Eur Ing Professor Geoffrey M. Beresford HartwellCEng FIMechE FIEE CompanionICE MIEEE(USA) MInstMC
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| Profession: Chartered Engineer, Registered Arbitrator,
Accredited Adjudicator and Mediator Date of birth: 10 Feb 1936 Areas of practice: Arbitration, Mediation, Adjudication and other dispute resolution. Engineering design and project management Technical investigation and troubleshooting Expert witness in UK and overseas. |
Technical specialities: Engineering Science Mechanical and electrical design and specification, project management. Process engineering and maritime engineering. Manufacturing. Instrumentation, electronics, communications, automation and computer control systems. Current posts: External Professor and Lecturer in Arbitration Law and the
Philosophy and Ethics of Dispute Resolution- University of Glamorgan
School of Law Member of IEE/IMechE/ACE Joint Committee on Model Forms of Conditions of Contract |
| Career History | Qualifications | Arbitrator on Lists | Classes of Disputes |
| Areas of Technical Expertise | International Experience | Disclaimer | Publications |
| Power generation (nuclear and
conventional), supply and distribution. Water and wastewater treatment; solid waste handling. Oil and petrochemical plant, pipelines. Machinery; manufacturing and process plant (more information on page relating to experience as expert) |
Moving bridges, maritime and water control
structures. Shipbuilding and construction. Data management: capture, handling, conversion and manipulation. Instrumentation and control system design and performance. Computer applications |
Qualifications : (Educational &
Professional)
| Accredited Adjudicator - Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs Conseils (FIDIC) | ||
| Accredited Mediator - National Mediation Academy - Dallas, Texas | ||
| FCIArb | Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Registered Arbitrator no. 6065 | |
| EurIng | Europa Ingénieur Registration No 01874 GB | |
| CEng. | Chartered Engineer | |
| FIMechE | Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | |
| CompanionICE | Companion of the Institution of Civil Engineers | |
| FIEE. | Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers | |
| MIEEE(USA) | Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | |
| MInstMC | Member of the Institute of Measurement and Control (formerly the Society of Instrument Technology) | |
| MINucE | Member of the Institution of Nuclear Engineers | |
| MCIWEM | Member of the Chartered Institution of Water and
Environmental Management (formerly the Institution of Water Engineers) |
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| FICA(India) | Fellow of the Indian Council of Arbitration | |
| FConsE | Fellow of the Association of Consulting Engineers | |
| Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association | ||
| Member of the Society of Construction Law | ||
| Member of the Society of Construction Arbitrators | ||
| Member of the Academy of Experts | ||
| Member of the Expert Witness Institute |
| Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Mechanical Engineers Institution of Electrical Engineers Institution of Chemical Engineers World Intellectual Property Organisation London Court of International Arbitration European Court of Arbitration |
China International
Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Fédération International des Ingénieurs Conseils (List for ICC) Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration Hong Kong Arbitration Centre Singapore International Arbitration Centre Indian Council of Arbitration Cour D'Arbitrage de l'Europe du Nord Mauritius Chamber of Commerce |
| FIDIC Accredited
Adjudicator NMA Accredited Mediator |
Classes of Disputes:
Geoffrey
Hartwell has acted as an arbitrator and adjudicator (in UK and internationally), as an
expert mediator and conciliator, as an expert investigator and assessor
for arbitral tribunals and also as a Special Referee in the High Court of
Justice of the Isle of Man.
As an Expert witness and technical
advisor to legal teams, he has experience of both civil and criminal cases
and has been called to assist Courts on technical issues by both
Prosecution and Defence.
He advises technically upon a variety
of contractual matters (at the contract stage and also when problems and
differences have arisen).
Subjects have included:
| Power Stations - Construction, Boilers and
Machinery, Performance Evaluation and Costing, Computer Control Systems,
Welding, Lagging. Water and Sewage Treatment - Chemistry, Performance, Construction Waste Disposal Pharmaceutical Chemical Manufacture Automated Mechanical handling Copyright of Drawings and Designs, Patent Validity and Licensing Agreements Computer Systems and Equipment, Maritime Installations Ship's Electrical Systems |
Corrosion of Packaging Machinery Construction of Swimming Pools Railway Equipment and Rolling Stock Process Plant Electrical Accidents, Fires, Death by Electric Shock Delays and Disruption in Construction Contracts International Sub-Contracting |
International Experience:
Geoffrey
Hartwell has experience of the following jurisdictions:
Bahrein, Czech
Republic, England and
Wales, France, Hong Kong, India, Irish Republic, Isle of Man, Korea,
Malaysia, Nigeria,, Northern Ireland, Qatar, Scotland, Singapore,
Switzerland
| 1952-56 | British Tanker Company Ltd. Seagoing Engineer Officer. Steam, diesel and electrically driven machinery. |
1956-58 |
Sperry Gyroscope Co. Ltd. Research and Development assistant. Precision instrumentation, airborne systems, environmental testing and flight trials. |
1958-61 |
Louis Newmark Ltd. Research and Development engineer. Precision instruments, aircraft stabilisers and autopilot design. |
1961-64 |
Atomic Power Constructions Ltd. Design engineer. Nuclear reactor instrumentation, controls and safety. |
1964-67 |
Locke Electronics Limited Managing Director. Instrumentation, telemetry and control for water, gas and sewage industries. Domestic electronics. |
1967-68 |
Central Electricity Generating Board. Senior Engineer, Nuclear Plant Design Branch. Nuclear fuel handling machinery, reactor control and safety, ICA. |
1968-69 |
Atomic Power Constructions Limited. Deputy Chief Systems Engineer. Design and operational studies for high temperature, gas cooled nuclear power plant. Preliminary studies for oil-fired power plant |
1969-date |
BHA Cromwell House. (Formerly Beresford Hartwell and Associates) Principal (now Senior Partner) Power generation, supply and distribution. Water and wastewater treatment and handling. Solid waste handling. Process Engineering. Moving bridges, marine engineering, maritime installations. Machinery design; ICA. (Instrumentation, Control and Automation), Communications systems. Technical and contractual advice; Arbitration, Adjudication, Mediation, Expertise and Conciliation. Occasional lecturer and course director of courses on Arbitration and on the role of experts in the legal system. |
also |
University of Glamorgan - Law School Part-time lecturer, LlM in Commercial Dispute Resolution Philosophy and Ethics of Dispute Resolution; Arbitration Law; Arbitration Practice |
Disclaimer:
Geoffrey Hartwell
practises as an Expert Engineer, Arbitrator, Mediator, Conciliator,
Investigator and Advisor on technical matters which have legal
implications and on commercial contractual practice. He is an academic
lawyer, but does not practise law and does not hold himself out to
be qualified to practise law.
Improvements in, or relating to, Nuclear Reactor Power Stations Patents
1,243,372; 1,284,871; 41692/68; 41693/68
Specification, Design and Execution of a Computer-based Central Control
System IEE Conference 1978
Variable Speed Pump Drives for Sewer Outfall Pumping Stations IMechE
Conference 1981
Arbitration in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. IEE Proceedings,
Vol.134, Pt.A, No.4, April 1987
Commercial Arbitration and the Engineer. IEE Review, January 1988
Various articles in Arbitration (Journal of CIArb)
Construction Disputes: Avoidance and Resolution (co- author) Whittles
Publishing (November 1997)
The Commercial Way to Justice (proceedings of the International Conference
of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Boston, 1996) (ed) Kluwer
(Autumn 1997)
Arbitration: The Commercial Way to Justice? Boston University International
Law Journal Vol. 15 No 1 Spring 1997: 179-183
Arbitration and the Sovereign Power. Journal of International Arbitration
17(2): 11-18 2000
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