Expert Matters
Legal and Insurance

Australia

Assessment of claim in regard to delays caused by deep excavation wall movement, Melbourne

Expert engaged by the contractor in regard to significant movements of a 25m high retaining wall.  Opinions regarding key questions relating to issues of failure, categorization, cause and responsibility.  Engaged on the basis of my expertise in foundations, excavations, site investigation, foundation specifications and contracts.  Two reports provided.

Asia

Insurance matter in regard to damaged foundations for coal-fired power station, Thailand

Expert engaged by the Insurers to provide opinion in regard to cause.  Engaged on the basis of my expertise in driven spun piling, dynamic pile testing, construction control.  Reports and attendance at expert conclave.

Insurance matter in regard to 14 claims for foundations for coal-fired power station, Malaysia

Expert engaged by the Reinsurers to provide opinion in regard to cause.  Engaged on the basis of my expertise in piling, temporary earth retention systems, site investigation and interpretation and ground engineering.  Reports and attendance at expert conclave.

Insurance matter in regard to foundation settlement for high-rise building, Indonesia

Expert engaged by the Loss Adjustor to provide opinion in regard to cause.  Engaged on the basis of my expertise in piling, site investigation and interpretation and ground engineering.

Arbitration in regard to settlement of topside offloading facility foundations, Malaysia

Expert engaged by the Defendant to provide opinion in regard to cause.  Engaged on the basis of my expertise in piling, testing, site investigation and interpretation and ground engineering.

Opinion in regard to unforeseeable physical conditions claim, Bangladesh

Expert engaged by the Claimant to provide opinion in regard to the applicability of an unforeseeable physical conditions claim.

Arbitration in regard to damaged piles for coal offloading jetty, Lekir, Malaysia

Expert engaged to act as expert for the consultant in an arbitration with the contractor.  Engaged on the basis of my expertise in driven piling, dynamic pile testing, marine piling.  Report and attendance at expert conclave.

United States of America

Legal proceedings in regard to failure of pier foundation for expressway, Tampa, Florida

Expert engaged to provide opinion in regard to the reasonableness of the remediation requirements imposed by the client, based on my expertise in testing, specifications, codes or practice, limit state design principles and statistical analysis.  Informal reports only provided.  Matter settled.