News | May 8, 2026
A recent study by Tatyana Avilova, Economist at Secretariat has been selected by the Editor of JAMA Health Forum as an Editor’s Choice: Clinical Trial of 2025.
Mr. Jassam is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with more than 14 years of experience in quantity surveying, contract administration, procurement and supply chain management, and dispute resolution on international construction projects. He has worked on projects of varying size and complexity across Australia, the United Kingdom, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Mr. Jassam is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with more than 14 years of experience in quantity surveying, contract administration, procurement and supply chain management, and dispute resolution on international construction projects. He has worked on projects of varying size and complexity across Australia, the United Kingdom, Africa, and the Middle East.
He has supported quantum experts in adjudications and international arbitrations across the UK, Africa, and the Middle East, carrying out detailed assessments of disputed costs including defects, delay and disruption, diminution in value, and other claims arising from breaches of contract.
Mr. Jassam has extensive experience in delivering construction projects, with a particular focus on procurement and supply chain management within the oil and gas sector.
His experience spans a wide range of bespoke contract types and complex project issues, including valuation of variations, novation agreements, performance-based interventions, defects management, procurement strategy, and contract close-out.
A recent study by Tatyana Avilova, Economist at Secretariat has been selected by the Editor of JAMA Health Forum as an Editor’s Choice: Clinical Trial of 2025.
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