Andrew Merrilees, MBA, LLB (Hons), PgDip, BSc, FRICS, FCIOB, FAPM, FCInstCES, FACostE, FCMI, MCIArb, MAE, RPS (QS)
Technical Director – Quantum Services (Asia)
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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
- Licenciada en Derecho, LLB (Hons): Universidad de Londres (2008)
- Máster en Administración de Empresas, MBA: Universidad de Reading (2001)
- Gestión de proyectos, Diploma de posgrado: Escuela Universitaria de Gestión Inmobiliaria (2000)
- Quantity Surveying, BSc (Distinción): Glasgow Caledonian University de (1994)
Publications
- "¿Es la inmunidad de los peritos en Inglaterra y Gales a prueba de balas?" - (página web del CCi), 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, Singapore, and (CCi web page), 2021
- "Gestión del riesgo", The Singapore Engineer Journal, 2016.
- "Acuerdos informales y Generación Y", The Chartered Institute of Building Article Hong Kong, y el Centro Regional de Arbitraje de Kuala Lumpur (KLRCA/AIAC) Artículo, 2016.
- "Adjudicación e infracción de la justicia natural" - 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.
- "Determinación de las causas reales de los retrasos", The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2013.
- "Daños y Perjuicios: 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
- Miembro: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Miembro: Instituto Colegiado de la Construcción (CIOB)
- Miembro: Asociación para la Gestión de Proyectos (APM)
- Miembro: Institución Colegiada de Peritos en Ingeniería Civil (CInstCES)
- Miembro: Asociación de Ingenieros de Costes (ACostE)
- Miembro: Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Miembro: Instituto Colegiado de Árbitros (CIArb)
- Miembro en ejercicio: Academia de Expertos (MAE)
- Topógrafo profesional registrado (RPS [QS])