New director to lead construction dispute resolution offering at Gateley Vinden
Gateley Vinden, the specialist built environment consultancy arm of professional services group, Gateley, has appointed Richard Causer as director and head of its national construction dispute resolution team.
Causer joins the team in London following previous roles with Turner & Townsend, The Tudor Rose Partnership and HKA.
He has more than 25 years of industry experience, beginning his career as a contractor’s quantity surveyor before spending the last 18 years specialising in dispute resolution. This includes adjudication, mediation, arbitration and litigation, as well as quantum disputes, loss and expense claims and expert witness services.
During his career, Causer has advised a wide range of UK and international employers, contractors, developers and cost managers, and has extensive experience in cladding, mechanical and electrical, energy, infrastructure and commercial building matters. He also has a track record in setting clients up for success through the delivery of commercial risk, dispute avoidance and contract training.
At Gateley Vinden, he will lead the dispute resolution offering for its construction clients, as well as supporting the consultancy’s cost and project management, fund monitoring, building surveying, surety bond claims, and corporate and insurance services. The team also extends its expertise to the construction and international arbitration lawyers within the wider Group.
On his appointment, Causer said: “It’s been a turbulent few years which has seen the industry squeezed through pressures including the delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects, the Labour government’s 1.5 million new homes target, increasing materials costs and a national skills and resource shortage.
“As a result, it’s more important than ever before to provide an offering that truly gets under the skin of construction companies to help them de-risk and have the best chance of success. Gateley Vinden’s dispute resolution team has a wide breadth of experience and, with scope for further growth, it’s a really exciting time to join and spearhead its unique and much-needed proposition within the market.”
Gayle Taylor, managing director at Gateley Vinden, commented: “Dispute resolution is a key service for our business, and Richard has an impressive pedigree which makes him the perfect fit to lead and grow the team. Being part of a professional services company means we are able to seamlessly collaborate with the legal experts within the wider Group and differentiate ourselves within the market by delivering leading solutions which no other consultancy can match. This puts our dispute resolution team at the forefront of the industry and has seen us become the go to consultants within the built environment.”
Gateley Vinden specialises in consultancy services for all aspects of the built environment, with its comprehensive offering comprising building and quantity surveying, cost and project management, fund monitoring, dispute management, surety bond claims support, corporate and insurance services. Based out of offices located in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham, the team provides straight-talking advice to clients and stakeholders to help them achieve best value and mitigate risk on construction projects.
