Track Record
Buildings

Daniel Atkinson has wide experience over 30 years of managing both projects and disputes over a range of industries.  Daniel Atkinson has also been responsible for the supervision of a large number of disputes and their resolution.  In all these a hands-on approach has always been adopted.

Daniel Atkinson has had extensive experience of disputes in relation to Buildings as well as experience of building sites and the design of buildings.  the dispute experience includes:

 

  1. Advocate in a UK arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 for professional negligence, relating to a building dispute settled successfully.
  2. Advising an Employer on a prestigious public building on his potential liabilities and the payment due to package contractors and extensions of time due, which led to realistic settlements of the accounts.
  3. Dispute Manager and Advocate on a dispute on the refurbishment of a hospital including mediation, adjudication and arbitration leading to settlement.
  4. Managed the conduct of the defence in arbitration on a shopping centre for a development corporation concerning a design and construction form of contract. Secured a successful settlement for the client before hearing.
  5. Conduct of a UK case relating to a dispute on the construction of an Hospital involving analysis of delay and disruption using the comparative norm method and acting as advocate in negotiations.
  6. Directed a team of professionals on a dispute involving a major development on a management form of contract with a national management contractor. The preparation of extension of time claims allowed the contractor to receive a substantial award in the subsequent arbitration.

Numerous instructions from employers, Architects, contractors and subcontractors on commercial issues, giving advice, drafting letters as appropriate, preparing or reviewing extension of time entitlement and leading negotiations to settlement of disputes.  Instructions have related to 

  1. building and wet finishing works,
  2. drainage and landscaping,
  3. mechanical and electrical building installations,
  4. heating and ventilation in buildings,
  5. fit-out works including shopfitting and floors.