Expert profile

Tom Kapapa

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Highlights

Widely experienced and qualified surveyor.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination, including ‘hot-tubbing’.
Acts as both a delay and quantum expert.
Specialises in delay and quantum issues for complex civil and building infrastructure projects and industrial works
Acts as an assessor for RICS and provides professional training.

Services

Construction Delay & Disruption | Construction Quantum | International Arbitration

Industries

Tom has an exceptionally clear and concise way of explaining very complex delay issues. He delivers assessments that are straightforward for a tribunal to understand. Tom is very knowledgeable in both delay analysis and quantum.
Lexology Index - Arbitration - Thought Leader

Expertise

Tom Kapapa is a surveyor with over 25 years of construction industry experience. He acts as both a delay and quantum expert and has been appointed on eight occasions.

Tom has acted as expert for disputed sums up to US$600 million and for projects values in excess of US$5 billion. He has been cross-examined in international arbitration twice, including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing), and has been praised by both counsel and tribunals for his testimony. Tom also acts as both an arbitrator and mediator and has taken the lead on a dispute adjudication board (DAB), as well as leading numerous claims negotiations.

Tom specialises in delay and quantum issues for civil and building infrastructure and industrial works. He quickly unravels complex situations, by simplifying the key elements necessary to solve issues, before reaching a formal dispute process.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Arbitration – Thought Leader
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Construction

Rolling Stocks and Trackworks construction, Qatar – party appointed quantum and delay expert for the respondent under ICC arbitration rules.
Offices and Retail Buildings Project, Dubai – party appointed delay expert for the respondent under DIAC arbitration rules.
Wastewater Recycle and Reduction Project, Qatar – party appointed quantum and delay expert for the claimant under UNCITRAL arbitration rules.
Doha Metro, Qatar – party appointed quantum and delay expert for the respondent in this ICC arbitration.
Major Highway/Avenue Project, Qatar – party appointed quantum and delay expert for the respondent in this ICC arbitration.
Hotel and Retail Development, Qatar – party appointed quantum and delay expert for the claimant in this ICC arbitration.

Waste to Energy Plant, Qatar – party appointed quantum expert for the claimant in this ICC arbitration.
Kuwait Hospital, Qatar – party appointed delay expert for the claimant in this ICC arbitration.
Main Passenger Terminals Concourse A, B and C, Qatar – party appointed quantum and delay expert for the claimant in this ICC arbitration.
Dredging and reclamation Works, Bahrain – party appointed quantum and delay expert for the claimant in this BCDR arbitration.

Tom possesses a deep understanding of complex technical concepts and methodologies. He always remains calm under pressure.
Lexology Index - Construction

Background

Tom has a broad construction background, working as both a site manager and surveyor on a variety of projects across the Africa, the Middle East and the UK. His diverse sectoral experience ranges from major city developments (including high-rise tower buildings and leisure developments), road and motorway construction, rail and station construction, and major structural steelwork to water, wastewater and infrastructure drainage, power station construction, oil and gas development, LNG complex development, and mechanical and electrical infrastructure.

Tom is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors (RICS) and an Academy of Experts certified quantum expert. He acts as an assessor for RICS in the Middle East and provides training and mentoring for quantity surveyors and contact administrators in Qatar.

Qualifications

LLM International Dispute Resolution
MSc Eng Construction Management and Engineering
BSc Civil Eng and Commercial Management
DipQS
DipArb
Global MBA – Construction