Arbitrator Details
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Name: Bwalya
Lumbwe
Nationality: ZAMBIA
Educational and Professional Memberships
B.Eng. (Civil) University of Zambia 1982.
M.Sc. (Construction) University of Technology, Loughborough, UK-1984.
LLM. (Construction Law and Arbitration) Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2017.
Certificate in Oil and Gas Contract Law, InformaConnect, 2020.
Chartered Arbitrator (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators-UK)- C. Arb.
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators-UK-FCIArb.
Registered Engineer (Zambia)-R.Eng.
Fellow of the Engineering Institution of Zambia-FEIZ.
Member of the Association of Consulting Engineers, Zambia-MConsEng(Z).
(Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Zambia/Kenya Branches-Fellow class).
Fellow of the Botswana Institute of Arbitrators.
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building-United Kingdom-FCIOB.
Chartered Construction Manager- UK.
Certified Construction Auditor-National Association of Construction Auditors, USA-CCA.
Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers-MASCE.
Current Position
Consulting Engineer
Professional Experience
43 PLUS Year as Civil Engineer
Arbitration Experience
13 Years
Publications
1. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘Constitution of Dispute Boards: What are the Salient Issues’ (Alternative
Dispute Resolution, vol 7, issue 1, 2019) 291.
2. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘The African Arbitration Association is Here. Now what?’ (Alternative
Dispute Resolution, vol 7, issue 2, 2019) 32.
3. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘Business Case for Arbitration and ADR in Africa: Dispute Resolution in
Construction and Infrastructure: Are we keeping in step with growth? (2nd NCIA International Arbitration Conference and ADR Conference, Mombasa, March 2020) [Presentation/paper] found at: https://www.conference.ncia.or.ke/. Click on download papers and presentations.
4. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘Effective Dispute Settlement as a Catalyst for Infrastructure Development in the Construction and Energy Industry’ (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vol 8, Issue 2,
2020).
5. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘Construction Dispute Resolution in Zambia: A Public Procurement
Perspective’ (2020), 36 Const.L.J. Issue 4, 314.
6. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘FIDIC 2017 Edition of Contracts: The Repercussions of Defining the Words
Claim & Dispute on the Claims and Dispute Referral Procedures’ (Arbitration: The
International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, Vol 86, Issue
4, 2020) 447.
7. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘FIDIC Around the World: Zambia’ IBA Construction Law International, Vol 15, Issue 4 (Dec 2020) 4.
8. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘The Arbitration Act, Zambia: Peculiarities and Implications’ (Alternative
Dispute Resolution, Vol 9 Issue 1, 2021) 114.
29. Bwalya Lumbwe, Remission of an Award: An Analysis of the Supreme Court of Zambia Decisions in Metalco Industries Ltd v Nubian Resources Ltd (2016) Z.R. Volume 3, p.1344, (African Journal of Arbitration and Mediation, Volume 1, Number 2, 2021) .
10. Bwalya Lumbwe ‘Arbitration Awards in Zambia: The Application of Interest under the Public
Works Sector Contracts’ (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vol 9 Issue 3, 2021) 39.
11. Bwalya Lumbwe ‘The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct: Judges as Arbitrators ’
(Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vol 9 Issue 4, 2021) 38.
12. Bwalya Lumbwe ‘The Zambian Public Procurement Act No. 8, 2020 -The Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Provisions: Are they Fit for Purpose?’ (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vol 10 Issue 2, 2022) 101.
13. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘Africanisation of International Dispute Resolution: Stocktaking of African
Construction and Engineering Disputes with Reference to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction’ (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vol 11 Issue 1, 2023) 116.
14. Bwalya Lumbwe, Book Review, ‘UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial
Arbitration: A Commentary on the Zimbabwean Arbitration Act,’ by Davison Kanokanga, Prince Kanokanga. [ISBN: 978 1 48513 953 9](Alternative Dispute Resolution, Vol 11 Issue
1, 2023) 252.
15. Bwalya Lumbwe, The Elephant in the Room: Ethical Issues on the Role of the Engineer in Claims and Dispute Resolution – Emphasis on the FIDIC 1999 Form of Construction Contract, [2023] ICLR 1000.
16. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘The FIDIC Pink Book and Public Procurement Legislation, Zambia’ IBA
Construction Law International, Vol 18 No. 2, July 2023.
17. Bwalya Lumbwe, ‘The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct: Judges as Arbitrators’
(Dispute Resolution International, Vol 17 No. 2, 2023) 159. [Republished and updated]
18. Bwalya Lumbwe et al, ‘Corruption in Infrastructure Development: Systemic Challenges and
Pathways to Reform’. Africa Construction Law Conference, May 2025, Nairobi.