Dispute Boards

John Papworth has served continuously as Chairman or Sole Member of the following 34 Dispute Boards since being admitted to the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators in 2006, producing 83 decisions and I recommendation. The project values are in US$ and are approximate.

May 2023 - to date
Chairman of DB one Contract Package on elevated commuter railway, Luzon, Philippines – US$ 600m – MDB Pink Book
1
Decision
March 2022 - to date
Sole DB Member on Rehabilitation of highway in Moldova – US$ 63.5m - MDB Pink Book - one decision issued, one decision completed and ready for issue, but not yet issued, due to Parties’ attempts at settlement
1
Decision
November 2017 - to date
Sole DB Member on Rehabilitation of Urban Road, Kisumu, Kenya – US$ 20m
12
Decisions
November 2017 - to date
Sole DB Member on Construction of New Interchange, Ahero, Kenya – US$ 5m
7
Decisions
November 2017 - to date
Sole DB Member on Construction of New Interchange, Kericho, Kenya – US$ 5.25m
6
Decisions
October 2011 - to date
Sole standing DB Member on motorway project in Romania under FIDIC Yellow Book 1999 – US$ 98m
6
Decisions
October 2011 - to date
Sole DAB Member on motorway project in Romania under FIDIC Red Book – US$ 108m
3
Decisions
December 2019 - April 2024
Member of DB on Improvements to Water Supply Scheme in Al Basrah, Iraq – Two Packages on FIDIC 1999 Red and Yellow Books – US$ 435m
4
Decisions
May 2015 - October 2022
Member of DB on Kampala to Entebbe Expressway, Uganda under FIDIC 1999 Yellow Book – US$ 476m
4
Decisions
January 2021 - February 2022
Sole DB Member on Rehabilitation of Highway in Ukraine – suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine – FIDIC 2017 Red Book – US$ 55m
January 2020 - June 2022
Chairman of three-Member standing DAB on electricity sub-station, Greater Accra, Ghana – FIDIC 1999 Yellow Book – US$ 33m - project completed without claims or disputes
December 2020 - May 2021
Chairman of Three-Member ad-hoc DAB in Georgia – water and sewerage project on FIDIC 1999 Red Book – US$ 21.5m
1
Decision
October 2020 - March 2021
DAB Member in Three-Member ad-hoc DAB for railway project in North Macedonia – FIDIC 1999 Red Book – US$ 45m - one decision given – Parties used our decision as the basis of a settlement
1
Decision
September 2014 - December 2020
Sole standing DAB Member for town bypass project in Albania – FIDIC Red Book – US$ 44.3m - informal opinions given on claims in November 2014 – Contract terminated – claims abandoned
March 2019 - December 2020
Appointed as replacement Member of standing Dispute Review Board for tunnelling package on Copenhagen Metro – CECA form of sub-contract 1998, reprinted 2001 – US$ 76m - recommendation given December 2019
1
Decision
August - December 2018
DB Member of three-Member ad-hoc Board on a second highway project in Serbia on FIDIC Pink Book – MBD Harmonised 2005 – US 23m – one dispute referred
1
Decision
June - October 2018
DB Member of three-Member ad-hoc Board on highway project in Serbia on FIDIC Pink Book – MDB Harmonised 2005 – US$ 23m – one dispute referred in two parts
1
Decision
October 2016 - June 2017
Sole standing DB Member for highway contract in Ukraine Lots 1 to 3 of Kyiv-Odessa Road on MDB Pink Book 2006 – US$ 112m - one dispute referred
1
Decision
June 2016 - August 2017
Sole standing DB Member for highway project in Moldova on MDB Pink Book 2006 – US$ 13.6m one dispute referred
1
Decision
October 2014 - March 2017
Sole ad-hoc DAB Member for Danube Bank protection construction, Romania – FIDIC Red Book 1999 – US$ 29m - six disputes referred, six decisions given
6
Decisions
July 2014 - December 2016
Sole DAB Member for Kisumu Bypass project in Kenya – FIDIC Red Book – US$ 45m - no disputes referred
April 2013 - December 2016
Appointed Chairman of standing DAB for highway and drainage project in Botswana – MDB Harmonised version of FIDIC Red Book 2010 – US$ 17m - two informal opinions given – four disputes referred - four decisions given
4
Decisions
August 2013 - November 2014
Appointed Member of three-Member ad-hoc DAB for industrial building project in Albania – FIDIC Silver Book 1999 – US$ 20m - complex dispute referred - decision given
1
Decision
March - December 2014
Appointed Sole ad-hoc DAB Member for port project in Albania – FIDIC Red Book 1999 – US$ 25m – two decisions given
2
Decisions
March - December 2013
Sole ad-hoc DB Member on highway dispute in Azerbaijan – Pink Book 2006 – US$ 30m - no disputes referred
March 2009 - December 2014
Saranda-Konispol highway project - Red Book 1999 – US$ 32m – three decisions given
3
Decisions
March 2009 - December 2014
Dames to Tepelene highway project – Red Book 1999 – US$ 32m – two decisions given
2
Decisions
March 2009 - December 2014
Levan to Dames highway project – Red Book 1999 – US$ 37m - one informal opinion given – two decisions given
2
Decisions
October 2011 - September 2013
Chairman of standing three-Member DAB on highway project in Mozambique on FIDIC Red Book 1999 – USD 60m - three disputes referred – unanimous decisions given in all three
3
Decisions
July 2010 - August 2013
Sole ad-hoc DAB Member for water supply project in Sri Lanka on FIDIC Yellow Book 1999 – five decisions given
5
Decisions
2010 - 2012
Chairman of three-Member standing DAB on 60km highway project in Tanzania on FIDIC Red Book 1999 – project completed without disputes
2007 - 2009
Ad-hoc DAB Sole Member on Composting Plant, Romania – FIDIC Red Book 1999 – two decisions given – both appealed to ICC Arbitration on jurisdiction – Arbitral Tribunal supported my decisions that I had jurisdiction
2
Decisions
2008 - 2008
Ad-hoc DAB Sole Member Shopping mall and entertainment centre, Sofia, Bulgaria – based on FIDIC Red Book 1999 – one decision given
1
Decision
2007 - 2007
Ad-hoc DAB Sole Member Consultant and Employer, Abu Dhabi – consultancy agreement - one decision given
1
Decision
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