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Expert Profile

Tim McGoldrick

Tim McGoldrick

Quantum Expert

Qualifications

BSc(Hons) Quantity Surveying
Accredited Mediator

Memberships & Associations

FRICS
FCIArb
Member Energy Institute

Contract Experience

Bespoke
FIDIC
GC Works 1 ED3
ICE
IChemE
JCT
MF1/MF2
NEC

Sectors

Energy
Infrastructure
Marine
Mining
Oil & Gas
Process & Industrial

Regional Experience

Asia Pacific
Europe
Middle East

Cross-Examination Experience

Yes

Highlights

  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry
  • Extensive international experience
  • Appointed as Quantum Expert in respect of disputes with values of up to £660m
  • Cross examined in many different forums
  • Author of articles for Cost Engineer, QS Week, Construction Law Review and other publications

Summary

Over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry of which 33 years have been spent providing pre and post contract advice, drafting contracts, negotiating contracts, claims preparation and defence and dispute management services. services have been provided on a wide range of projects in the UK and overseas and have been provided to employers, contractors, sub-contractors and consultants.

Extensive international experience including having been based in Indonesia, Japan and Australia together with undertaking numerous short-term commissions in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Tim’s experience covers a wide range of engineering projects of the following types: power stations (including nuclear), chemical and process plants, gas and water pipelines, gas installations, oil refineries, offshore oil exploration, steel plants, ports and harbours, dredging, shipbuilding and ship repair.
He also acts as a Quantum Expert Witness having received 37 appointments in arbitration and litigation and has been cross-examined in respect of 9.

Tim has lectured extensively on all matters in relation to construction law and in-house forms of contract. He has considerable knowledge and experience of all the main contract standard forms including the JCT, NEC, ICE, IChemE, MF1/MF2 and the FIDIC suites of contracts.

He has also written occasionally for the Cost Engineer, QS Week, Construction Law Review and other publications.

This expert has the following cross-examination experience:

  • The Technology and Construction Court
  • International Arbitration
  • Domestic Arbitration
  • Adjudication/Mediation

This expert has recently been instructed by:

  • Jones Day
  • Hill Dickinson
  • Holman Fenwick Willian
  • Ren Legal

“Tim is extremely diligent and applying that diligence with his experience means his work is very focussed and accurate”

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