Mr David Emin

Mr David Emin BSc (Hons) MSc FRICS FCIArb MAE MEWI

Quantity Surveying Expert Witness

I am a chartered quantity surveyor with over 18 years’ construction experience in residential, ministry of defence, education, healthcare, industrial, mixed-use, infrastructure and commercial building. I have significant hands-on experience in quantity surveying and contract administration under numerous suites/forms of contract including JCT, PPC, NEC, EPIC/EPC and bespoke forms, as well as experience of most methods of procurement. I am a Partner at Quantum Experts and able to act as a party appointed or single joint expert witness on construction disputes of all sizes and at all stages.

I specialise in contentious matters, I act for employers, contractors, and subcontractors, predominantly in the UK. I am able to deal with a wide range of matters such as the valuation of variations, interim and final accounts, matters relating to professional negligence, identification and valuation of defects, loss and expense claims, valuation at termination, the financial impact of late payment, loss of profit claims, as well as the financial impact of non-project related overheads.

I currently provide quantity surveying and contract administration services to clients, and therefore have up to date knowledge and experience of construction and quantity surveying matters. In my current role as a Director of Create Living Group, I regularly undertake all aspects relating to property investment/development, deal analysis, project finance, negotiation and acquisition of assets, assessment of refurbishment/development costs, and management of the project through to refinance and ultimately rental or sale.

Dispute Avoidance

• Independent pre-claims advice to prospective claimants or defendants

Expert Witness (single joint expert or party appointed expert)

• All aspects of quantity surveying opinion
• Professional negligence
• Quantum analysis of claims
• Assessment of interim and final accounts
• Assessment of overhead recovery and loss of profit claims
• Identification of construction defects and quantification of the cost remedial works

Advocacy / Expert Advisor

• Claim preparation
• Providing advice relating to the strengths and weakness of a claim
• Assessment of contract works, variations and contract changes
• Assessment of loss and/or expense, arising out of delays and disruption
• Attending at without prejudice meetings with the intention of early settlement

Acting as Dispute Resolvers in ADR as:

• Adjudicator
• Expert determiner
• Mediator

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