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WELCOME TO
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CFPM SOLUTION
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CONSTRUCTION EXPERT EVIDENCE AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION​

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ABOUT

CFPM Solutions is a construction consulting company working with principals, contractors and their legal advisers. The business delivers services across the following distinct and defined key services:

  

  • ⚖️ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) — decision‑making roles;

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  • 🛡️ Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Board (DAB / DAAB);

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  • 🏛️Tribunal Appointed Expert;

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  • 📑 Expert Evidence and Expert Witness.

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SERVICES

​​⚖️ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

​As the Principal Director of the business, I'm an adjudicator, expert determiner, and arbitrator.  These roles are separate from expert evidence, and involve making a final and binding determinations span a broad range of construction issues, including:

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  • Delay and disruption;

  • Variations;

  • Payment and valuation matters;

  • Quantum of loss and damage;

  • Defects;

  • Technical and engineering issues;

  • Contract interpretation;

  • Performance and compliance issues.​

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​​As the principal of CFPM Solutions, I provide specialist Dispute Board services designed to keep projects moving smoothly and collaboratively.  I bring a unique blend of civil engineering and construction law expertise, enabling me to deliver practical, strictly independent, and commercially grounded guidance throughout the life of a project.

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My role focuses on preventing disputes before they escalate, by offering clear advisory opinions that help parties resolve issues early and maintain strong working relationships.  I also provide binding decisions, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently so that teams continues to stay focused on delivery.

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With a commitment to fairness, transparency, and independence, I help projects to avoid delays and achieve better outcomes.

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🏛️Tribunal Appointed Expert

My Tribunal Appointed Expert service provides an independent source of clarity in the most complex technical disputes.  Appointed directly by an arbitral tribunal or a dispute avoidance panel, I combine extensive subject‑matter expertise with a rigorous, impartial methodology to deliver clear, evidence-based findings that decision‑makers can rely on.  My service streamlines proceedings by translating intricate technical issues into concise, evidence‑based conclusions, helping parties and tribunals reach resolution with confidence. With a commitment to integrity, transparency, and professional expertise, I ensure that every opinion expressed is credible and robust—supporting fair, efficient, and cost‑effective dispute outcomes.

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📑 Expert Evidence and Expert Witness

​In addition to the above services, I also provide expert witness and expert evidence services for disputes involving programming, delay, disruption and the resulting valuation of the loss and damage.  These matters require a cause‑and‑effect analysis, which includes identifying the events and examining their root causes.

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Root causes may involve:

  • Technical or engineering issues;

  • Project management and constructability issues;

  • Defects;

  • loss of productivity issues;

  • Access or sequencing constraints;

  • Variations and scope changes.

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Expert evidence services include:

  • Expert witness;

  • Independent opinion evidence on programming, delay, disruption and resulting loss and damage;

  • Cause‑and‑effect (causal link) analysis;

  • Assessment of delay, disruption and EOT matters;

  • Analysis of technical, engineering, defect‑related, productivity‑related or other contributing factors;

  • Explanation of how particular events resulted in delay and associated impacts;

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These services assist courts, arbitrators and tribunals by setting out clear technical findings and the reasoning behind them.​

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​​🧭 Service Approach

​​Across all service streams, CFPM Solutions provides:

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  • Clear analysis;

  • Structured reasoning;

  • Findings supported by evidence and relevant information;

  • Accurate technical assessments and well‑reasoned outcomes suited to the requirements of each matter;

  • Clear delineation between service lines ensuring transparent communication.​​

PROFILE

NSW GOVERNMENT SUPPLIER

CFPM Solutions is a NSW and Federal Government Approved and Fully Pre-qualified Supplier for the following services:

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  • Infrastructure Major Project Procurement / Delivery and Project Management;

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  • Infrastructure Strategy and Planning;

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  • Project Management; and

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  • Forensic Advisory.

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QUALIFICATIONS

  • LLM – Construction Law and Arbitration,

  • BSc. Civil Engineering.

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ACCREDITATION & LICENCES 

  • Wholesale Energy Market – Panel of Independent Engineers and Dispute Resolution Advisers – Resolution Institute (reference);

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  • Expert Determiner – Resolution Institute (reference);​​​
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  • Expert Determiner – RICS Australasia;

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  • Arbitrator – Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA - reference)​​;

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  • Arbitrator – Resolution Institute (reference);

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  • FCIArb – Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (reference: UK & Australia);​

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  • Adjudicator – NSW, WA, QLD, and NT

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  • Expert Witness – Resolution Institute (reference);

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  • PMP – Project Management Professional;​​​

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  • PSP – Planning and Scheduling Professional.

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MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

  • Fellow of the Resolution Institute (reference);

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  • Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA); ​

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  • Member of DRBF Region 3 (reference);​​​​

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  • FCIArb – Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (reference: UK & Australia);​

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  • Member – International Chamber of Commerce  (ICC Australia); ​​

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  • Member of Engineers Australia.​​

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Shady Mikhai, Principal of CFPM Solutions.  Expert Evidence & Alternative Dispute Resolution

SHADY MIKHAIL

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Last Updated: 1 June 2026

E: enquiries@cfpmsolutions.com  ||  ABN: 98 633 416 145 / ACN: 633 416 145

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