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Roger Ter Haar KC
Position
Queen’s Counsel specialising in arbitration and adjudication in Construction, Engineering, Insurance, Reinsurance, Energy, Shipbuilding and Professional Negligence Disputes.
Career
Roger ter Haar QC practices from Crown Office Chambers as an international arbitrator covering Construction, Engineering, Insurance, re-insurance, Energy, Shipbuilding and Professional Negligence.
Roger’s appointments include presiding arbitrator, tribunal member and sole arbitrator, principally (though by no means exclusively) in ICC, LCIA, DIAC, LCIA-DIFC and SIAC. Arbitral seats have included London, Dubai, Qatar, Singapore, and the Caribbean. This include (As Chair) A claim for US $215M in respect of an oil pipe line dispute in Africa (Ad hoc under UNCITRAL rules); (As party appointed Arbitrator) A claim for US $600M arising out of an LNG project in Australia (ICC); (As party appointed arbitrator) A claim for £200M arising out of a construction project in Dubai (DIAC); and (As sole arbitrator)an Insurance dispute concerning business interruption losses (ad hoc), and (as sole arbitrator)a dispute as to the cover provided under the Hong Kong Solicitors indemnity scheme.
Roger also sits on DAB Panels including part of a three man panel in disputes arising out of a dredging contract at an East African port, as well as sitting as Adjudicator including a claim brought under the FIDIC Yellow Book and numerous PFI/PPP disputes.
Roger is a member of the HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators, the Panel of KCAB International Arbitrators and of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators. Additionally, he formerly sat as a Chairman of a Lloyd’s Disciplinary Committee.
He sits as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Technology and Construction Court, Administrative Court and the Queen’s Bench Division of the English High Court of Justice.
Memberships
Society of Construction Law, TECBAR, COMBAR, IBA
Admitted to the Bars of Ireland and Gibraltar as well as the Bar of England and Wales. Previously admitted ad hoc to the Bar of Hong Kong.
Education
Felsted,
Magdalen College, Oxford
BA Jurisprudence 1973
Became Bencher of Inner Temple 1993
(1995-1999: Chairman, Inner Temple Estates Committee)
Leisure
Gardening, golf, reading.
Lawyer Rankings
Middle East: The English Bar > Construction
(Leading silks)Ranked: Tier 2Roger ter Haar KC – Crown Office Chambers ‘A clever and commercial barrister who is a skilled arbitrator.’
Boasting a strong track record in international disputes, Crown Office Chambers’ key strengths lie in construction and engineering arbitration across the Middle East. Key members of the set include Andrew Rigney KC, full-time arbitrator Roger Ter Haar KC, and Crispin Winser KC, the latter pair enjoy a strong reputation in energy and infrastructure arbitration. Anna Laney’s broad caseload encompasses airport, residential, and stadium developments.