FIDIC Adjudicator Details

International Client Manager

Svetlana  Borisova

  Country of residence: United Kingdom

  Citizenship: United Kingdom

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/svetlana-borisova-llm-fciarb-88bb802a/

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Countries with experience

Other countries with experience:

Global regions

  • East Asia
  • East Europe
  • West Europe
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
  • Sub Sahara Africa

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Bulgarian
  • Russian

Other languages spoken: Macedonian

Construction contract experience

  • Construction Contract 2nd Ed (2017 Red Book)
  • Construction Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Red Book)
  • Construction Contract, MDB Harmonised Ed, June 2010
  • Design-Build-Operate Contract, 1st Ed 2008
  • EPC/Turnkey Contract 2nd Ed (2017 Silver Book)
  • EPC/Turnkey Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Silver Book)
  • Plant & Design-Build Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Yellow Book)
  • Plant and Design-Build Contract 2nd Ed (2017 Yellow Book)
  • Short Form of Contract, 1st Ed 1999
  • Conditions of Contract for Underground Works (2019 Emerald book)

Consultancy contract experience

  • Client-Consultant Agreement (White Book), 4th Ed 2006
  • Client-Consultant Agreement (White Book), 5th Ed 2017
  • Model Joint Venture (Consortium) Agreement 2ND Edition (2017)
  • Sub-Consultancy Agreement, 2 Ed 2017

Specialist contract experience

  • Construction Subcontract, 1st. Ed. 2011
  • Conditions of Contract for Underground Works, 2019

CV - Services offered

  • Arbitration
  • Adjudication
  • Contract Expert/specialist
  • Independent expert
  • Expert witness

Technical expertise

  • Building services - lighting/electrical
  • Chemical Engineering - Plastics
  • Construction law
  • Cost engineering (QS)
  • Energy & Power - Nuclear Fuel Systems
  • Energy & Power - Hydro Systems
  • Energy & Power - Natural gas and LNG Facilities
  • Energy & Power - other
  • Infrastructure, Railways, Bridges
  • Metro railway and stations
  • Metals and Mining
  • Road and highways - bridges and car parks
  • Road and highways - other
  • Rail - Infrastructure Engineering and Maintenance
  • Rail - other
  • Waste Disposal - Solid Waste Management
  • Claims and variations

  • Extension of time
  • Project scheduling
  • Defects
  • Failure investigations
  • Flood damage

Short summary experiences

Construction dispute resolution professional with 25 years of substantial experience working with FIDIC Conditions of Contract on major infrastructure projects in Africa, Europe, Iraq, Iran, Russia and Qatar. Involved in dispute board proceedings concerning contractual interpretation, interim payment mechanisms, price adjustment, variations, and time-related issues. Experienced in analysing contemporaneous records, assessing entitlement and quantum, and evaluating submissions from multiple parties in a structured and impartial manner. Familiar with dispute avoidance techniques and the operation of Dispute Boards under the FIDIC suite, with a strong commitment to independence, procedural fairness, and reasoned decision-making.

Position and experience

Acredited mediator: No
Acredited arbitrator: No

Employment status:
Present position:
Previous positions: Dispute Resolution Specialist, Contract and Claims Advisor, Senior Contract Manager Execution

Experience

  • Construction Dispute Resolution Lawyer and Quantum Expert

Affiliations/Memberships

  • Worshipful Company of Arbitrators
  • FCIARb
  • DRBF

Panel listings

  • FIDIC President's List of Certified Adjudicators

Qualifications, jurisdiction and discipline

  • Masters Construction Law and Arbitration
  • CIArb Oxford Diploma in International Arbitration
  • Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitration
  • ASA Certified Arbitral Tribunal Secretary