- Friday, 3 July 2026
- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Bali
- In-Person Executive Workshop
Overview
Major construction and infrastructure disputes are rarely lost in the hearing room. They are often determined much earlier — in contract drafting, risk allocation, and strategic positioning.
This one-day executive workshop is designed to provide senior legal, commercial, and project professionals with a structured and practical understanding of how construction and engineering disputes are framed, argued, and decided in arbitration.
Focusing on real-world EPC exposure, contract architecture, claims strategy, and tribunal reasoning, the programme bridges the critical gap between drafting decisions and arbitral outcomes.
Participants Will Gain Insight Into
- Risk allocation frameworks in EPC and infrastructure contracts
- Drafting robust and enforceable arbitration clauses
- Managing delay, variation, and disruption claims
- Quantum assessment and expert evidence in technical disputes
- Strategic positioning in high-value arbitration proceedings
- Tribunal approaches in complex engineering matters
Who Should Attend
This workshop is structured for senior-level decision-makers, including:
- Law Firm Partner
- Arbitration Counsel
- Head of Legal/Legal Director
- Contract/Claims Manager
- Project Director
- CEOs (Construction/Infrastructure)
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 09:30 AM | Registration and morning coffee |
| 10:00 AM | Session I |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch break |
| 1:00 PM | Session I (continued) |
| 2:20 PM | Coffee break |
| 2:40 PM | Session II |
| 6:00 PM | Workshop ends |
- Risk analysis of critical clauses in FIDIC and Indonesian PP construction contracts
- Simulated arbitration exercise on delay and variation claims
- Expert witness techniques in engineering quantity and quality disputes
- Case study discussion on high-value infrastructure arbitration
Facilitator
John Abbott, SFBiAm
BIAMC Arbitration Panelist and Senior Fellow, ArbDB Chambers | International Arbitrator & Mediator | Laytons ETL Global Consultant.
John Abbott is a highly experienced arbitrator and mediator with more than 30 years of practice in complex commercial litigation and international arbitration. He handled a wide range of high-value, multi-jurisdictional disputes across sectors including construction, commercial contracts, and shareholder matters.
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, John has extensive experience in both international and domestic arbitration, acting under institutional and ad hoc frameworks. His work includes disputes involving cross-border transactions, jurisdictional issues, injunctions, and enforcement matters.
In addition to his arbitration work, John is an accredited mediator in the UK and is known for his ability to identify key issues early and guide parties toward efficient and commercially effective resolutions.
Michael Cover, SFBiAm
BIAMC Arbitration Panelist and Senior Fellow, ArbDB Chambers | International Arbitrator, Mediator & Adjudicator
With over 30 years of experience as a lawyer in both private practice and in-house roles. He is a Chartered Arbitrator (CArb) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), having issued over 120 arbitration awards under major institutional rules including ICC, SIAC, LCIA, and LMAA.
An accredited mediator with CEDR, Michael has been involved in more than 280 mediations and is recognised as a leading figure in the field. He is ranked in Legal 500 (UK Mediators) and recognised by Who’s Who Legal as both a Global and UK National Leader in mediation. He is also a certified mediator with IMI and SIMI and has completed Investor-State mediation training with ICSID/CEDR/IMI.
Michael regularly acts as arbitrator, mediator, and adjudicator, and is listed on the panels of numerous leading international dispute resolution institutions.
