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Mr Ian Rollitt BSc FCIOB FCIArb

Job title: Dispute Board Member
Country: United States

Membership type: Retired Fellow
Primary branch: North America

Personal bio

BSc in Quantity Surveying Nottingham Trent University (1983); FCIOB Chartered Construction Manager (1985); FRICS Chartered Project Management Surveyor (1986); FCIArb Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2002); Responsible for the timely completion of several World Class quality Tourism Projects. Experienced Project and Commercial Manager on a wide range of projects in Building and Civil Engineering. Experience gained in the commercial and contractual aspects.Defending client’s position in claim situations; assisting counsel. Preparing Witness Statements; Preparing Trial bundles; agreeing disclosure list of documents; Assessing extension of time; Assisting Contractors with presentation of their claims for Extension of Time and payment of Direct Loss and/or Expense. Expert witness work England Court of Appeal, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, St. Lucia and Antigua. Acted as expert on quantum, delay and building codes. Production of loss and/or expense claims; analyzing delays; Drafting litigation, arbitration and adjudication document Acted for the Claimant in the decision in the Court of Appeal Moira Japp v. Virgin Holidays Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ.1371www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2013/1371.html Arbitration presenting the case with a Senior Counsel (QC) in construction arbitrations in the Caribbean. Experienced Dispute Board Member; Commercial Management of Mega Projects in the Middle East; First Chair of CIArb Caribbean Barbados Chapter; Charter Member and past Director ADR Association of Barbados Inc.Increased membership of CIOB RICS and CIarb in Middle East