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Knut kirkhus fpd
​fellow Prime Dispute (FPD)

​Name: 
Knut Kirkhus FPD

Location:  

Paris, France 
Contact details: 
+968 98506520

Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 

Qualifications: 
BA, NIBM, MBA course in Law Management, Oil & Gas Management, Diploma in Maritime Law, Unitary Award Certificate of Legal Studies, Master of Management, Project Management & TQM, FPD

Specialisation: 

Contracts management, claims avoidance, negotiation, execution, risk assessment, claim submittal, and dispute resolution

Languages:
English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and German

Regions served: 

Europe, Kuwait, Oman and further international regions as requested
Industry Sectors:*​​​
  • Oil & Gas
Practice Areas: *​​​
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Negotiation 
  • Early Neutral Evaluation 
  • Expert Witness
  • Expert Determination 
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Background information: 
Knut Helge is a professional contracts & claims expert having more than 25 years of international experience from various international oil & gas companies. In addition, he's attained into the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Database of International Arbitrators. In particular, he is a co-author of the International Construction Contract Law 2nd Edition (2018) by Dr Lukas Klee.
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Knut has extensive experience in various standard forms of contracts (LOGIC, FIDIC) as well as customised EPC contracts. Projects have been based on numerous standard and be-spoke Conditions of Contract, EPC / Split EPC / EPIC / FEED / EPCM forms. Knut also has vast knowledge of government contracting, to bid protests before the Ministry of Oil & Gas. ​

Knut has dealt with large construction claims and disputes (largest claim US$ 360 million).


Membership 
  • London Court of International Arbitration LCIA, attained into the LCIA Database of International Arbitrators;
  • FPD- Fellow Prime Dispute;​
  • Association of International Petroleum Negotiators;​
  • International Bar Association attained 2014;
  • London Metropolitan University, Alumni;
  • The Open University/ University of law, Alumni;
  • Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (ACILEx), attained 2013;
  • The Future Lawyer Association, the College of Laws of England and Wales, (London UK);​
  • Member of Law Firm Management Committee, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, attained 2014;
  • Center for International Legal Studies CILS, LL.M. in Transnational Commercial Practice Group, attained 2017;
  • Indian National Bar Association, attained 2018.​​
​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.

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