In 2005 His Honour Humphrey LLoyd returned to being an arbitrator in international and domestic matters.

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1 ARBITRATION MEDIATION His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC Arbitrator and Mediator // PRACTICE His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC is an arbitrator and mediator. From 1963 until 1993 he was a barrister in England, becoming Queen s Counsel in He specialised in construction and related commercial law. He was appointed arbitrator in many domestic and international arbitrations (e.g. Chairman of an Arbitral Tribunal for dispute about a major highway in a Middle Eastern State; co-arbitrator in dispute about a freight-handling facility in a French Port). In 1980 he became one of the UK representatives on the Commission on International Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. From 1993 until 2005 he was a judge of the Technology and Construction Court in London, part of the High Court of Justice. That court deals almost exclusively with construction and other complex disputes, such as contracts relating to computers and computerised systems. During his time on the Bench, His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC tried many such cases. He also delivered numerous judgments (including one of the very first) about the statutory system of adjudication that applies to most construction contracts in the United Kingdom. He was also one of the few judges then to be selected by parties for appointment as judge-arbitrator for major cases. In 2004 he was awarded the President s Medal of the Society of Construction Law for services to Construction Law. In 2009 Leeds Metropolitan University conferred on him an Honorary Doctor of Laws ( LL.D) for services to construction law and arbitration, the first such honour to anybody in the United Kingdom. In 2005 His Honour Humphrey LLoyd returned to being an arbitrator in international and domestic matters. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Chartered Arbitrator. He is a member of the JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Group and of its Advisory Board REPRESENTATIVE CASES His Honour Humphrey LLoyd s judgments as a judge are mostly matters of public record (and can be obtained from the Bailii website or from published case reports and commentaries). His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC 1

2 ARBITRATION As an arbitrator his appointments have included: Dispute concerning revised price for long-term gas supply contract (annual value approx. US1.5bn). Dispute concerning oil concession in Africa (value in US$bns). Dispute concerning performance of and payment for multi-million US dollar wireless telecommunication system in West African country between US supplier and local provider. Dispute between members of a consortium of Japanese and Danish companies about responsibility for multi-million GBP claims arising out of desulphurisation plant contract in the United Kingdom. Dispute arising out of the termination of contract for multi-storey office, residential and hotel complex in United Arab Emirates. Disputes arising out of road contract in East Africa. Dispute about design of work for a mine in Russia (value approx. US1bn). (Sole arbitrator) Multi-million GB Pound delay claim by multi-national consortium and owner over contract for upgrading of communications for mass transit railway system in Europe. (Sole arbitrator.) Dispute between two international oil majors concerning the correct valuation of a jointly owned distribution depot in Europe. (Sole arbitrator) Dispute between Japanese Company and Norwegian Company concerning the performance of compressors for oil production in Africa. (Sole arbitrator) Dispute between two Asian companies concerning claims and the valuation of work done under EPC Contracts for the production of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer within oil industry industrial complex in England. (Sole arbitrator) Multi-million GBP dispute between international project participants concerning a new ticketing and gating system for a London Underground s mass transportation network PPP/PFI scheme (by means of a sophisticated computerised system). (Sole arbitrator) Dispute concerning the provision of radio communications equipment for a mass transit system in Europe - a multi-party arbitration involving four multi-national parties. (Sole arbitrator in each of the three conjoined arbitrations) Dispute concerning claims between multi-national companies arising out of unexpected ground and other conditions in part of the 1.8 billion Channel Tunnel Railway Project in the UK. (Sole arbitrator) Dispute concerning multi-million pound claims and payments on a large CCGT Plant in North-west England. (Sole arbitrator) Dispute between dredging companies about payment for a dredger working in Asia. (Sole arbitrator). His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC 2

3 Dispute concerning the performance of the contractor and principal sub-contractor in the construction of a new multi-million pound headquarters for a UK government department. (Sole arbitrator) Multi-million US dollar claims for road contract in South Asia. (Co-arbitrator) Multi-million US dollar dispute about works for a mine in Africa. (Co-arbitrator) Disputes arising of termination of a Multi-Million US dollar contract for a racing complex in the Middle East. (Co-arbitrator) Member of Dispute Review Board and Arbitrator on major defence project in the United Kingdom. Dispute concerning warranties of financial standing. (Co-arbitrator) Disputes arising out of road contract in Middle East (Co-arbitrator) Dispute concerning major road paving contract in Gulf State. (Co-Arbitrator) Dispute concerning demolition of oil refinery in Europe. (Co-arbitrator) Dispute concerning oil pipeline contract in West Africa. (Co-arbitrator) OTHER PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Appointed Member, UK Architects Registration Board, ; Chairman Adviser to UK Government Department of Trade & Industry on proposed changes to Construction Act Founding Member of the Society of Construction Law; President Awarded Society of Construction Law President s Medal for services to Construction Law, 2004 Honorary Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers 1997 Honorary Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers 2002 Honorary Member, the Dispute Practitioners Society Inc (Melbourne, Australia) 1995 Chairman, Review Body, UK Construction Industry Model Arbitration Rules Member of the Commission on International Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Co-chairman of an ICC Group on the Writing of International Arbitral Awards (published in ICC Bulletin 2005 Joint leader and author of a Report on Construction Industry Arbitrations, 2001 (published in ICC Bulletin, Vol. 12. No 2, 2001; and in the International Construction Law Review, October 2001) Served on ICC working parties on Terms of Reference; Multi-Party Arbitration; Arbitration and Construction; and the Pre-Arbitral Referee Procedure (of which he was co-chairman) His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC 3

4 Honorary Professor of Queen Mary, University of London and member of the Faculty of the School of International Arbitration, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary. He conducted for nearly 20 years (as sole lecturer) a three semester course on International Construction Contracts and Arbitration for the University of London Master s degree in Law and continues to conduct courses in International construction and arbitration. Supervisor and Examiner for Master s and Doctor s Degrees in the University of London Bencher, Inner Temple, Chairman, Estates Committee and Member, Executive Committee LEGAL TEXTS Co-Editor-in-Chief of The International Construction Law Review since its foundation in 1984 until 2015 Editor-in-Chief of the Building Law Reports from 1977 until 1993 Legal Correspondent, Building Consultant Editor to Emden s Construction Law Consultant Editor to Sweet & Maxwell s Construction Law Service and the Technology and Construction Law Reports Writer and speaker on construction law and arbitration in many countries; regular speaker at conferences organised by ICC and FIDIC on international construction legal topics Joint author of Report on Construction Industry Arbitrations, 2001 (published in ICC Bulletin, Vol. 12. No 2, 2001; and in The International Construction Law Review, October 2001) Lead author of Drafting Arbitral Awards published in ICC Bulletin, Fall 2005) Overton Currie Lecturer, American College of Construction Lawyers, 2006 (published in ACCL Journal 2007) QUALIFICATIONS FCIArb, Chartered Arbitrator MA LLB, Trinity College, Dublin, LL D (Hon) Leeds Metropolitan University Honorary Professor, Queen Mary, University of London Visiting Professor in Construction Law and Arbitration, Leeds Beckett University Member of the JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Group and of its Advisory Board RECOMMENDATIONS His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC has been listed by Who s Who Legal since 2011 as one of the ten Most Highly Regarded Individuals in Construction Law in the World. His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC 4

5 A very good arbitrator with a great reputation. International Arbitration, Legal 500 Highly rated for major construction arbitrations International Arbitration, Legal 500 A leading Arbitrator and a good man to be in front of One of the most experienced arbitrators at the Bar, having been involved in the field for the past three decades Sensible in case management and sensitive to the needs of parties, Humphrey LLoyd QC is a strict and experienced arbitrator who remains a top choice His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC 5