Donny

Donny

Chartered Arbitrator & Multi-disciplined Construction Professional
Experience: 25+ Years
Adjudications: 100++
Location: Scotland, UK
3
Chartered Titles
11
Qualifications

Professional Summary

Donny is an experienced and multi-disciplined construction professional: a Chartered Construction Manager, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Chartered Arbitrator (qualified in both domestic and international commercial arbitration).

Academic Qualifications

  • BSc
  • LLM

Professional Qualifications

  • DipArb
  • DipICArb
  • DipAdj
  • APAEWE
  • +7 more

Key Roles

  • CIArb Scottish Branch Chairman
  • CIArb Approved Faculty
  • Independent Expert

Career Journey & Expertise

Donny is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and of the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors and is a Member of the Academy of Experts. He sits as a construction industry arbitrator and adjudicator, is CIOB Accredited in Adjudication and acts as independent expert. He is Chairman of the CIArb Scottish Branch and is listed on the CIArb Approved Faculty List for tutoring and examining on the CIArb Diploma (all modules for International Arbitration, domestic Arbitration and modules 1 to 3 for Construction Adjudication). Donny started his career in the construction and engineering industry at the bottom of the food chain (on the handle-end of a shovel). He progressed through work in site engineering and management for main contractors, sub-contractors and employer organisations on projects ranging from football stadia to wind tunnels, process-industry factories to bridges, and from marine piling projects to high-rise hotels (and with many others in-between). In 2001, Donny moved into consulting, initially with a large international construction consulting practice before becoming independent in 2007. He specialises, through his experience as a Chartered Construction Manager, in process and planning (including delay analysis and productivity disruption) and in standards of work and defects and, through his experience as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, in quantum (measurement and valuation) on construction and engineering projects. Donny has conducted over 100 construction adjudications and many arbitrations. He is a member of the Dispute Resolution Board Federation. Donny's independent expert work covers valuation, delay analysis, calculating disruption/lost labour productivity, and standards of workmanship.

Professional Bodies & Memberships

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
RICS in Scotland
CIArb, Scottish Branch
Scottish Building Federation
Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors

Areas of Specialization

Construction Arbitration
International Commercial Arbitration
Construction Adjudication
Delay Analysis
Productivity Disruption
Quantum Measurement & Valuation
Standards of Work & Defects
Independent Expert Witness

Additional Qualifications

FICEFCIOBFRICSFInstCESFCIArbMAECArb

Project Experience

Football Stadia
Wind Tunnels
Process-industry Factories
Bridges & Infrastructure
Marine Piling Projects
High-rise Hotels
Commercial Developments
Industrial Facilities

Career Timeline

Early Career
Site engineering and management for main contractors, sub-contractors
2001
Moved into consulting with international construction consulting practice
2007
Became independent consultant specializing in dispute resolution

Notable Cases & Arbitrations

International Process Plant Arbitration

International Arbitration
2023

Complex international commercial arbitration involving process-industry factory construction with multiple jurisdictional issues.

Value
€45M
Duration
18 months
Outcome
Successful settlement

Major Stadium Delay Analysis

Expert Witness
2022

Independent expert witness in high-profile football stadium delay and disruption claim involving multiple contractors.

Value
£32M
Duration
12 months
Outcome
Award based on expert testimony

Marine Infrastructure Adjudication

Construction Adjudication
2022

Adjudication of marine piling project disputes involving complex ground conditions and design variations.

Value
£15M
Duration
28 days
Outcome
Binding decision issued

High-rise Hotel Quantum Dispute

Domestic Arbitration
2021

Arbitration of final account and valuation disputes for luxury high-rise hotel development.

Value
£28M
Duration
14 months
Outcome
Partial award with detailed valuation

Request Donny for Complex Disputes

With triple chartered status and international arbitration qualification, Donny is uniquely positioned for complex, high-value construction disputes.

3x
Chartered
100+
Adjudications
Int'l
Arbitration