Dimitrios Tousiakis is a Testifying Delay Expert and Partner of HKA, based in Dubai. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and an Accredited Expert Witness by RICS and The Academy of Experts. Dimitrios specialises in providing delay expert witness testimony for arbitrations, adjudications and in litigation in relation to construction disputes.
He has been appointed numerous times as independent Delay Expert Witness for ICC, UNCITRAL, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ADCCAC arbitrations and adjudications and has been cross-examined by KCs during hearings, on dispute values of up to US$800m. He has provided independent expert opinion to contractors and employers on some of the world’s largest hotel buildings, airports, oil refineries and power plants with values up to US$1.8bn
Dimitrios is recognised in several Lexology (Who’s Who Legal) categories, and notably as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the Construction Expert Witnesses category. Clients and peers describe Dimitrios as "one of the best delay practitioners across the globe" and praise his performance during cross-examination.
Dimitrios has a combination of office and site experience and has worked as an Engineer in both consultancy and contractor environments. Throughout the years, he has acquired experience and responsibilities in all stages of the project lifecycle from tendering to design, construction, and supervision, through to certification and dispute resolution.
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Updated at: 14/07/2024