Profiles

Construction and Engineering

• Representing a member of the design team for the B of the Bang Sculpture in multi-party proceedings brought by the local authority.
• Acted for a Government department on disputes relating to 25 year contracts for the provision of water and sewerage services for over 3,000 sites in England, Wales and Scotland.
• Advising an international architectural practise on a number of fee disputes. 
• Instructed by the Treasury Solicitor in relation to arbitration proceedings against multi-disciplinary consultant arising out of the refurbishment of one the Parliamentary Estate buildings.
• Representing a firm of architects at all stages of an arbitration relating to its fee claim and the local authority employer's professional negligence counterclaim over a lottery funded arts venue refurbishment project (the arbitration ran for some 100 days).
• Representing a local contractor in an arbitration over the construction of a highway in Dubai.
• Acting for a number of high net worth individuals in disputes over the construction and/or renovation of private dwellings.

Marine works and Shipbuilding 

• Advising on defects in the design and construction of an artificial surf reef. 
• Acting for the purchaser of a company in relation to defects in the design and regulatory approval of a ballast water management system.
• Acting for a national Port authority in ICC arbitration proceedings against a design and build contractor in relation to defects in a container terminal.
• Advising on a payment dispute relating to the dredging and construction of a container terminal extension.
• Advising on disputes over delay and additional payment arising out of the construction of a T23 frigate, T45 destroyer and ALSL.
• Advising on contractual issues arising out of the design and construction of a submarine.
• Acting for the supplier of marine transmission and propulsion units in a dispute over defects.
• Acting for an owner of a private yacht in a dispute over defects in the propulsion systems.

Energy

• Representing the British Coal Corporation (the Department of Trade and Industry) in the contribution claims against Coal Mining Contractors in the British Coal Respiratory Diseases Litigation, with particular reference to the contracts and contractual claims.
• Acting in a dispute over the in-service failure of wind turbine components.
• Advising and drafting pleadings on a major ICC arbitration relating to a petro- chemical plant in Mexico.
• Acting for a mining contractor in a dispute relating to an open cast mine in the United Kingdom.

Examples of current or recent Tribunal Appointments

• Party appointed arbitrator in a substantial arbitration in Dubai.
• Party appointed arbitrator in a payment dispute arising out of the construction of major marine works in South Africa.
• Sole arbitrator in a delay and payment dispute in relation to a co-generation power plant in Oman.
• Party appointed adjudicator on two separate disputes on a major UK infrastructure project.
• Appointed by the parties as adjudicator in a dispute relating to a defective concrete slab in a factory warehouse.
• Party appointed determinator in a dispute between a Housing Association and contractor relating to fire damage.

Mediation Experience

Robert Evans is a CEDR accredited mediator and is the author of the Chapter on mediation in the Engineer’s Dispute Resolution Handbook (Thomas Telford Publishing). He regularly mediates disputes in the construction, engineering and energy sectors.

Recent appointments as mediator include:

• Dispute over valuation and termination of a major utilities sub-contract under a Framework contract.
• Dispute over termination and dilapidations of a commercial lease.
• A multi party dispute over defects in the design and construction of house foundations in a large housing development.
  
• Serial mediations arising out of allegations of professional negligence against the Architect and Structural Engineer for a high value private residence.
• Disputes as to variations, delay and defects arising out of the design and construction of a mixed use development.
• Dispute over the sale of development land.
• Dispute over an agency agreement for the sale of building materials.

In addition, Robert has appeared as a party representative in numerous mediations.