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J.S. Held Releases Insights on Risks & Opportunities Expected to Impact Organizations in 2025
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Daniel Miles | Senior Managing Director
J.S. HeldEdward Shaw | Partner
DLA Piper
In this podcast, Daniel Miles speaks with Edward Shaw, Partner at DLA Piper, about what attracted him to construction law and some of the large-scale cases which he has handled. They also examine the time constraints of the arbitration process and the resulting risks.
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Daniel Miles joined J.S. Held’s Construction Advisory practice as a Senior Managing Director in April of 2023 as part of J.S. Held’s acquisition of Aquila Forensics. He is an experienced chartered quantity surveyor and testifying expert witness with more than 15 years of experience working on high-value, complex disputes. Daniel has given evidence on multiple occasions in various international arbitrations. He specializes in the provision of quantum advice and opinion in mediation, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation.
Daniel lectures at both Stuttgart University and Derby University on contract administration and assessment of quantum and delays in disputes in a number of courses. He also provides training for firms on the commercial management of contracts under all significant contract forms.
Daniel can be reached at [email protected] or +44 78 4241 6592.
Edward Shaw is a Partner with DLA Piper. Based in London, Edward is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. He has 20 years of experience advising on construction, engineering, and infrastructure disputes. He focuses on international arbitration and has acted for contractors, subcontractors, employers, owners, and financiers in complex, high value, multi-party disputes. He has extensive experience handling arbitrations subject to ICC, LCIA, and SIAC institutional rules, as well as on an ad hoc basis. He is also familiar with adjudication, litigation, arbitration, mediation, and other types of dispute resolution. Edward has advised on major projects in the infrastructure and transport, power and energy, water, and heavy engineering sectors. He has particular experience in working for and advising Chinese and Korean clients and has acted on disputes arising from projects in the Caribbean, the UK (involving international clients), Eastern Europe, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa, and across Asia. He is a member of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and the Society of Construction Law (SCL).
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