David Atkinson is a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience of large scale and complex construction projects. His experience has been gained whilst working for both leading design consultants and construction contractors.
He is very independent and impartial, which helps client and legal team see both sides of the issue. Mr Atkinson is a great communicator, who listens carefully and gets to the heart of what is going on. David is very experienced and impressive on the delay side.
David regularly advises on planning and programming issues on major projects throughout the Middle East and Africa. He has been appointed as a planning expert as well as assisting in the production of expert reports in the capacity of lead delay analyst. David has provided expert witness testimony in arbitration.
David has worked within the construction industry designing, planning and supervising the construction of major civil engineering works. He has worked across Europe, Middle East, and Africa and has worked on a number of high profile oil and gas, infrastructure and building disputes.
David has a thorough knowledge of the construction process having worked on traditional, design and build and partnering contracts and having represented both the employer and the contractor. He has extensive experience in construction management and programming, with over ten years of experience in performing cause and effect analyses of major delay and disruption claims.
David is a highly-qualified professional with a degree in civil engineering, a master’s in construction law and arbitration, a master’s in maritime civil engineering and an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (LETAPAEWE). He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Society of Construction Law and a member of the Chartered Institute of Building.
David Atkinson is acclaimed as a go-to expert with “a significant following” in the construction sector, with peers stating, “He is hugely respected.”
