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Neil Halstead

Neil Halstead

Quantum Expert

  • Over 17 years’ industry experience
  • Registered Expert Witness and determiner
  • Extensive experience across a variety of sectors
  •  Extensive experience and knowledge of FIDIC contracts

Qualifications

BSc (Hons)
LLM Construction Law and Arbitration
RICS Certificate in Independent Expert Determination


Memberships & Associations

MRICS MCIArb MCIOB RICS Registered Expert Witness


Presentation & Training


Expertise

  • Quantum/Damages

Sectors

  • Building
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Oil & Gas
  • Transportation

Regional Experience

  • Africa
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • Middle East

Cross Examination Experience

Yes

Neil is an experienced claims consultant, expert witness assistant, and contracts administrator who has worked for a range of clients in the United Kingdom,
Australia and the Middle East on major projects in infrastructure, buildings, aviation, and process engineering under different forms of contract.

Along with his qualification in quantity surveying, he has additional qualifications in Mechanical Engineering and in Law and Arbitration and is a registered Expert
Witness and Expert Determiner.

He has experience in drafting narratives and undertaking the quantum on EOT, prolongation, disruption and variation claims for numerous contractors and subcontractors on oil and gas, infrastructure, aviation and building projects in Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia.

Neil has also served as assistant to the quantum expert witness on numerous disputes including a material rectification dispute on an oil and gas facility in
Australia; a high-profile rail project in South Africa; a fabrication contract on an oil and gas project in Kuwait; a terminated road project in Slovakia; and on the
arbitrations for a university project; a terminated mixed-use development; an airport expansion; roads/civils works on a terminated housing development; and a
metro rail viaduct superstructure works all in the United Arab Emirates.

He has worked in commercial management and contract administration for main contractors on several infrastructure, gas processing plants, and building
projects. He has also undertaken the quantum evaluation and entitlement on claims on an airport project in Saudi Arabia; a highways project in Qatar; and an
oil and gas facility in Oman; and an independent evaluation on offshore oil and gas facility in Abu Dhabi and numerous contracts on a mixed-use sports and
residential development in Dubai.

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