Expert Profile

Garth McComb
Regional head of Diales (Asia Pacific) - Quantum and Delay Expert
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Quantity SurveyingMemberships & Associations
MRICSSociety of Construction Law (Malaysia)
Contract Experience
FIDICPresentations & Training
Common Pitfalls in Claims – A practical perspective, 20122 day training seminar on Contract Management, 2011
Seminar on the LTA Form of Contract, 2010
Sectors
BuildingInfrastructureOil & GasTransportationRegional Experience
Asia PacificEuropeUnited KingdomCross-Examination Experience
YesHighlights
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor
- 20 years of cost and contract management experience
- Empanelled as an adjudicator by KLRCA
- Extensive dispute experience across the Asia Pacific region
- Cross-examined in arbitrations in matters of quantum and planning
Summary
Garth is a chartered surveyor with over 20 years of post-graduate experience, predominantly in Asia, in the cost and contract management of numerous construction projects.
He has an excellent working knowledge of the main forms of building and civil engineering contracts used in Singapore and Malaysia; and also the FIDIC international form of contract through working on projects in India and Thailand.
Garth has experience of presenting, debating, and negotiating a range of claim issues at mediation, in the preparation of witness statements, and giving evidence at hearings in matters of arbitration between main contractor’s and clients or sub-contractors.
His previous assignments include providing Contract management service and claim support to the main contractor on a large underground railway project in Singapore over a period of almost six years. Garth has also given factual evidence in a number of hearings in matters at arbitration.
Garth has completed the KLRCA adjudication training programme examinations and is empanelled as an adjudicator with KLRCA. He is currently based in our Malaysia office.
This expert has the following cross-examination experience:
- High Court Action
- Domestic Arbitration
- Adjudication/Mediation