AdjudicatorCareer History:
Professional Training & Development:
Experience:
Specific Expert Witness Reports Prepared:
(Examples of reports prepared or responded to over the last 15 years)
1966 - 71 John Laing Construction Trainee surveyor
1971 - 72 Jelsons (Contracts) Ltd. Surveyor
1973 - 80 SOL Construction Ltd. Senior Surveyor
Chief Surveyor
1981 - 90 S. C. Construction. Director
1990 - date Stuart C. Holland Consultancy.
Institute of Quantity Surveyors “block release” training course at Ewell & Croydon Technical Colleges
Elected to corporate membership of IQS 1971
Elected Fellow, FRICS, 1989
Chairman, Trent Valley Branch, IQS, 1981-1982
Chairman of RICS Assessment of Professional Competence panels, 1994 to date
Institute of Arbitrators, Entry Course, 1994
Institute of Arbitrators, Expert Witness Course, 1996
Association of Construction Adjudicators,
Training course and examination, March 1998
Member of The Society of Construction Law
Listed in Law Society Directory of Expert Witnesses.
2003 – 2007 Appointment as External Assessor to Loughborough University on the Quantity Surveying and Construction Management courses
2005 - RIBA/RICS Collaborative Training for Adjudicators
2008 – Training course for adjudicators to resolve disputes between homeowners and members of the Federation of Master Builders.
40 years in the Construction Industry has given considerable knowledge of building projects ranging in value from small domestic to multi million pound schemes.
As a very experienced Quantity Surveyor working on commercial, residential, industrial, educational and health care schemes dealing with the entire process including initial feasibility and cost planning, preparation of specifications and schedules of work, preparation of contract documents, advising on likely cost of variations and preparation of the final account.
As an experienced Project Manager /Employers Representative working on various domestic and commercial projects, including new build and refurbishment, with values from £100,000 to £1.5 million
As an Expert Witness preparing reports for clients in both the domestic and commercial sector relating to schemes with values to £3M.
Regularly appearing in Court to give Expert Evidence both as Single Joint Expert and representing individual parties.
Since the introduction of the Construction Act taking a positive role in adjudication, acting as adjudicator and preparing referrals or acting on behalf of the responding party.
Regularly working with solicitors and barristers in preparing referrals to adjudication and / or arbitration.
Dividing work equally between “sharp end” construction and dispute resolution as it is essential, when representing clients in dispute resolution, to be aware of current trends, construction methods, prices and market influences.
Defective paintwork to hardwood conservatory
Defective building works to new dwelling
Negligent preparation of building survey
Cost and value disputes on new maternity building (approx. £3 million.)
Cost and value dispute on new Supermarket (approx. £3 million.)
Defective installation of windows
Disputed value of final account for new dwelling
Disputed value of final account for cottage renovation
Defective garage roof construction
Dispute over boundary lines
Alleged corruption against a city councilor for planning breaches
Evidence for Crown Prosecution Service following criminal injury case involving building survey
Defective building works following collapse of walls
Defective floor construction
1971 - 72 Jelsons (Contracts) Ltd. Surveyor
1973 - 80 SOL Construction Ltd. Senior Surveyor
Chief Surveyor
1981 - 90 S. C. Construction. Director
1990 - date Stuart C. Holland Consultancy.
Institute of Quantity Surveyors “block release” training course at Ewell & Croydon Technical Colleges
Elected to corporate membership of IQS 1971
Elected Fellow, FRICS, 1989
Chairman, Trent Valley Branch, IQS, 1981-1982
Chairman of RICS Assessment of Professional Competence panels, 1994 to date
Institute of Arbitrators, Entry Course, 1994
Institute of Arbitrators, Expert Witness Course, 1996
Association of Construction Adjudicators,
Training course and examination, March 1998
Member of The Society of Construction Law
Listed in Law Society Directory of Expert Witnesses.
2003 – 2007 Appointment as External Assessor to Loughborough University on the Quantity Surveying and Construction Management courses
2005 - RIBA/RICS Collaborative Training for Adjudicators
2008 – Training course for adjudicators to resolve disputes between homeowners and members of the Federation of Master Builders.
40 years in the Construction Industry has given considerable knowledge of building projects ranging in value from small domestic to multi million pound schemes.
As a very experienced Quantity Surveyor working on commercial, residential, industrial, educational and health care schemes dealing with the entire process including initial feasibility and cost planning, preparation of specifications and schedules of work, preparation of contract documents, advising on likely cost of variations and preparation of the final account.
As an experienced Project Manager /Employers Representative working on various domestic and commercial projects, including new build and refurbishment, with values from £100,000 to £1.5 million
As an Expert Witness preparing reports for clients in both the domestic and commercial sector relating to schemes with values to £3M.
Regularly appearing in Court to give Expert Evidence both as Single Joint Expert and representing individual parties.
Since the introduction of the Construction Act taking a positive role in adjudication, acting as adjudicator and preparing referrals or acting on behalf of the responding party.
Regularly working with solicitors and barristers in preparing referrals to adjudication and / or arbitration.
Dividing work equally between “sharp end” construction and dispute resolution as it is essential, when representing clients in dispute resolution, to be aware of current trends, construction methods, prices and market influences.
Defective paintwork to hardwood conservatory
Defective building works to new dwelling
Negligent preparation of building survey
Cost and value disputes on new maternity building (approx. £3 million.)
Cost and value dispute on new Supermarket (approx. £3 million.)
Defective installation of windows
Disputed value of final account for new dwelling
Disputed value of final account for cottage renovation
Defective garage roof construction
Dispute over boundary lines
Alleged corruption against a city councilor for planning breaches
Evidence for Crown Prosecution Service following criminal injury case involving building survey
Defective building works following collapse of walls
Defective floor construction
