Expert profile

Martin Leatham

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Highlights

Chartered Architect
Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination, including hot-tubbing.
Key experience in design, management and delivery of large and complex projects including rail and airport infrastructure, hospitality, and mixed-use projects.
Acts as an architectural expert regarding building defects, design management, contract procedures and procurement.
Client advisory expert for defects, incomplete work, and best practice management procedures.

Services

Forensic Engineering, Architectural & Scientific | International Arbitration

Industries

Expertise

Martin Leatham is a Chartered Architect with over 40 years of experience. He has been appointed as a technical expert on numerous occasions.

Martin has been cross-examined in international arbitration and provided concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) on various large disputes in Asia Pacific. He has acted as the architectural expert, provided expert opinion, and delivered expert reports for a broad mix of buildings and infrastructure projects with disputed amounts in excess of $190 million.

Martin’s expertise ranges from building defects, compliance with statutory building standards and codes, architectural design, and design management and procedures to standards of materials and workmanship, contract administration, and potential negligence; as well as the impact of various procurement routes. He also provides design advisory expert opinion for clients regarding variations, defects, and incomplete work.

Background

Martin has extensive experience as a lead consultant and project manager for large and complex architectural teams and projects. He has led teams throughout all design and construction work stages particularly in hospitality, educational, commercial, retail, infrastructure, high speed rail, rail transit, and airport related projects.

Martin is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Architects Registration Board of the UK. His is an associate member of the Singapore Institute of Architects and a certified quality system auditor for ISO 9001.