South West and Wales Region

Trevor Drury

Trevor Drury

Chairman

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Trevor is a practising barrister, panel adjudicator, ADR Group accredited mediator, chartered quantity surveyor, chartered construction manager, and project management consultant with over 40 years’ experience working within the construction and infrastructure industries. He is a tenant at 12 Old Square Chambers in London and Managing Director of forensic and expert advisory consultants, Morecraft Drury. He is past Chair of the Western Counties Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, past Chair of the Chartered Institute of Building Bristol Hub and currently sits on those committees as immediate past Chair. Trevor is also a former RICS branch Chair and member of the Society of Construction Law.

Simon Yates

Simon Yates

Treasurer

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Simon is a dual qualified Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, with over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry. He is a Director at Rowfield Commercial and the current Chair of the Wales Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Simon is also a panel adjudicator (CIArb, UKA, CIC, CEDR), and RICS Registered Expert Witness. He is a member of the Society of Construction Law and the Adjudication Society.

Karl Cleife

Karl Cleife

Secretary

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Karl is the commercial director for the UK branch of a specialist ground engineering company and a member of the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committees for recruitment and conduct. With 40 years experience in the construction and civil engineering industries he is a Fellow of both the CIOB and CIArb, a past chair of Wiltshire CIOB, a member of the Society of Construction Law, the Adjudication Society and King’s College Construction Law Association.

Leigh Belasco

Leigh Belasco

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Leigh Belasco is a Consultant and Director of Belasco Associates Ltd. He is a dual-qualified Engineer and Quantity Surveyor with 30 years’ experience. He has been appointed in 300+ adjudications as both adjudicator and party representative, and in 200+ expert witness matters in civil and criminal cases. He specialises in construction, engineering, and professional negligence issues. He is a Fellow of both the RICS, CIArb, CIOB and IChemE. He sits on the RICS, CIC, IChemE, UKA and CIArb adjudication panels.