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Helen Collie

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Highlights

Chartered Engineer.
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Specialist in forensic engineering work.
Diverse background in the design of commercial structures.
Understands the legal framework of disputes.

Services

Forensic Engineering, Architectural & Scientific | Insurance Claims | International Arbitration

Industries

Buildings

Helen Collie is a respected chartered structural engineer with “superb technical know-how” and “ability to work with solicitors to adapt to the circumstances”. She has strong experience in complex design liability and construction defect disputes.
Lexology Index - Consulting - Construction - Quantum, Delay and Technical

Expertise

Helen Collie is a structural engineer with 15 years of construction industry experience. She has been appointed as a technical expert on more than ten occasions and has assisted the named expert numerous times.

Helen has produced, or supported the production of, expert reports for claims regarding property insurance payments for earthquake and fire damage, issues of design liability and professional negligence for large sports and infrastructure projects, alleged poor workmanship, materials and specifications defects, and construction defects. She has been cross-examined in arbitration and is experienced in litigation support.

Helen is a specialist in forensic engineering work. She covers subject matter ranging from structural steelwork (including connection design responsibility and workmanship), reinforced concrete design and defects, water leakages, seismic assessments (including for remediation works), and design liability issues.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Construction

Helen offers her clients technical expertise, objectivity and impartiality. She is detail-oriented while retaining the ability to simplify complex matters. Helen is professional and credible.
Lexology Index - Construction

Background

Helen has a background in the design and coordination of arts, education, healthcare and commercial structures. Her experience spans the commercial building design arena from high rise concrete structures in the Middle East, to adaptive reuse of existing London building stock, to complex steelwork arrangements.

Helen is a Chartered Engineer with a master’s in construction law and dispute resolution. She is a member of the Institution of Structural Engineers and a practising member of the Academy of Experts and has completed the Legal Experience Training advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (LETAPAEWE) and Bond Solon’s witness familiarisation training. Clients refer to Helen as “knowledgeable, accurate, reasonable and helpful” and a “very credible witness”.