Mr Andrew Merrilees

Chartered Quantity Surveyor

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Andrew is a Practising Member of The Academy of Experts with over 30 years experience.  Andrew holds dual qualifications in quantity surveying and law and has experience on international building, engineering, power, petrochemical and oil and gas projects. During his career Andrew has held positions including Senior Commercial Manager with Chinese, Japanese, Australian and UK owned Tier 1 contractors.

Andrew specialises in the provision of commercial and contracts management, independent advisory and independent opinions, dispute avoidance and resolution, expert witness services and strategic adviser, in particular delay and disruption and quantum matters of loss and expense in arbitration (SIAC, AIAC, HKIAC), litigation, mediation, adjudication, and support to dispute boards.

Andrew’s thought-leadership within the profession includes experience of public speaking at seminars and conferences, in-house training, APC assessor for the RICS and CIOB and the publication of articles.
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TAE Accreditations

Expert Witness

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, Quantity Surveying BSc (1994)
Master of Business Administration MBA (2001)
Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management PgDipPM (2001)
Registered Quantity Surveyor (QS Division) Hong Kong RPS (QS) (2005)
Law Degree LLB (Hons) (2008)
Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building FCIOB (2009)
Fellow of the Association for Project Management FAPM (2009)
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors FRICS (2010)
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators MCIArb (2012)
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute FCMI (2020)
Fellow, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors FCInstCES (2020)
Practising Member, The Academy of Experts MAE (2021)
Fellow, Association of Cost Engineers FACostE (2021)

Expert Witness Snapshot

Andrew Merrilees is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with significant experience in Quantum & Delay.

Andrew is a Practising Member of The Academy of Experts with over 30 years experience. Andrew holds dual qualifications in quantity surveying and law and has experience on international building, engineering, power, petrochemical and oil and gas projects. During his career Andrew has held positions including Senior Commercial Manager with Chinese, Japanese, Australian and UK owned Tier 1 contractors.

Andrew specialises in the provision of commercial and contracts management, independent advisory and independent opinions, dispute avoidance and resolution, expert witness services and strategic adviser, in particular delay and disruption and quantum matters of loss and expense in arbitration (SIAC, AIAC, HKIAC), litigation, mediation, adjudication, and support to dispute boards.

Andrew’s thought-leadership within the profession includes experience of public speaking at seminars and conferences, in-house training, APC assessor for the RICS and CIOB and the publication of articles.

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