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Nicholas Gould
BSc (Hons), LLM, FRICS, FCIArb, MCIOB, Solicitor, CEDR Lead Mediator, Registered Adjudicator, Chartered Surveyor, Senior Research Fellow King's College London
Partner
Contract experience
Most of the frequently encountered standard forms including JCT, ICE, NEC, PPC, IChemE, M/F, GC/Works, FIDIC; Sub-contracts DOM/1, DOM/2, Blue Form, ECA; various domestic and international bespoke contracts including EPC and PFI/PPP contracts.
General experience
Nicholas conducts a mix of contract drafting, strategic project advice and dispute resolution work. He acts in a wide range of construction sectors in the UK and internationally, including general construction, transport, communications, industrial, process plant, petrochemical, and energy. Dispute resolution experience spans litigation, arbitration (domestic and international), adjudication, DAB/DRB, mediation, early neutral evaluation and expert determination. He has also conducted Government funded research into construction dispute resolution, as well as acting as a mediator in construction, engineering and commercial disputes, and sitting as adjudicator on international Dispute Adjudication Boards. Described by Chambers and Partners (2006) as "up and coming" and "very well known in the field," his industry background reassuring clients that he has a "good grasp of the issues." According to the IBA's Who's Who Legal Construction 2007 he is "revered for his "excellent mind"."
Career
He qualified at Masons, and was formerly a senior lecturer at the University of Westminster. Before joining the University of Westminster in 1993 he worked in the construction industry for a period of approximately 8 years. A solicitor and chartered surveyor, his dual qualifications provide a layer of expertise that adds a practical level to his work. He joined Fenwick Elliott as an Associate in March 2002, and became a partner on 1 January 2004.
Qualifications
Solicitor, FRICS, FCIArb, MCIOB, CEDR Solve lead mediator, UK Mediation registered, ADR Chambers registered, Resolex registered and Construction Conciliator's Group registered. BSc (Hons) with first class honours, Diploma in Law, Legal Practice Diploma, LLM (Lond) including distinction for ADR at the London School of Economics, CIArb adjudication course, CEDR mediation course, Dispute Review Board certificate (practice and chairing).
Other activities
Nicholas is a Senior Visiting Lecturer and an Executive Committee Member, at the Centre of Construction Law, King's College, London, and an assessor for the Commercial Management MSc at UMIST. Nicholas regularly lectures at King's College London, and the National University of Singapore. He also lectures for IBC at their summer school at Cambridge University, Pickavance Masterclass, ICE, RICS, UMIST, CEDR together with a variety of in-house and ad hoc lectures. Video includes: Einstein Network; Mediationfirst; and a live radio appearance on BBC Southern Radio.
He has published widely in the area of construction law and dispute resolution, and won a Silver Award at the CIOB Literary Awards in 2000 for his book "Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry" published by Thomas Telford. The Rt. Hon Sir Philip Otton described the book as "the most fascinating publication to come across [his] desk for many a year." A list of his publications and articles is available.
Memberships
Nicholas is the Chairman of the Society of Construction Law and Chair of the Junior SCL Committee, the Vice Chairman and case editor for the Adjudication Society, visiting lecturer at UMIST, Publicity Officer of the CCG, and member of King's College Construction Law Association.