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Christian Merrett

Managing Director, Forensics

Christian is an expert witness with testifying experience on matters of planning, delay and disruption. Christian is a Civil Engineer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Arbitrators, and has over 24 years of construction management, contracting and construction claims experience.

Christian’s expertise is gained from working for both consulting and contractor organisations and on a wide variety of national and international projects, ranging from retail, oil and gas, petrochemical, processing, marine salvage, ship building, offshore, building and civil engineering infrastructure projects.

Christian has provided independent testimony on matters of delay to arbitration proceedings in the GCC. Christian has experience in arbitration under DIAC, LCIA and ICC rules.

Geographic Experience

Middle East
UK
East Asia

Core Skills & Services

Construction Management
Dispute Resolution
International Arbitration
Delay Expert Services (Cross Examined)

 

Sector Experience

Oil & Gas
Retail
Major Airport Developments
Commercial Development
Highways & Bridges
Hospitals
Rail / Metro Projects
High Rise Buildings
Water Treatment Plants
Schools
Deep Basement
FSO Ship Building
Marine Salvage

Education & Certification

LLM Construction Law, Arbitration and Adjudication
BSc (Hons) Engineering and Management (first class)
MSc Data Analytics

Associations

RICS Accredited Expert witness
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Associate member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Assoc. RICS)
Member of the Society of Construction Law