Mr. David Emin

I am a chartered quantity surveyor with over 18 years’ construction experience in residential, ministry of defence, education, healthcare, industrial, mixed-use, infrastructure and commercial building.  I have significant hands-on experience in quantity surveying and contract administration under numerous suites/forms of contract including JCT, PPC, NEC, EPIC/EPC and bespoke forms, as well as experience of most methods of procurement.

I am a Partner at Quantum Experts and able to act as a party appointed or single joint expert witness on construction disputes of all sizes and at all stages.

I specialise in contentious matters, I act for employers, contractors, and subcontractors, predominantly in the UK.  I am able to deal with a wide range of matters such as the valuation of variations, interim and final accounts, matters relating to professional negligence, identification and valuation of defects, loss and expense claims, valuation at termination, the financial impact of late payment, loss of profit claims, as well as the financial impact of non-project related overheads. 

I currently provide quantity surveying and contract administration services to clients, and therefore have up to date knowledge and experience of construction and quantity surveying matters.  In my current role as a Director of Create Living Group, I regularly undertake all aspects relating to property investment/development, deal analysis, project finance, negotiation and acquisition of assets, assessment of refurbishment/development costs, and management of the project through to refinance and ultimately rental or sale.

Expertise includes;
Claims & disputes
Extensive experience in the preparation and defence of claims
All matters of construction quantum disputes
Fund monitoring services
Quantity surveying
Project management, project monitoring and quantity surveying services, from cost planning stage through to completion.
Property investment due diligence
Project management
Project monitoring and Professional Consultant's Certificates (PCCs)
Contract drafting
Contractual health checks and the development of claim avoidance and resolution strategies
Development and defence of claims for extensions of time and related monetary relief
Interim and final payment disputes
Adjudication
Acceleration claims
Disruption and loss of productivity claims
Advice and notices on termination and suspension
Pursuit of remedies in regard to payment default
Breach of contract and damages claims

RICS Registered Expert Witness

Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Member of the Academy of Experts, Member of the Expert Witness Institute