Name: 
Robert Sliwinski

Location:  
United Arab Emirates & United Kingdom
Contact details: 
+44 (0)20 7129 1138

Qualifications: 
BSc, LLB(Hons) DipIntArb, FCIArb, FPD

Specialisation: 
Barrister Attorney (New York), Quantity Surveyor, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Adjudicator

Languages:
English

Regions served: 
Throughout the UK, Europe, the Far East, North America, Middle East and further regions as requested. 
Industry Sectors :*
  • Building
  • Civil engineering
  • Construction
  • Commercial
  • Engineering
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property
  • Roads, Rail & Tunneling 
  • Mechanical & Electrical

​Practice Areas:*
  • Arbitration
  • Adjudication
  • Conciliation
  • Dispute Boards
  • Early Neutral Evaluation
  • Emergency Arbitration
  • Med-Arb or Arb-Med
  • Mediation
  • Specialist Panel
​Background information: 
Robert has over 35 years’ experience of the construction industry, with particular emphasis on all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Robert specialises in all aspects property and construction, undertaking appointments as arbitrator, adjudicator, expert determiner, mediator and dispute board member, as well as representing parties in all dispute arenas.
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As an arbitrator, Robert has been involved in matters concerning professional negligence, property, landlord & tenant, delay analysis, costs, variations, defects, interpretation of contracts, repudiation, and many other aspects of contract in the areas of building, civil engineering, mechanical & electrical, waste water treatment and process engineering.
 
Robert has received over 400 appointments to act as the adjudicator from a wide range of institutions and directly by the parties, whilst also working as an expert determiner and mediator covering a wide range of issues within the arenas of construction and engineering, professional negligence, contract, development agreements and landlord & tenant.

Robert is dual-qualified as a Barrister and US Attorney and Quantity Surveyor and is a Fellow of; Prime Dispute (Certified Educator), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Chartered Arbitrator) and many more institutions listed below. Robert is also on the prestigious FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators.​

Robert is a member of:
  • Prime Dispute;
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators;
  • The Honorable Society of Middle Temple (Member);
  • American Bar Association (Member);
  • New York State Bar (Attorney);
  • Technology and Construction Bar Association (Member);
  • Technology and Construction Solicitors Association;
  • Federation Internationale des Ingenieures-Conseils International (FIDIC) (Panel Member of the President's List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators);
  • London Court of International Arbitration (Member);
  • Dubai International Arbitration Centre (Panel of Arbitrators);
  • Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (Arbitrator);
  • Association of Independent Construction Adjudicators (Panel of Adjudicators);
  • Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (Accredited Mediator);
  • The Construction Industry Council (Panel of Adjudicators);​
  • ​Dispute Resolution Board Foundation;
  • Worshipful Company of Arbitrators;​
  • Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (Fellow);​
  • DIFC – LCIA – List of Arbitrators;
  • Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseils International (FIDIC) – President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators;
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) – List of Arbitrators;
  • LCIA – Member & List of Arbitrators;
  • Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration – Roster of Arbitrators & Roster of Mediators;
  • UK Adjudicators – Panel of Adjudicators & Panel of Dispute Board Members.

Training support: 
  • Robert provides advice and training to the construction and related industries and act as a tutor on national and international arbitration courses. Robert also act as an external examiner for the College of Estate Management at Reading University for their post-graduate course in arbitration. Please email us for more information.

Detailed CV available on request from Prime Dispute. 

CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

The benefits of certification as a Prime Dispute Educator 
  • Meet all relevant policies, procedures and criteria to deliver training & development courses at Prime Dispute; 
  • Meet a global, industry-recognised benchmark (Terms & Conditions for Educators)​;
  • Are consistent, comparable and reliable worldwide;
  • Demonstrate necessary knowledge and skills;
  • Are recognised by Industry sectors, professionals and peers as an Educator.
ROBERT SLIWINSKI / FPD CERTIFIED EDUCATOR ​
*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.