Dr Cyril Chern is a Barrister practising at 4 New Square Chambers, London. He has practised since 1972, specifically in the areas of engineering and construction disputes in the United Kingdom, the EU and internationally. Not only is he a highly praised and respected Barrister, he is also a Chartered Architect, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Adjudicator, and Engineer and has written widely on Construction Disputes, Construction Law, and Mediation. He also teaches Dispute Board Courses for the World Bank/International Finance Corporation, FIDIC and the Dispute Board Federation (Geneva), as well as the comprehensive advanced FIDIC contracts course and commercial mediation for the Bar Council Mediation seminar, the World Bank, the IFC, and the DBF.