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Neil Kirkpatrick

Neil Kirkpatrick

BSc (Hons) DipICArb FRICS FCIOB FCIArb PRIMed

Neil Kirkpatrick is a chartered quantity surveyor, chartered construction manager, construction adjudicator, arbitrator, mediator, expert determiner and expert witness in quantum, delay and construction technical matters. He is managing director of Alexander Neil & Partners, an advisory practice providing consultancy services to developers, law firms, contractors, subcontractors and professional practices.

Neil has over two decades of experience assisting parties, clients, development companies and contractors internationally, solving problems, helping achieve real solutions and resolving complex, contentious and non-contentious issues that arise on projects in addition to determining disputes arising under contract and subject to security of payment legislation.

His experience embraces large scale developments, infrastructure projects, resource schemes and industrial, residential and commercial construction projects. Neil is experienced in quantum, delay, contract and technical matters including loss and expense, disputed variations, extension of time, disruption, acceleration, liquidated damages and defective work type claims across a broad range of projects.

AFFILIATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building
  • Practitioner member of the Resolution Institute, Australia
  • Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Certificate in Adjudication, Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators
  • Certificate in Adjudication, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Practitioners Certificate in Mediation, Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators
  • Bachelor of Science with Honours, Construction, Engineering & Management

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