Professor Doug Jones AO, international arbitrator and recipient of the 2025 SCL International Medal, will deliver a keynote address at SCLI 2027 in Belgrade.
His address, Who Disputes That There Is a Dispute: The Challenge of Diversity of Expertise in International Construction Dispute Resolution, considers how dispute boards and arbitral tribunals can draw on the right combination of technical and legal expertise. Lawyers have come to dominate arbitral tribunals, while technical experts once played a greater role. Professor Jones will examine how the need for expertise can be recognised and how diversity of expertise can be deployed on dispute boards and in international construction arbitration.
The full summary and biography are on the SCLI 2027 website.