Al Jarratt

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland flag British

32+ years of experience

Language:

English

Arabic

Present Function:

Principal of an international practice acting as Mediator, Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Expert Determiner as per the following examples:

• Breach of a commercial contract by a client company of an international bank, UAE
• Damage to trans-shipment cargo on a large ship
• Copying a multi-function machine design without the inventor’s consent
• Breaches in engineering and building works under the FIDIC Red Book
• Structural failures in a city block of flats
• Non-payment for live screen design and installation for a telecommunications company
• Professional negligence against a PCT Trust and its professionals
• Unfair Director’s dismissal
• Uncompliant marina expansion and rectification works during the Defects Liability Period
• Non-payment of consultant fees on a super tall tower, Dubai
• Disputed variations for infrastructure works under the FIDIC Gold Book in Botswana
• Breach of franchise agreement involving a department store
• Non-payment of certified sums due in Qatar
• Deficient review of offshore facilities design, procurement, construction and operation
• Breach of copyrights of a structural design computer program
• Changed specifications in a riverside building complex
• Non-compliant air-conditioning system for infrastructure works in Qatar
• Disputed selection/performance of facilities compressors for a heavy oil development
• Failures in mechanical and electrical systems on a substantial rail link
• Late completion of a flagship building complex in Dubai
• Medical negligence claim against a consultant and the responsible health trust
• Operating shortcomings of oil storage in a gravity-based structure
• Inadequate drainage systems causing flooding of a principal road
• Unpermitted part of redevelopment works of existing units and canal arteries including inland areas
• Defective mechanical and electrical installations at a city centre commercial property
• Use of a companys trade mark without authority
• Disputed key stages for release of bank sureties on coastal works, Abu Dhabi
• Valuation of partnership assets on a 125K m2 commercial estate
• Dispute for £24.6M between international contractors and a joint venture on major infrastructure works
• Disputed Final Account for a substantial water transfer scheme for a national water company
• Health and medical insurance for a Bahrain Group against an Omani provider
• Electrical metro works between a Turkish company and a Qatari main contractor in Doha
• Disputed marina owners’ lease with a tenant company concerning rent, maintenance and permitted areas for use amongst others
• Infringing IP rights in a franchise dispute and associated reputational consequences
• Inferior quality of residential building works including brickwork, electrical, plumbing, windows, fencing and landscaping
• Uncompliant website development for handling entertainment events for junior groups
• Deficiencies in fabricator’s/installer’s installed steel substructure for offshore windfarm
• Professional negligence claim by an executive of a CVA against an insurance group
• Disputed quality of maintenance work on a large boat

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses
Holder of the European Engineer title

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

• Mediated court-annexed, civil and commercial disputes;

• Arbitrated IP-related breaches over the years such as copying a pertinent amount of an authors work in an ad hoc referral in 2021;

• Used mediation techniques to reconcile disputed copying of key design of a multi-function machine without the inventor’s consent January 2020;

• Acted as Mediator and Mediation Judge for the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators;

• Adjudicated disputes on conceptual and final designs for utilities systems, superstructures and the interface with contracting parties.

• Arbitrated disputed applications of a patent licensee under various adapted contracts during the period 2015 - 2019. Many of the arbitrations involved multiple technical experts specialising in preparatory and design work and their evaluation. They concern works conceived for advising design solutions for problems associated with type and general form;

• Acted as the Expert Witness, Single Joint Expert and Expert Determiner on caused events to products and services, professional negligence, design, maintenance, defects, fraud and personal injury. Investigated causes and effects and produced Decisions on behalf of claimants and defendants. Managed conferences with Counsels as Expert Determiner and made findings and Decisions based on the submitted written and oral evidence in arbitration;

• Speaker/workshop leader at conferences and symposia on the avoidance and resolution of disputes e.g. the ICE’s flagship Annual ADR Day, the CIArbs flagship Annual Mediation Symposium 2013, AMATI’s 2-day annual international conference, the IStructE 75th anniversary on ADR alongside two Past Presidents and on the live Midmorning programme on BBC Radio Humberside.

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC
• Principal of a dispute resolution practice operating nationally and internationally established in 1993;

• Mediated court-annexed, civil and commercial disputes;

• Mediated IP-related breaches over the years such as copying a pertinent amount of an authors work in an ad hoc referral in 2021;

• Used mediation techniques to reconcile disputed copying of key design of a multi-function machine without the inventor’s consent January 2020;

• Acted as Mediator and Mediation Judge for the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators;

• Adjudicated disputes on conceptual and final designs for utilities systems, superstructures and the interface with contracting parties.

• Arbitrated disputed applications of a patent licensee under various adapted contracts during the period 2015 - 2019. Many of the arbitrations involved multiple technical experts specialising in preparatory and design work and their evaluation. They concern works conceived for advising design solutions for type and form problems;

• Acted as the Expert Witness, Single Joint Expert and Expert Determiner on caused events to products and services, professional negligence, design, maintenance, defects, fraud and personal injury. Investigated causes and effects and produced Decisions on behalf of claimants and defendants. Managed conferences with Counsels as Expert Determiner and made findings and Decisions based on the submitted written and oral evidence in arbitration;

• Speaker/workshop leader at conferences and symposia on the avoidance and resolution of disputes e.g. the ICE’s flagship Annual ADR Day, the CIArb flagship Annual Mediation Symposium 2013, AMATI 2-day annual international conference, the IStructE 75th anniversary on ADR alongside two Past Presidents and on the live Midmorning programme on BBC Radio Humberside.

Memberships and/or accreditations
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Chartered Engineer, Chartered Manager
Eur Ing CEng CMngr FICE FCIHT FCMI FCIArb CMC Fellow MAE MEWI QDR Eur Ing

• Eur Ing - Holder of the European Engineer title
• CEng - Chartered Engineer
• CMngr - Chartered Manager
• FICE - Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers
• FCIHT - Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
• FCMI - Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute
• FCIArb - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• CMC Fellow - Fellow of the Civil Mediation Council
• MAE - Member of the Academy of Experts
• MEWI - Founding Member of the Expert Witness Institute
• QDR - Qualified Dispute Resolver of the Academy of Experts

• Past member of the Expert Witness Institute’s Professional Bodies Advisory Group
• Vetted Expert on the UK Register of Expert Witnesses
• Checked Expert, Vetted Expert on Sweet and Maxwells Directory of Expert Witnesses

• Civil Mediation Council Mediator
• Institution of Civil Engineers Mediator/Conciliator
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Mediator
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Mediator
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators CDP Mediator
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Personal Injury Mediator
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators LB of Tower Hamlets Mediator
• Construction Industry Council Mediator
• Academy of Experts Qualified Dispute Resolver
• Academy of Experts British Marine Federation Mediator
• The Barrister Group Mediator
• International Chamber of Commerce Mediator
• International Mediation Institute Mediator
• International Mediation Institute Mentor
• Florence International Mediation Chamber Mediator
• World Intellectual Property Organization Mediator
• International Organisation for Migration Mediator
• Benchmark International Mediation Centre Mediator
• Association of Mediation Assessors, Trainers and Instructors

PRACTISING INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATOR AND ADJUDICATOR

• Practising International Arbitrator across different sectors and jurisdictions
• International Chamber of Commerce Arbitrator
• Named Arbitrator in consulting engineers Tender Terms
• Named Arbitrator on a national contractor standard form of contract
• Practising Adjudicator
• Royal Institute of British Architects Adjudicator
• Construction Industry Council Adjudicator
• Highways Agency Adjudicator
• Named Adjudicator on a national contractor standard form of contract

EXPERT DETERMINER/WITNESS

• Practising Expert Determiner and Expert Witness
• Member of the Academy of Experts
• Member of the Expert Witness Institute
• Past member of the Expert Witness Institute Professional Bodies Advisory Group
• Vetted Expert on the UK Register of Expert Witnesses
• Sweet and Maxwell Checked Expert

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC
MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE AS MEDIATOR:

• Damage to trans-shipment cargo on a large ship, 2021
• Structural failures in a city block of flats, 2019
• Non-payment for live screen design and installation for a telecommunications company, 2020
• Uncompliant marina expansion and rectification works during the Defects Liability Period, 2017
• Non-payment of consultants fees on a super tall tower, Dubai, 2017
• Breach of franchise agreement involving a department store, 2019
• Breach of copy rights of a structural design computer program, 2024
• Non-compliant air-conditioning system for infrastructure works in Qatar, 2017
• Failures in mechanical and electrical systems on a substantial rail link, 2016
• Operating shortcomings of oil storage in a gravity-based structure, 2018
• Notified infringement of copy rights through mass copying without permission 2022
• Disputed key stages for release of bank sureties on coastal works, Abu Dhabi, 2015
• Health and medical insurance for a Bahrain Group against an Omani provider, 2024
• Disputed marina owners’ lease with a tenant company concerning rent, maintenance and permitted areas for use amongst others, 2023
• Infringing IP rights in a franchise dispute and associated reputational consequences, 2018
• Uncompliant website development for handling entertainment events for junior groups, 2021
• Professional negligence claim by an executive of a CVA against an insurance group, 2015
• Disputed quality of maintenance work on a large boat, 2019