After some 20 years successful career as an Engineer in the last 20 years Daniel Atkinson has specialised in construction dispute resolution by negotiation, adjudication and arbitration. He has managed the process and in the larger disputes led the team. He has regularly acted as advocate.
He has been appointed as Adjudicator and Arbitrator.
Civil Engineering, Building, Process Engineering, Specialist Engineering. See Business CV for details
Experience as an Engineer on a wide range of projects in both design and construction. Responsiblities as a Chartered Engineer included hte development of ports, marine structures, roads, bridges, railways, water schemes, tunnels, earthworks and buildings. Involved in all aspects of civil engineering projects including conceptualisation, cost estimates, site investigations, design management, the preparation of contract documentation and the administration and supervision of construction and the settlement of disputes. See Professional CV for details.
Representative/Counsel: Over 50 references, mostly of complex and high value. Investigating evidence, taking witness statements, instructing Experts, drafting Notice of Adjudication, drafting Referral, compiling exhibits, preparing and making submissions on law and fact and jurisdictional argument. See Professional CV for details.
Adjudicator: Over 30 references on disputes from £40,000 to £15m. In most cases the parties have been represented by solicitors and Counsel and the issues have been complex legally and factually.
The contracts have been JCT forms, NEC, IChemE and various bespoke forms of subcontract. The disciplines have included building works, mechanical and electrical services, bridge construction, roads, pharmaceutical facility, tunnels and ground conditions, design and professional services.
Representative/Counsel: Over 25 references. The arbitrations have been both domestic and international involving laboratory buildings, healthcare building, building fit out, building works for M&E plants, tunnels, manufacture of tunnel boring machines, duct and pipe trenching, roads, process plant, bridge design, refinery, cryogenic LNG plant, retaining walls, telecommunication installation, water treatment works, soil stabilisation, marine works, dredging. See Professional CV for details.
Arbitrator: 2 references, one domestic and the other international. Both settled before proceeding to Award.
Daniel Atkinson has been involved in numerous disputes which he has led
to a contractual resolution. The approach in all cases has been
hands-on with detailed knowledge of the issues so that he can lead
negotiations.
Daniel Atkinson has given many legal opinions on construction related issues, for projects
as diverse as civil engineering, buildings, petrochemical and pharmaceutical works and on all standard forms and many bespoke contract conditions.
He specialises in providing rapid and practical advice.
Bridges, Buildings, Construction Materials, Demolition, Earthworks, Energy and Power, Foundations/Substructures, Geotechnical, Highways and Transport, Marine Engineering, Structural Design, Tunnelling, Water and Sewerage, Others.
Member of Panel of Adjudicators RICS, ICE, CIArb, CIC and IChemE.
Lecturing on dispute related topics, standard forms and risk management.
Writes for Tunnels and Tunnelling magazine, Construction News, Building and CES magazine.
Investigation and implementation of new dispute related techniques including computerised diagnostic analysis and document management using imaging and database technology.
