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 is very likeable, hard-working, and easy to work with. He possesses the ability to read the room and provide practical views. Tom is a commercially-minded expert who offers quality work and attention to detail.
Lexology Index - Arbitration - Thought Leader

Expertise

Tom Kapapa is a surveyor with over 20 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

Transport

Construction

Tom Kapapa is a highly skilled expert with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. He is praised for his “deep understanding of complex technical concepts,” particularly in delay and quantum issues. His extensive involvement in projects across Africa, the Middle East, and the UK enhances his reputation as a leading expert.
Lexolgy Index - Consulting - Construction - Quantum, Delay and Technical

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.