Laura Burlau is a civil engineer and quantity surveyor with over 20 years of experience. She has been appointed an expert and has supported the named expert on several occasions.
Laura has acted as a quantum expert in a German domestic arbitration regarding a contract cost dispute. She has assisted on projects with disputed values of up to £140 million.
Laura has a background in contracting and has held various operational and commercial management roles on high-value projects in the UK and Europe. She has experience in quantity surveying, procurement, commercial and contract management, and environmental and project management. She is knowledgeable in various forms of contract, including FIDIC, NEC, IChemE, and DBFOs.
Laura has expertise in the preparation and management of delay and prolongation costs, providing contract advice, quantum analysis of various cost claims, and quantum assessment of the costs of various defects. She specialises in infrastructure, power and nuclear sector disputes.
Laura is a technical member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration. She holds an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence and is bilingual in German and English.
