My professional career has involved me in the design and construction of a comprehensive range of building types, including many complex ones, for which I have had to deal with both traditional and innovative technical, analytical and contractual problems. On the basis of my extensive experience I have also successfully practised as an expert witness, taking on consultant assignments in disputes and litigation since 1991.
While my remit as an expert witness has been as wide as my experience in planning, design and construction and my skills thereby can meet all general professional requirements, my special knowledge and experience of particular matters has proved appropriate and has made a pronounced contribution in some kinds of cases:
Problems concerning
weathertightness, condensation
perishable or inappropriate building materials
subsidence, heave, cracking, sonic & seismic shock
commercial kitchen installations & servicing
interior design services and contracts
turnkey responsibilities in buildings of exceptional quality
construction workmanship
buildings for public authorities & corporate clients
defective work on listed buildings
design & specification inadequacies
planning requirements, applications and negotiations
fulfilment of statutory requirements
responsibilities of the architect.
My experience and instructions have also included service as
single joint expert
expert in multi-party actions
legal aid-funded expert
mediator
adjudicator
arbitrator
RIBA-registered Client Design Advisor
architectural competition assessment.