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Marian Regan

Marian Regan

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Marian Regan is a chartered engineer and certified project manager with a strong track record of working with public, semi-state and private sector clients across electricity, railway, education, healthcare and finance. She holds an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MSc in Business and Finance, as well as qualifications in Construction Law & Contract Administration, Arbitration Law, Public Procurement and Accounting and Business. 

Catherine Needham

Catherine Needham

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Catherine Needham BL holds an MSc in Business and Finance, the Barrister-at-Law Degree from the Honourable Society of King's Inns, a Certificate in Commercial Contracts from the Law Society of Ireland, a Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration from Trinity College Dublin, and a Professional Diploma in Arbitration Law from University College Dublin. She is currently a PhD (Law) candidate. Catherine is a practising Junior Counsel at the Law Library, Dublin, specialising in Commercial and Public Law, Media Law, Property Law and Construction Law. She is a member of the Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Bar of Ireland, the Construction Bar Association, and the Negotiation Committee of the Bar of Ireland. Catherine is former Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ireland Branch) and serves as a National Committee Nomination Commission Member with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

She is Co-Editor of The Bar Review and Co-Editor of the Construction, Engineering and Energy Law Journal of Ireland (CEEJ). Catherine is also a Tutor on the Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration at Trinity College Dublin and regularly contributes to arbitration training and mock arbitration exercises. She is an Accredited Commercial Mediator (CEDR), Family Law Mediator (ARC), and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCiarb) and Adjudicator. She has been nominated by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to serve on the RIAl Professional Conduct Committee under the Building Control Act 2007, and also serves on the Admissions Board of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) under the Building Control Act 2007. Finally, Catherine has been recently nominated for appointment to the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) Panel of Arbitrators, New York. 

Shane O'Connor

Shane O'Connor

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Shane O’Connor is a solicitor and a Partner in RDJ LLP based in its Cork office. Shane spent almost 6 years working for Uisce Éireann and Gas Networks Ireland as a commercial lawyer following several years in private practice in Ireland and the UK. He deals with a range of construction, procurement, and regulatory issues with involvement in some of the largest projects in the state prior to qualification, as a private practice solicitor, and throughout his time spent in-house. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Law (Trinity College Dublin) and a Diploma in Procurement Law (The Honourable Society in Kings Inns).

John Delaney

John Delaney

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John Delaney is the Managing Director of Rimkus Ireland, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, with 25 years of commercial experience on a range of projects in civil engineering, transport, mixed use, high rise, commercial, residential, industrial, health and local authority sectors. John is regularly appointed as a Quantum Expert. John has been appointed as Quantum Expert in respect of matters before the High Court in Ireland, a matter before a County Court in the UK, a matter in Arbitration, matters in mediation and in respect of numerous matters under statutory Adjudication in the UK and Ireland. John is regularly appointed to provide opinion as to quantum in respect of professional negligence claims made against construction design team members. John holds qualifications in Construction Law, International Arbitration, Construction Adjudication and Expert Evidence.