Biography

Paul Winfield is a federal and provincial adjudicator, a panel member with ADR Chambers in Toronto, and the Vice Chair and Public Relations Officer of the CIArb Canada Branch.

With over 34 years of construction experience, Paul’s career progressed from office junior and quantity surveyor to claims consultant, in-house counsel, director, and third-party neutral. Paul has represented both contractors and owners, operating at every level of the  construction pyramid on a range of contracting strategies including lump sum, cost reimbursable, target cost, and the PPP/PFI environment. His experience includes a variety of bespoke and standard form contracts including CCDC, FIDIC, NEC, ICE, and JCT contracts on transportation and infrastructure, oil and gas pipelines and installations, process plants, utilities (water, gas, and power), airports, nuclear facilities, and commercial developments. Paul has also personally represented numerous owners and contractors in contract negotiation and adjudication, and has assisted counsel in a variety of ADR forums worldwide. His adjudication expertise includes claims identification, preparation, articulation, and advocacy. Subsets of that expertise include forensic quantum and delay analysis.

Paul was called to the bar of England and Wales and qualified as an arbitrator in 2010. He is a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Paul’s work has been published in Introduction to Construction Contract Management (Routledge, 2017).

Contact

ADR Chambers
4th Floor, 180 Duncan Mill Rd.
Toronto, ON M3B 1Z6

E: pwinfield@mail.com
T: +1 905 301 9160
www.winfield-adr.com