Philip Bambagiotti

Barrister | Mediator | Arbitrator

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Philip is a barrister, specialist advocate, arbitration advocate, & international dispute resolution specialist. He practices from 10th Floor, St James Hall Chambers in Sydney, Australia, and from 3PB Barristers, 3 Paper Buildings, Temple London UK

He practices in Commercial Law, with an emphasis on Building, Engineering, & Construction law, Insurance, and the areas related to these. Aside from litigation, his practice has particular emphasis on arbitration, mediation, as well as early dispute strategy & management.

At the NSW Bar, Philip is regarded as one of the foremost practitioners in the specialist area of Building & Construction Law, including with respect to residential building disputes. Apart from his extensive experience in acting for different interests in construction disputes, he authored the leading text on residential building dispute in New South Wales, Building Disputes and the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), of which a 2nd Edition is underway. He is the general editor of the National Building Service.

He appears as a barrister in courts and tribunals, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, security of payments adjudications, and other alternative dispute resolution procedures in Australia. He appears in arbitrations internationally.

Philip is an active member of the legal community both in Australia and abroad, frequently speaking on Building, Engineering, & Construction issues (including contract drafting, dispute management, professional liability, The Home Building Act 1989, Security of Payments and Strata disputes), Commercial Law issues, as well as on the Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

In 2015 and 2016 has delivered papers in Hong Kong on the NEC3 Contract and its use in Hong Kong, Adjudication under the proposed Hong Kong Security of Payments regime and also the use and presentation of expert evidence in commercial disputes including BIM.

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Email: philip.bambagiotti@3pb.co.uk