Name:	Robert Buchanan
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Solicitor Chartered Civil Engineer
Year of Birth:	1967
Qualifications:	B.Eng (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, UK Post-graduate diploma in Law (Common Professional Examination), College of Law, Guildford, UK Post-graduate diploma in Law (Legal Practice Course), College of Law, Guildford, UK
Registrations:	Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (admitted 1998) Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (admitted 1994) Major in the British Army Reserve
Professional associations:	Member of the British Tunnelling Society Fellow of the Faculty of Building
Contact:	Deacons, Level 17, 175 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Tel: +61(0)73309 0722 FAX: +61(0) 73309 0999 Mobile: +61(0)412 034 461 rob.buchanan@deacons.com.au

CAREER SUMMARY

Key Experience:
Dispute Resolution including: litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation, mediation, expert determination, conciliation and negotiation.

Project Advisory Support including legal risk analysis and litigation, given during the construction phase of large infrastructure projects enabling clients to identify and manage risk before it crystallises into a dispute.

Procurement including contract drafting and tender vetting.

Project management and engineering.

Brief Resume:
Rob Buchanan has significant experience in all aspects of Construction Law in many jurisdictions. Currently a Consultant (Partner designate) at Deacons, he was formally a Senior Associate at Masons, the pre-eminent Construction Law firm in the UK. The types of work in relation to which Rob has advised include rail, tunnelling, utilities, stabilisation works, sewerage, coastal defence, commercial development, roads, mechanical & electrical and bridges. Rob has recently concluded project support and dispute resolution advice to contractors involved with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and also the East London Railway Line in the UK, both of which included significant amounts of tunnelling.