Name: 
Rod Appleyard

Location:  
West Yorkshire (United Kingdom)
Contact details:
+44 1274 569912

Qualifications: 
BSc(Hons), MSc (Construction Law), Accredited Mediator (LSM), FRICS, FCIArb, MCIOB, MBINDT, FPD

Specialisation: 
Chartered Building Surveyor, Dip Expert Witness (Cardiff University of Law)

Languages:
English

Regions served: 
United Kingdom
Industry Sectors :*
  • Construction Industry
  • Fenestration Industry

Practice Areas: *
  • Arbitrator
  • Adjudicator 
  • Dispute Board Member
  • Emergency Arbitrator
  • Expert Witness
  • Independent Expert
  • Mediator 

​Background information: 
Rodney Appleyard is a Chartered Building Surveyor and independent professional. Scope includes construction and fenestration defects, contractual / specification matters, construction related personal injury including accidents with glass. Rod Appleyard also acts as either Arbitrator or adjudicator on disputes between householders and contractors or clients/ contractors with contractors. Rod has been practising as Arbitrator, Adjudicator and expert witness since 1994 mainly within the construction industry. He practices as an 'Accredited Mediator' in certain appointments and was Chair of NE branch of CIArb 2013-2015. Rod has been appointed directly or through various arbitral bodies as Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Expert determiner on a number of occasions for both domestic and commercial disputes. Rod is the listed Arbitrator for the 'Certass' panel,  "The Yorkshire Arbitration Scheme" panel and also an ad-hoc Arbitrator appointed by the parties in 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.
Rod Appleyard / FPD CERTIFIED EDUCATOR 

PANELS

Our ★★★★★ on the 'DIPC' represents the following: 
  • Agreed to abide by 'Criteria for inclusion on  Prime Dispute's Panels';
  • Applications for both senior 'Fellowship' and 'Panels' approved;
  • Agreed to abide by Prime Dispute's 'Administration Process of Cases Note' & 'Schedule of Fees for all Cases';
  • Agreed to abide by Prime Dispute's 'User Agreement for FPD (Fellow Prime Dispute) Members'';
  • Agreed to abide by Prime Dispute's 'Business Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy' - Including 'Section 6' on 'Business Ethics for Dispute Resolver'. ​​​​
*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.