​Name: 
Adrian Kearney

Location:  
Belfast, Co Antrim N Ireland
Contact details: 
02890388395

Qualifications: 
Dip Arb, FCIArb, MRICS, MCICES, MIIM, MAE, FPD, Chartered Arbitrator and Mediator

Specialisation: 
Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Civil Engineering Quantities & Contract Admin programming, Construction Contract Admin, Construction Litigation, Construction Consultant, Chartered Arbitrator, Mediator, Expert Witness, Mediator and Registered Adjudicator
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Languages:
English, French, access to Russian Translator

Regions served: 
Belfast, Dublin, London, Barbados, St. Lucia, S. Africa, The Maldives, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Dubai, Australia, USA and further International regions as requested.
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Practice Areas: *​​
  • Arbitration
  • Arb/Med
  • Adjudication 
  • Commercial Negotiator
  • Conciliator 
  • Dispute Boards
  • Early Neutral Evaluation
  • Emergency Arbitration 
  • Expert Witness 
  • Independent Expert 
  • Med/arb 
  • Mediation​
  • Specialist Panels ​
  Industry Sectors:*​
  • Construction
  • Civil Engineering
  • Commercial Investment
Background information: 
Adrian Kearney is a Chartered Arbitrator, Expert Witness, Mediator and Registered Adjudicator since 1994 onwards, in both domestic disputes (UK and Ireland) and International disputes. He has received Appointments as Arbitrator and Adjudicator in many Disputes of various levels in construction and civil engineering. This also included panel membership of the ABTA Scheme. Many cases lead to published awards, and appointments are both private, commercial and panel, under JCT, ICE and International Forms within the Commonwealth Jurisdiction. His experience covers all types of civil engineering and construction works, including medium to large building works, roads, airfield, power generation plants, buildings, minor works etc. In respect of his professional training he is a Chartered Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Chartered and Civil Engineering Surveyor both in quantity surveying and construction surveying. He has been involved in and has represented clients in Court hearings as Expert. This relates to Final Accounts, claims for loss and expense, prolongation, delay and disruption, extension of time, defects, dilapidation and construction defect etc. He was involved in setting up the training of Adjudications throughout Great Britain for panel selection. He works as a tutor and lecturer on Construction Law, and also has had an international role in the Caribbean Jurisdiction and South Africa. He carries out both non contentious and disputes related instructions for both large and SME companies.

Overview: 
Career:
  • University of Ulster
  • Architectural Technology in Northern Ireland
  • Limavady Borough Council – Building Department
  • Deputy Director NHBC in Northern Ireland and Consultant​
  • Lead consultant at  Kearney Consult Ltd
Consultant Lecturer:    
  • Queens University Belfast, School of Engineering
  • University of Ulster, School of Building Environment 
  • SBIM London
  • CIOB Northern Ireland 
  • CITB Northern Ireland
  • British Trade Mission 2001 Barbados
  • Building Industry Federation South Africa
​Member of:   
  • Fellow Prime Dispute (FPD)
  • Past Chairman CIOB Disputes Resolution Advisory Panel UK
  • Founding member to CIARB Northern Ireland
  • Past Chairman CIOB Disciplinary Committee
  • Founder Member of Society Construction Law Northern Ireland
  • Member of Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (London)
  • Member of CIArb/CIOB/CEF/RSUA/CIF (Ireland)/BAQs West Indies/Arbitration Panels
  • Past Chairman Irish Branch CIOB
  • Member of Adjudication Panels in UK, Ireland and West Indies
  • Chairman and member of the CEF Mediation Panel​​​
Publication:    
  • Articles for bimonthly construction magazine, Specify, Author of Articles in periodicals by consent, Construction Manager and Institute of Building Control Magazine, Tendering Services Ireland.
  • Adrian Kearney lectured extensively in UK, South Africa, and West Indies.​
Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 
*Prime Dispute also provides a 'Formal Appointment Service', All our senior neutrals who are officially appointed will need to comply with our ' Formal Criteria' before nomination.
*Conflict checks would need to be undertaken prior to the neutral being formally appointed.