations

BSc Sheffield ( UK )
Chartered Engineer
Fellow of the Association of Project Managers (Certificated Project Manager)
Member Institution of Civil Engineers ( UK )
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Contact Details

Level 1, 50 Subiaco Square
SUBIACO   WA   6008
Phone:  (08) 9381 6288
Fax:  (08) 9381 6277
Mobile:  0438 905 056
Email:   jfisher@cliftonconey.com

Adjudicator's Rates

$250 + GST per hour.    Travel outside Perth Metropolitan area at cost.

Roger Davis

Qualifications & Affiliations

BA (Hons); LL B (Hons)
Roger is a Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia; Grade 1 arbitrator; accredited mediator.  He has been a practicing solicitor for 10 years and independent barrister for 15 years.  Roger practices at the bar as counsel largely specialising in building, construction, engineering and mining services disputes.   He has 10 years experience as an arbitrator and mediator.  This experience also includes work on public inquiries as Counsel Assisting, Special Investigator and Royal Commissioner.  He was Deputy Chairman of the Building Disputes Committee (WA) (now Building Disputes Tribunal) for 2 years.

Contact Details

PO Box 345
NEDLANDS     WA    6909
Phone:  9386 8662
Fax:  9386 3312
Email:  rkfdavis@westnet.com.au

Adjudicator's Rates

$300 per hour engaged plus GST and any necessary disbursements.   

Michael Charteris

AAIQS ICECA AIAMA MAIB NBPR-1

Qualifications & Affiliations

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science) & (Quantity Surveying)
• Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors since 1992
• International Cost Engineering Council Accredited
• Expert Witness registered with AIQS College of Expert Witnesses
• Associate Member of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia
• Member of Australian Institute of Building
• National Building Professionals Register Level 1
• Registered Adjudicator (DHW, NT Govt, MBAWA, AIQS)

Areas of Expertise

• Contract administration of architectural building projects.
• Variation assessment, calculation and submission for Lump Sum Contracts and especially for those contracts having guaranteed Bills of Quantities.
• Measurement of building quantities.

Relevant Experience

Since 1990, Michael has been employed primarily by recognised commercial building contractors within the Perth metropolitan area to perform all functions of contract administration for a wide variety of architecturally designed building projects in excess of $60M. Michael has also been self-employed, employed by quantity surveying offices and the state government. Projects administered include shopping centres, schools, educational and complex research facilities, churches, chapels and crematoria, high-density housing, health care facilities, prisons, recreational facilities and commercial buildings.

Contact Details

8 Fleta Court
DUNCRAIG WA 6023
Mobile: 0438 940 162
Email: mjcharteris@bigpond.com.au

Adjudicator's Rates

$200 per hour (GST exclusive) plus travel at the hourly rate
Disbursements and other adjudication services as required at cost.   

Dr Phil Evans

Qualifications & Affiliations

BScEng , ME (Hons), LGE Cert. (NSW), LLB, PhD.
Dr Phil Evans is a lawyer and the course coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Building and Construction Law at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle. He is also a qualified civil engineer, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (Australia) and a Member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (IAMA). He is an IAMA graded arbitrator and accredited mediator.

Contact Details

32 Allerton Way
BOORAGOON     WA    6154
Phone: (08) 9364 8068
Fax: (08) 9364 8068
Email: pevans@nd.edu.au

Adjudicator's Rates

$250 per hour (GST not applicable) plus disbursements at cost.

Ralph Unger

Qualifications & Memberships

B.E., F.I.E. Aust, CP Eng, FASCE, F.A.I.M, M.I.AMA
Accredited Mediator and Conciliator, Registered Builder 9243 (WA)
Ralph Unger is a practicing consulting civil and structural engineer with a strong design and construction grounding in contract management and project management.
During a consulting career spanning 38 years has attained expertise in infrastructure works, property development, building and structural works, a full range of municipal works and organisational structuring.
Holds Practitioners Certificate in Mediation and Conciliation and Adjudicators Training Certificate (Construction Contracts Act 2004 (WA)).

Contact Details

1-9 Rufus St
ALBANY     WA    6330
Phone: (08) 9841 4433
Fax: (08) 9841 6231
Mobile : 0417 929 639
Email: rrunger@omninet.net.au

Adjudicator’s Rates

$170 per hour plus GST for payment disputes of $75,000 or less.
$200 per hour plus GST for payment disputes of $75,001 or more.
Country travel will be charged at $1.00 per kilometre.
Any other costs of an adjudication are charged for reimbursement at cost (plus GST) plus a 5% service fee.

Graham Anstee-Brook  

Contact details

Level 49 Central Park
152-158 St George's Terrace
PERTH    WA   6000
Phone:  (08) 9429 7612
Fax:  (08) 9429 7666
Mobile: 0412 288 554
Email: graham.anstee-brook@minterellison.com

Adjudicator's Rates

$295 per hour exclusive of GST for payment disputes of $200,000 or less
$350 per hour exclusive of GST for payment disputes of $200,001 or more

Scott Ellis

Relevant Experience

Scott is an experienced, practical dispute resolution lawyer. Scott has acted in civil litigation and commercial arbitrations on behalf of both principals and contractors.
Scott was a partner at leading commercial law, Freehills, for more than 12 years and now practices as a barrister.
Scott is graded as an arbitrator by the Australian Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators and is a LEADR accredited mediator.

Contact details

Francis Burt Chambers
Level 19, Allendale Square
77 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000
Phone: (08) 9220 0511
Fax: (08) 9220 0572
Mobile : 0419 956 433
Email: sellis@francisburt.com.au

Adjudicator's Rates

$300 per hour plus GST and otherwise on Scott’s standard terms of engagement as an adjudicator, a copy of which are available on request.

Philip Dyer

Relevant Experience

Philip is a Justice of the Peace, a Grade 2 arbitrator and a mediator.  He has a diploma in building.
He is a member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators of Australia and a registered builder in Western Australia .  His areas of expertise are in home building, light commercial and industrial.  He has 30 years experience in construction contract administration with residential, commercial and industrial contracts.  The last 18 years have been in Margaret River and surrounding areas.
Philip has been a member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators since 1994, has published 10 awards and been involved in several mediations.

Contact Details

PO Box 266
MARGARET RIVER    WA    6285
Phone:  (08) 9757 5062
Fax:  (08) 9757 5062
Mobile :  0417 979 599
Email:  pgcdyer@bigpond.com

Adjudicator’s Rates

Hourly rate for services is $200 + GST = $220 per hour.
Additional charges for disbursements and other services are:
Disbursements - at cost
Travel over 35 km - at hourly rate one way only   

Glynn Logue

Qualifications
Chartered Professional Engineer
Project Manager Professional
Graded Arbitrator
Registered Adjudicator Western Australia
Accredited Mediator

Relevant Experience

Glynn has more than 30 years experience in the design and construction of roads and bridges and related infrastructure [traffic signals, lighting, road markings etc] and in contract formation, procurement and administration.  He directed the development of long-term performance based contracts in Main Roads (WA) for the maintenance of roads, bridges and traffic control infrastructure, with a value of more than $1 billion.
In the last five years, Glynn has managed the resolution of disputes arising from road and bridge construction contracts through negotiation, mediation, expert appraisal, arbitration and litigation.

Contact Details

2 Milson Close
KALLAROO   WA   6025
Phone:  (08) 9402 7595
Fax:  (08) 9402 7595
Email:   logue@istnet.net.au

Adjudicator’s Rate

$200 per hour [GST exclusive] for payment disputes of $200 000 or less
$220 per hour [GST exclusive] for payment disputes of $200 001 or more
Rates inclusive of local communications and travel. 
Country car travel at 80c/km. 
Other disbursements including interstate travel at cost.

Laurie James

Qualifications and Experience
LLB (1st Class Hons) University of WA . Barrister and Solicitor and Chairman of Partners of the law firm Kott Gunning. National Senior Vice President of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia , Vice Chairman of its WA Chapter, Grade 1 Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator and Conciliator. Deputy Chairman (W.A.) of the Construction and Infrastructure Law Committee of The Law Council of Australia . The Gas Disputes Arbitrator under the Gas Pipelines Access ( Western Australia ) Act 1998 .

Areas of Expertise

Any construction dispute which can be determined on the basis of the evidence presented and which does not require the adjudicator to act on the basis of his own expertise in inspecting the works.

Contact Details

C/- Kott Gunning Lawyers
Level 8, AMP Building
140 St. George?s Tce
PERTH    WA    6000
Phone:  (08) 9483 0155
Fax:  (08) 9321 3465
Email:   chamilton@kottgunn.com.au

Adjudicator’s Rates

$350 per hour plus GST and disbursements, although lesser rates may be negotiated in appropriate situations.

Alan Riley

Qualifications and Experience
L.L.B. (Hons)
Alan is a Fellow and Foundation Member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia; Grade 2 arbitrator; accredited mediator.
He has worked in the building and construction industry for over 35 years and now practices as a contracts consultant, arbitrator and mediator, being the principal partner of Alan V Riley & Associates.  His firm's clientele is made up of all sectors of the building and  construction industry including owners, architects, contractors, subcontractors and consultants.

Contact Details

PO Box 270
WILLETTON   WA   6955
Phone:  (08) 9457 3999
Fax:  (08) 9457 3199
Mobile :  0418 944 456
Email: avriley@iinet.net.au

Adjudicator's Rates

$220 per hour plus GST
Travel expenses at cost (plus GST) outside the Perth metropolitan area

Richard Machell 

Qualifications and Experience
Richard is currently the WA Chapter President and Board Member of the National Committee of the Australian Institute of Building, past Chairman of the Education and Promotions Sub committee and past WA Committee member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators (WA).  Richard is the General Manager of a building and infrastructure company specialising in non-metropolitan based projects in WA, NT and S.A.  
Prior to this role Richard spent 8 years as the General Manager of an Architectural company based in the Kimberley region of WA carrying out Residential, Heritage, Commercial, Educational, Correctional, Health and Infrastructure works to $30M per year for a broad range of government and non government clients.  This role included responsibility for the design, documentation and contract administration of these projects as well as overall management of the organisation.
Richard has a background in the building industry as a registered builder in Australia and the UK spanning 30 years, at all levels from working as a tradesman on site, utilising his B.Ed to teach construction and related issues, to the project management and contract administration of complex construction and infrastructure projects.  Richard has ongoing experience in resolving disputes through Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration and is currently an Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and an active Justice of the Peace.  His experiences and qualifications provide a capacity to adjudicate on a broad range of matters involving home building to larger commercial projects, supported by a first hand knowledge of contemporary issues facing all participants in the building and construction industry.

Contact Details

33 Chellaston Crescent
CARINE    WA    6020
Phone:  (08) 9531 2033
Fax:  (08) 9246 7405
Mobile :  0417 400539
Email:  manage@murrayrivernorth.com.au

Adjudicator's Rates

$180 per hour for adjudications (GST not applicable). This rate includes time and usual expenses such as postage, fax, office services.

William Lau

Qualifications and Experience
Barrister-at-law ( London ) (1975)
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1994)
LL.B ( London ) (1973) LL.M (1974)
Chartered Arbitrator (UK)
William has been a practising lawyer for more than 28 years. He has also sat as an Arbitrator in construction, maritime and commercial cases. He has handled construction cases involving water treatment plans, road/highway construction, airport, commercial construction, housing development scheme and industrial facilities.
William is a Panel Arbitrator of both the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA), and London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA). He has been a Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (IAMA) since 1994, and a Fellow of Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, and also a LEADR Accredited Mediator. He continues to be active in practical and dispute resolution.

Contact Details

Unit 5 Winthrop Court
Somerville Boulevard
WINTHROP    WA    6150
Phone:  9312 2144
Fax:  9312 2086
Mobile :  0409 044 458  / +6019-8585444
Email:  wkhlau@iprimus.com.au and wlau@pc.jaring.my

Adjudicator's Rates

$180 per hour (GST not applicable). Disbursements ? secretarial, photocopying, postage, binding, travel and other out of pocket expenses are charged for reimbursement at cost.

Kevan James McGill

BE (Hons) (UWA), Grad Cert HRM ( Canberra ), Prof Cert Arbitration ( Adelaide ); FIEA, MIEE, MIAMA
Kevan is an electrical engineer with 35 years of experience that includes building services, building construction and engagement of consultants. G block at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is one of my projects. He has led the BMA day labour construction business and architectural and engineering practices in my time in government. As a safety regulator, he has developed regulatory approaches to improving safety and conducted disciplinary hearings on offending trades people.
He is a graded arbitrator with IAMA, has conducted an expert determination and administered contracts for significant projects in addition to project managing the electrical component at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital G block and Alexander Library.
Kevan is a senior sessional member of the WA State Administrative Tribunal.

Contact details

17 Juniper Way
Duncraig WA 6023
Phone: (08) 9447 5286
Mobile: 0434 148 971
Email: duncraig17@yahoo.com.au

Adjudicator’s rates

$165 per hour for payment disputes of $50,000 or less and $198 per hour for payment disputes of $50,001 or more. (GST not applicable). Travel expenses outside Perth metropolitan area by car $1/km and airfares and accommodation at cost.

Philip C Loots

Qualifications and Experience
B Comm, LLB.
PMD Harvard Business School
Executive Negotiation Programme Harvard Business School.
Philip Loots is a construction lawyer.  He has worked internationally for the past thirty years in all facets of construction including infrastructure, mining and oil and gas.  He was Chairman of the International Bar Association Sub-Committee T5 Project Management and served on the Contract Review Panel for the 1999 FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) suite of Standard Contract documents.  He is chair of the WA Committee of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Australia Charter, an IAMA Mediator, a FIDIC Mediator and Arbitrator and a Registered Adjudicator under the Construction Contracts Act 2004 (WA).

Contacts

8 Mt Elisa /
71 Mount Street
WEST PERTH   WA  6005
Phone:  (08) 9322 2999
Email: engconlaw@westnet.com.au

Adjudicator's Rates

$295 per hour plus GST, and disbursements for payment disputes of $200,000 or less;
$350 per hour plus GST, and disbursements for payment disputes of $200,001 or more.

Cameron Ford

Cameron is a senior legal counsel with NAB in Melbourne, having formerly practised as both a solicitor and a barrister in Darwin.

He was the first Territory based adjudicator to be registered under the Construction Contracts
(Security of Payments) Act .

Contact details

Cameron Ford
2803/100 Harbour Esplanade,
Docklands, Vic 3008
Ph: (03) 8634 8530
Mobile: 0417 430 421
Fax :1300 792 313
Email: Cameron.S.Ford@nab.com.au

Adjudicator’s Rates

Hourly rate for services is $250.00 (inclusive of GST)

Charles Wright

Qualifications & Memberships

• Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveying (AAIQS)
• International Cost Engineering Council Accredited (ICECA)
• Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Building (AMAIB)

Relevant Experience

Charles is a practicing quantity surveyor and has over 35 years experience working with either construction firms or in professional offices. Extensive experience has been gained overseas, mainly in Asia, on large commercial, retail, industrial, institutional, educational, tourism and residential projects that complements the Australian experience on a similar range of projects together with mining, defence and indigenous housing projects.
Charles is a long term Darwin resident and has a good understanding of both urban and remote conditions throughout the Northern Territory. The past 16 years has been spent as the Principal in a Darwin based quantity surveying firm where the clients include all sectors of the construction industry from subcontractors through to international developers and architects.

Contact Details

GPO Box 4009
Darwin NT 0801
Phone: (08) 8941 0116
Fax: (08) 8941 0864
Email: charles.wright@qsservices.com.au

Adjudicator’s Rates

$180.00 per hour plus GST and disbursements at cost

Brian Gallaugher

Brian is a civil engineer who has completed post graduate studies in management.
He has 34 years experience with contract management and administration in the construction industry with the past 24 years in the Northern Territory.  His areas of expertise are in civil engineering construction and maintenance works.  Through his career with both the public and private sectors he has developed a sound appreciation of the rights and aspirations of both sides of the contract.
Brian is currently the Commercial Manager for Macmahon Contractors on the Darwin Waterfront Project.

Contact Details

PO Box 39648
WINNELLIE   NT   0821
Phone:  (08) 8923 9603
Fax:  (08) 8981 1422
Email:  bgallaugher@macmahon.com.au

Adjudicator’s Rates

Hourly rate for services is $180 + GST = $198 per hour.

John Brears

John is a Building Contractor and Developer, with over 20 years experience in the Northern Territory managing, both large and small, residential, commercial and government construction projects, through the approval process with all the relevant authorities, and the design and construction stages of a project. He is willing to carry out site inspections where necessary to adjudicate a dispute.
John has an honours degree in Civil Engineering and worked in a number of overseas countries before migrating to Australia. He is a qualified mediator, used by the Lands and Mining Tribunal to resolve planning appeal disputes, and has acted as an expert witness in a number of construction disputes in Darwin. He has also been appointed as a conciliator by the Housing Industry Association to resolve disputes.

Qualifications and Current Appointments

• Licensed Builder (unrestricted)
• Fellow of the Institute of Engineers (Australia)
• Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers (UK)
• Executive member of the Territory Construction Association Council
• Chairperson of the Building Appeals Board (Building Act)
• Licensing Commissioner (Liquor Act)
• Justice of the Peace

Contact Details

PO Box 4159
DARWIN  NT  0801
Phone: (08) 8941 8948
Fax: (08) 8941 8721
Mobile: 0418 894 750
Email:  jbrears@aapt.net.au

Adjudicator’s Rates

Hourly rate for services is $180.00 + GST = $198 per hour.