Building Surveying

Expert Witness Services

Sometimes disputes involving properties arise, and when they become litigious, having expert witnesses on your side can make the difference between winning and losing your case.

We have provided professional expert witness services for over two decades, supporting our clients through mediation and arbitration during dispute resolutions, as well as representing them in court.

Disputes are often very stressful experiences but our comprehensive knowledge of legislation, the legal system and building surveying can support you.

The advice and opinion we give is practical, pragmatic, credible and brings clarity to proceedings. It explains highly complex and technical matters in a way that is fully understandable by a court. Supported by our selected legal practices and specialist barristers’ chambers, our Expert Witness Service is designed to lead you to a prompt and economic solution.

Our detailed reports include:

  • Construction quality and cost matters.
  • Complex service charge disputes.
  • Service charge allocation advice.
  • Valuation disputes.
  • Dilapidations disputes at lease end.
  • Party wall matters.
  • Boundary disputes.
  • Professional negligence cases.

Our Expert Witness Service fully complies with Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and the Practice Direction 35, including the expert’s Statement of Truth.

Complete neutrality, our qualifications, experience, technical knowledge, thorough understanding of the law and our expertise in building surveying makes Trident very well placed to help.