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Expert Witness – Programme Advice



Richard Morris has been appointed as Expert Witness to provide programme advice in relation to a litigation matter where a contractor is suing an architect for delays (relating back to an arbitration a few years before).



Programme Advice – Railway Station Development



Richard Morris has been retained by a major UK contractor to provide overview, executive programme advice in relation to a litigation matter where experts have already been appointed for both sides.



Adjudication Support – NHS Trust



Morris Associates has been retained to provide independent advice to a National Health Service Trust in relation to potential adjudication proceedings from a main contractor for a new-build ward block.



Expert Witness – Structural Steelwork



Richard Morris has been appointed as the Expert Witness on programme matters in an arbitration in relation to a structural steelwork sub-contract.



Adjudication Support – Electrical Sub-Contractor



Morris Associates provided advice on possible adjudication proceedings in relation to non-payment of interim applications for a sub-contractor.



Expert Witness – International Arbitration



Richard Morris has been appointed as the Expert Witness on programme matters in an arbitration in relation to an infrastructure project in the Falkland Islands.

The arbitrator, having considered Richard’s Reports and evidence in the Hearing, awarded a full extension of time and concluded that:

…I found Mr. Morris to be a reliable and competent witness.”



Claim Defence – Multiple Proceedings



Richard Morris was retained by a major regional contractor to prepare independent reports on the major sub-contractor’s extension of time entitlements and to assist with multiple adjudication proceedings in relation to extensions of time.

One sub-contractor’s initial projected final account sum including loss and expense of c.£7M was successfully agreed at c.£4.5M.



Adjudication Support – DOM/1



Morris Associates was retained by a London-based Contractor to defend potential adjudication proceedings and the resolution of a related final account.



Programme Advice – Hospital



Richard Morris has been retained to provide independent advice to a National Health Service Trust on any extension of time entitlements of a main contractor for a series of new build ward blocks. Richard has also been appointed as the Expert Witness on programme matters in any subsequent proceedings.



Adjudicator – Major International Project



Richard Morris has been nominated by the Joint Venture Contractor as a member of the dispute resolution panel for a major civil engineering project in Asia.