Examples of Work Undertaken

• Real Property Use and Development
• Construction and Engineering
• Defective Buildings, Dwellings and Products
• Commercial and Contractual Disputes
• Professional Liability
• Insolvency

Andrew's recent cases involving Professional Liability

• Advising upon and drafting claim against Architects and QS on a design and build commercial development project involving alleged negligent certification;
• Advising, drafting proceedings and representing householders in mediation (And in court) in professional liability claims against architects (involving certification of houses for the purposes of the Council of Mortgage lenders PCC and JCT certificates);
• Advising on a a potential claim against chartered surveyor who carried out the highest level of survey and inspection of a substantial property;
• Advising and drafting claims against Chartered surveyors who carried out the middle level of inspection of a modest properties (normally involving overvaluations due to failing to observe, or report on defects);
• Acting in a case involving camouflaged defects missed by a chartered surveyor involving a substantial property;
• Advising in claims against chartered surveyor, main contractor, subcontractor and architects concerning barn conversion projects with latent defects.
• Defending Engineering consultancy from claim by property owner for negligent design;

Further Work in the Field of Professional Liability

Advising, drafting proceedings and representing parties in professional negligence claims and fee disputes against construction professionals including:

• chartered quantity surveyors (e.g. negligent cost advice)
• chartered architects (e.g. negligent design, contract administration, certification and inspections)
• chartered building surveyors and g.p. surveyors (negligent surveys and valuations including failing to follow the trail on suspicion.)
• chartered civil and structural engineers (e.g. negligent geotechnical advice)
• design and build contractors (e.g. negligent design)
• subcontractors (negligent design)
• project managers (negligent cost advice and administration)

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