Arbitration is becoming a critical forum for resolving major construction and infrastructure disputes and if you treat it like ordinary litigation, adjudication or mediation you can quickly find yourself on the back foot. High-value project arbitrations bring their own procedural pressures, evidentiary demands and strategic risks, where missed objections, poorly managed expert evidence or the wrong approach to pleadings can materially affect the outcome. Gain practical guidance on managing arbitration from commencement through to final award, including key procedural stages, tribunal powers, pleadings, evidence, experts and common trap. Essential preparation for arbitration issues you cannot afford to mishandle.

Presenters

Robert Holt KC, Arbitrator, Mediator & Facilitator, Alfred Lutwyche Chambers
Robert was recognised for many years as a pre-eminent silk in construction and infrastructure law as King’s Counsel, arbitrator, expert and mediator. He has appeared in landmark cases both at trial and on appeal. Robert no longer practises as a barrister and now as an arbitrator, mediator, facilitator and expert determiner in regard to construction and construction related disputes including all related areas of engineering. In doing so, he draws on his extensive experience in the relevant areas. As an arbitrator and an expert, he is regularly appointed to determine large and complex matters concerning all aspects of construction disputes, commercial agreements and pricing. He has authored thousands of pages of decisions dealing with diverse issues including variations, extensions of time, liquidated damages, misleading and deceptive conduct, safety, damages, pricing, contract interpretation and performance. Robert has acted as a mediator in numerous matters. His expertise enables him to readily understand and deal with the issues. In regulatory matters, Robert appears in matters involving complex issues of interpretation. Leading legal directories consistently recognised Robert as a pre-eminent silk – Best Lawyers Australia, in the field of litigation and Doyle’s Guide for construction law. He was also named Lawyer of the Year 2021 Construction and Infrastructure Law – Brisbane by Best Lawyers Australia. He is a Grade 1 arbitrator with the Resolution Institute. He was recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2023 as one of Australia’s leading arbitration barristers.

Philip Bambagiotti, Barrister, Tenth Floor St James Hall Chambers
Philip Bambagiotti is a barrister / arbitration counsel based in Sydney, Australia. He has over twenty years' experience as an advocate specialising in Commercial and Construction Law matters. This experience also extends to the provision of representation in Alternative Dispute Resolution matters. He practices in all aspects of commercial law, including: contract disputes, tort disputes, Building & Construction disputes (including Home Building Act matters), Security of Payments disputes and adjudications, Arbitration law, Trade Practices law, Corporations Law, Insurance, Environmental Law, Planning & Local Government Law, Property and Strata matters, appeals and judicial review as well as Occupational Health & Safety, International Sale of Goods matters and Taxation appeals.