Personal bio
Joel is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor who holds a Bachelor Degree in Building Contract Management and also a Bachelor Degree in Law. In addition, he is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
He has over 16 years experience in the construction industry out of which 6.5 years are in the specialist area of dispute resolution and avoidance. He began his career as a contract executive for a general building contractors specialised in construction of high-rise buildings where he gained valuable first-hand experience of contract administration from a contractor’s perspective. He later broadened his experience in the transportation sector, specifically in respect of the construction of the underground tunnels and stations for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit System Lines 1 & 2. His main involvement in both of the lines was in post contract management of sub-contractors and suppliers, assessment of claims, and preparation, monitoring and reporting of budgets.
Since joining Charlton Martin, Joel has assisted the Directors in providing construction contracts claims consultancy services and expert reports for litigation, arbitration and adjudication. He has been the lead assistant in many of these appointments. Joel also provides contractual advice to clients when the firm is engaged to do so on a retainer basis for live projects where he works with minimal supervision. He is very experienced with all manner of loss and expenses claims. In addition, he has also assisted one of the director in preparing and conducting a bi-lingual (English / Mandarin) in-house seminar for an international client.