Ms Bernadette Barker

Architect

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 	<li>Appointment of the Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations in Scotland.</li>
 	<li>Single Joint Expert Report in relation to fire escape matters between two commercial buildings.</li>
 	<li>Expert Report in relation to cavity barriers, cladding, and compartmentation and potential remedial works for an office block/car park.</li>
 	<li>Expert witness report in relation to external walls with external wall insulation for a hospital;</li>
 	<li>Expert witness reports in relation to university accommodation in relation to fire matters and the RRFSO in Lincoln.</li>
 	<li>Single Joint Expert Report in relation to alleged defects and workmanship in a new timber home office garden building.</li>
 	<li>Expert witness appointment in relation to external wall matters in relation to cladding, external wall insulation and cavity barriers to a hotel in Scotland.</li>
 	<li>Expert witness appointment in relation to external wall matters to three blocks of apartments, 5, 7 and 14 storey respectively in relation to cladding, external wall insulation and cavity barriers (ongoing).</li>
 	<li>Expert witness report in relation to defects and performance of the Architect in relation to two residential blocks of apartments in Sheffield.</li>
 	<li>Expert witness appointment in relation to the CDM Regulations and the performance of the CDM Coordinator following a fire in a multistorey block of flats (ongoing).</li>
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Expert witness report in relation to relevant defects under the Building Safety Act 2022 .
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TAE Accreditations

Expert Witness

Qualifications

Architecture BA (Hons) (1980)
Post Graduate Dip Arch (1984)
Part III RIBA (1985)
Architects Registration Board (formerly ARCUK) (1985)
RIBA Chartered Architect (1986)
Construction Law & Arbitration MSc (1992)
Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators FCIArb (1994)
CIArb Accredited Adjudicator (1998)
Chartered Arbitrator C.Arb (1999)
Fire Risk Assessment (life safety) BTEC Level 4 Professional (2013)
Diploma International Commercial Arbitration DiplCArb (2014)
FIDIC Total Immersion Programme (Dispute Board Federation) (2015)
Accredited Mediator (2020)
Member Institution of Fire Engineers MIFireE (2020)
Retrofit Coordination and Risk Assessment Level 5 Diploma (2021)
Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate (Civil) CUBS (2021)
Cardiff Univeristy Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate CUBS (2023)
Chartered Building Engineer C.Build E MCABE (2025)

Expert Witness Snapshot

Expert witness reports include for:

Appointment of the Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations in Scotland.

Single Joint Expert Report in relation to fire escape matters between two commercial buildings.

Expert Report in relation to cavity barriers, cladding, and compartmentation and potential remedial works for an office block/car park.

Expert witness report in relation to external walls with external wall insulation for a hospital;

Expert witness reports in relation to university accommodation in relation to fire matters and the RRFSO in Lincoln.

Single Joint Expert Report in relation to alleged defects and workmanship in a new timber home office garden building.

Expert witness appointment in relation to external wall matters in relation to cladding, external wall insulation and cavity barriers to a hotel in Scotland.

Expert witness appointment in relation to external wall matters to three blocks of apartments, 5, 7 and 14 storey respectively in relation to cladding, external wall insulation and cavity barriers (ongoing).

Expert witness report in relation to defects and performance of the Architect in relation to two residential blocks of apartments in Sheffield.

Expert witness appointment in relation to the CDM Regulations and the performance of the CDM Coordinator following a fire in a multistorey block of flats (ongoing).

Expert witness report in relation to internal fire-stopping matters for 4 blocks of flats in London.

Expert witness report in relation to relevant defects under the Building Safety Act 2022 .

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