Tim Maddock is deputy general counsel and head of contracts with Van Oord, dredging and marine contracting based in the Netherlands. Tim is a solicitor. He worked for various large city law firms in London, including six years in the international arbitration department at Clifford Chance. Tim joined Van Oord in 2001. He is responsible for the international contract management and dispute resolution of Van Oord. For the last 15 years, he has been involved in contracting and dispute resolution worldwide, including Singapore, Romania, Australia, Dubai, India and Argentina and is very familiar with all international standard forms. He was part of the FIDIC task group that reviewed the Form of Contract for Dredging and Reclamation.