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
- Bachelor in de rechten, LLB (Hons): Universiteit van Londen (2008)
- Master in bedrijfskunde, MBA: Universiteit van Reading (2001)
- Projectmanagement, postdoctoraal diploma: University College of Estate Management (2000)
- Quantity Surveying, BSc (Distinction): Glasgow Caledonian Universiteit (1994)
Publications
- "Is de immuniteit van deskundigen in Engeland en Wales kogelvrij?" - (CCi-webpagina), 2022
- "On the Origin of Quantity Surveyor Species By Means of Natural Selection and Duty of the Expert to the Court" - Vereniging voor Bouwrecht, Singapore, en (CCi-webpagina), 2021
- "Risico's beheren", The Singapore Engineer Journal, 2016
- "Informele overeenkomsten en generatie Y", The Chartered Institute of Building Article Hong Kong, en het Regionaal Centrum voor Arbitrage van Kuala Lumpur (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.
- "EOT's en voorwaardelijkheid", The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2014
- "Bepaling van de werkelijke oorzaken van vertragingen", The Chartered Institute of Building Hong Kong, 2013
- "Schadevergoeding: 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)
- Collega: Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Fellow: Vereniging voor Projectmanagement (APM)
- Fellow: Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CInstCES)
- Fellow: Vereniging van kostentechnici (ACostE)
- Collega: Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Lid: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- Praktijklid: Academie van Deskundigen (MAE)
- Geregistreerd professioneel landmeter (RPS [QS])