Memberships

In addition to his qualifications on the separate tab, John holds, or has held, memberships of, and/or positions in, the following professional bodies:

FIDIC


2023 - to date
Member of the Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Forum and its Standing Group, responsible for assisting in planning, and Co-Moderating with FIDIC’s General Counsel, the twice-yearly meetings of the Forum at the General Infrastructure and Contract Users Conferences
Part of the Standing Group’s brief is to produce Practice Notes for DB Members, and John takes part in the selection of the Practice Notes and the drafting of each one

DRBF – the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation

2004 - to date
Now Member at Dispute Board Leader Level
2014 - to 2020
Country Representative for the UK

ICC – International Chamber of Commerce

Member of UK Group
Member of Institute of World Business Law

ICE – Institution of Civil Engineers

2006 - 2010
Member of the editorial board of the ICE’s publication ‘Management, Procurement and Law’

CIArb – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

2024 - to date
Member of Working Group for DBs
2022 - to date
Patron of UK Western Counties Branch
1992 - 1994
Chairman of UK Western Counties Branch

RICS - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

2000 - 2000
Proposed and Elected the Last President of the Quantity Surveying Division
2001 - 2001
Proposed and Elected the First Chairman of the new Construction Faculty
1994
Served on QS Divisional Council and Contracts and Health and Safety Panels

CEEC – the European Council of Construction Economists

1999 - 2005
Represented RICS on the Council
2005 - 2010
General Secretary and Treasurer of the Council

IChemE - Institution of Chemical Engineers

2011 - to date
Associate Fellow of the Institution (by invitation)
2017 - to date
Member of the Dispute Resolution Committee (also by invitation)

CICES – Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors

2007 - 2010
Chairman of Contracts and Dispute Resolution Panel
2010 - 2022
Regional Review Examiner

Memberships of Other Bodies

London Court of International Arbitration
Society of Construction Law
Adjudication Society
Resolex Mediators Group
Energy Arbitration Club
Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators
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