Expert profile

Bill Haggart

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Highlights

Chartered Engineer.
Has been cross-examined and hot tubbed in arbitration proceedings.
Extensive international experience in building services design.
Background of multi-disciplinary design management.
BIM literate.
Wide knowledge of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems’ interfaces.
Design experience in different procurement models.

Services

Forensic Engineering, Architectural & Scientific

Industries

Bill has an encyclopedic knowledge of mechanical, electrical and plumbing matters. He is a strong communicator, both orally and in writing.
Lexology Index - Construction

Expertise

Bill Haggart is a Chartered Engineer with 30 years of experience in the field of building services engineering (MEP). He has been appointed as a technical expert witness on several occasions.

Bill has acted as technical expert, assistant to the named expert and as part of multi-disciplinary expert teams for disputes across Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. He has given evidence in arbitrations, written technical expert reports and participated in expert meetings for projects with values in excess of US$500 million and for disputed sums in excess of US$50million.

Bill has held senior positions in large, multi-disciplinary, international design and consulting engineering practices working on local, national and international projects; including successfully managing long-term frameworks for local authorities. He has worked with a variety of forms of contract and procurement routes ranging from PPP and PFI to NEC3, design and build, and prime contracting.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Arbitration – Thought Leader
Construction

Bill is one of the best technical experts in the market. His sharp analysis of the arguments that could be raised during his cross-examination demonstrates the strength of his expertise. He came across as credible and authoritative and performed well in cross-examination.
Lexology Index - Arbitration - Thought Leader

Background

Bill has extensive experience in the design, specification, monitoring and inspection of MEP systems for buildings and infrastructure projects in commercial, retail, defence, leisure, health, education, aviation and transport sectors. He has a thorough understanding of the interfaces and interdependences between the different MEP disciplines and systems involved in the design and construction of buildings and infrastructure projects.

Bill is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Academy of Experts and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.