St Martins-in-the-Field,
Trafalgar Square,
Charing Cross,
London,
United Kingdom,
WC2N 4JJ
HKA will be hosting a free presentation and panel discussion, in association with Atkin Chambers on Thursday 21 November 2019. This event will be led by Toby Hunt, Partner & Chief Business Development Officer at HKA and will include presentations by Franco Mastrandrea (HKA), Emyr Evans (HKA) and Nicholas Collings (Atkin Chambers).
Event Date
Thursday 21 November 2019
Location
St Martins-in-the-Field, London, WC2N 4JJ
Programme
18:00 Registration and welcome drinks
18:30 Presentations/discussions and Q&A
19:30 Drinks, canapés and networking
Agenda
- Welcome and introductions by Toby Hunt
- Challenges from the expert’s perspective – presented by Emyr Evans
- Recent case law – presented by Nicholas Collings
- What is expected of the expert from the adjudicator’s perspective – Franco Mastrandrea
About the speakers:
Nicholas Collings
Nicholas specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration with a particular emphasis on construction, engineering, energy and utilities, technology and related disputes. He has broad experience of all methods of dispute resolution with expertise in domestic and international arbitration, mediation and adjudication.
Nicholas is recommended in the most recent editions of the legal directories Chambers UK Bar Guide and The Legal 500, as a leading junior in the fields of construction and professional negligence.
Emyr Evans
Emyr is involved in the preparation, analysis and submission of expert witness reports and in the preparation and defence of contractual claims. He has given oral testimony in London, Paris, Rotterdam and Khartoum, and has experience of delivering concurrent evidence (‘hot-tubbing’). Emyr has been instructed on more than 30 occasions as quantum expert in construction and engineering disputes across the UK, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Who’s Who Legal Construction Experts 2019 edition says, “Superb quantum expert” Emyr Evans is “incredibly diligent and hard-working” and “goes above and beyond to ensure every query is dealt with”. WWL has previously said, Emyr Evans excels as “an experienced expert witness with a firm grip on the issues”.
Franco Mastrandrea
Franco has acted as expert on more than 50 international project management, delay and quantum related disputes. He is on the RICS register of Dispute Board Members, the FIDIC President’s list of adjudicators and is on arbitrator lists maintained by RICS and international arbitration centres in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Franco acts regularly as dispute resolver and is recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal.
Franco has over 40 years of experience in the construction industry. He has acted as dispute resolver, as mediator, adjudicator, expert determiner and arbitrator.
St Martins-in-the-Field,
Trafalgar Square,
Charing Cross,
London,
United Kingdom,
WC2N 4JJ