Introductory Course on the Provision of Expertise and Expert Witness Services by Architects

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This webinar will be recorded for future delivery via RIAI DigitalChalk.

Course Aim

The aim of this introductory course is to provide participants with a basic knowledge of the function and value of Architects as independent providers of expertise and expert witness services.

• Service provision the context of solving problems, avoiding disputes and assisting in the resolution of differences and disputes should they proceed to; mediation, conciliation adjudication, arbitration, litigation or other dispute resolution process.
• A valuable additional revenue stream – which is well-paid and recession-proof.
• The provision of expertise and expert witness services brings Architects into new networking environments – with the legal community and the Clients that they introduce. 
• The provision of these services provides Architects with a new learning curve into legal affairs and practices – and the world of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
• Learning more about ADR has brought many Architects into a natural progression to the provision of services as an ADR professional – as Mediator, Conciliator, Adjudicator (Construction Contracts Act 2013), Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, etc..

The follow up to this introductory course: 

The RIAI ADR Taskforce chaired by Dan Daye is currently developing the new flagship 3-day intensive Expertise and Expert Witness Course for Architects which RIAI CPD will present in February 2022.

Speakers

• Dan Daye, Director McAuley Daye O’Connell. Chairperson RIAI ADR Taskforce, ADR Services Provider.
• Orla FitzGerald, Principal Fitz.Gerald Associates Architects. Member, Sense Studio London (International specialist Architect-led Forensics, Expertise and ADR Practice), ADR Services Provider, Member of the Panel of Adjudicators under s8 of the CCA. 
• James O’Donoghue, Partner BLUETT & O’DONOGHUE, ADR Services Provider, Member of the Panel of Adjudicators under s8 of the CCA.
• Sean Moylan, Senior Architect Heritage Services – Conservation.
• Niall Meagher, MD Interactive Project Managers Ltd, ADR Services Provider, Member of the Panel of Adjudicators under s8 of the CCA.
• Matt MacDonagh-Dumler, Director McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects, provider of Expertise and Expert Witness Services with a focus on technical complexity and high value cases.