Background
Chris Hough is a solicitor and Chartered Engineer. He graduated in Civil & Structural Engineering in 1980, became a Chartered Engineer in 1984 and qualified as a solicitor in 1990. Since legal qualification he has specialised in construction law in the UK and internationally.
Adjudication
Chris has given adjudicator decisions in disputes valued at more than £10 million. His adjudication panel memberships are ICE, RICS, RIBA, TeCSA and UK Adjudicators. He founded adjudication.co.uk.
Professional service and arbitration
His CV records service on the ICE Law & Contract Management Committee. He has also been registered as an arbitrator with ICE and completed and passed the FIDIC assessment course for membership of the President’s DAB panel.
Typical subject matter
- Payment, notices and valuation
- Final accounts and variations
- Delay, disruption and extensions of time
- Defects and technical issues
- Construction and engineering contract interpretation