Andrew Merrilees, MBA, LLB (Hons), PgDip, BSc, FRICS, FCIOB, FAPM, FCInstCES, FACostE, FCMI, MCIArb, MAE, RPS (QS)
Technical Director – Quantum Services (Asia)

Hintergrund
Andrew Merrilees is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a practising and testified Expert Witness with over 30 years of experience on major international projects in Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, the UK, and the Middle East, representing clients, consultants, contractors, joint ventures, and legal representatives.
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’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.
Andrew specialises in the provision of commercial and contracts management, independent advisory and independent opinions, dispute avoidance and resolution, and expert witness services, in particular delay and disruption and quantum matters of loss and expense in arbitration, litigation, mediation, adjudication, and support to dispute boards under the rules of SIAC, AIAC, HKIAC, DIAC, and the courts.
Education and Certifications
- Bachelor of Law, LLB (Hons): Universität von London (2008)
- Master of Business Administration, MBA: Universität von Reading (2001)
- Projektmanagement, Postgraduierten-Diplom: Hochschulkolleg für Immobilienmanagement (2000)
- Vermessungswesen, BSc (Auszeichnung): Glasgow Caledonian University of (1994)
Publications
- "Ist die Immunität von Sachverständigen in England und Wales kugelsicher?" - (CCi-Webseite), 2022
- "On the Origin of Quantity Surveyor Species By Means of Natural Selection and Duty of the Expert to the Court" - Society of Construction Law, Singapur, und (CCi-Webseite), 2021
- "Risikomanagement", The Singapore Engineer Journal, 2016
- "Informelle Vereinbarungen und die Generation Y", Artikel des Chartered Institute of Building, Hongkong, und des Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA/AIAC), 2016
- "Adjudication and Breach of Natural Justice" - Costain Limited-v-Strathclyde Builders Limited [2003] ScotCS 316, The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2015
- "EOTs and Condition Precedent", The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2014
- "Ermittlung der wahren Ursachen von Verzögerungen", The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2013
- "Damages: Breach and Actual Loss", The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2011
- "Concurrency and Apportionment in EOTs", The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2010
Committees
- Fellow: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Fellow: Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Fellow: Vereinigung für Projektmanagement (APM)
- Fellow: Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CInstCES)
- Fellow: Verband der Kosteningenieure (ACostE)
- Fellow: Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Mitglied: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- Praktizierendes Mitglied: Akademie der Experten (MAE)
- Eingetragener professioneller Vermessungsingenieur (RPS [QS])