About Us
Middleton-Taborns is the specific Construction and Engineering Expert Witness arm of Taborns.
Middleton-Taborns is a team of construction professionals with over 100 years’ of combined operational experience working across multiple sectors globally. We specialise in dispute resolution, providing expert services from a wide range of construction and engineering disciplines.
Our Expert Management Team:
Gordon Ashford is a Senior Claims Consultant with 50 years’ experience in construction, including a decade in the Middle East working on MEP and specialty projects. He is a registered expert with the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, with sector experience in power, hospitals, commercial, retail, transportation, and aviation.
Will Taborn spent 30 years at leading law firms, working with top KCs, juniors, and senior leaders in the UK legal industry. He was integral to one of the first successful Alternative Business Structure (ABS) law firms in the UK, which led to the formation of Taborns – a specialised legal services provider.
Jon Tucker has over 30 years’ experience as a Quantity Surveyor specialising in MEP and special project disputes. He has worked in UK, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean. He divides his time between London and Grand Cayman, where he manages regional and US expert enquires.
Our Construction and Engineering Experts (Quantum and Technical) provide support in the following areas:
Architectural, Aviation Projects and Infrastructure, Building Surveying, Boundary, BIM, Cladding, Cranage, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural Buildings, Asbestos, Facades, Dredging, Foundations, Glazing, GRP Manufacturing, Geo Technical, Green Energy, Environmental, Japanese Knotweed, ELV, IT, Forensic Planning, Delay Analysis, Forensic Quantity Surveying, Fire Protection , Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP), Marine, Offshore, Oil and Gas, Party Wall, Process Engineering, Property Valuations, Power, Penetrating Damp, Renewables, Real Estate, Roofing, Rail and Underground and Infrastructure, Structural, Solar, Water Ingress, Wind Farms, Windows.
Priority Response time to enquiries – within 24 hours.
Access to our secure, bank level encrypted repository for papers.
Regular management of your instruction to ensure SLA’s adhered to
Seamless service through decades of experience working with SRA regulated entities.
Sourced and vetted services who hold relevant licences and certification where necessary.
Scarce Resource Experts
In addition to our Construction and Engineering Expert services, Middleton-Taborns have entered into a collaboration with a leading global strategic Engineering and Environmental Consultancy that specialises in the Transport, Rail, Defence, Motorsport, Energy, Environment and Scarce Resource Sectors; allowing us to offer an enhanced and unique range of expert services, such as:
- Aircraft Technical & Engineering /Engines/Maintenance/Investigations/Contracts and Leasing Agreements
Automotive Matters, Exhaust Emissions, Legislation Non-Conformance Claims, Fuel Consumption, Safety Recalls, Energy Generation and Waste Facilities
Biomass Energy Technologies, Solar PV, Offshore Wind, Hydro, Tidal, Smart Grids and Battery Storage, Advanced Thermal Technologies (ATT), Energy From Waste (EFW)
Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT), Combustion (Incineration), Production of Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF).
Our Case Studies
Middleton-Taborns operate to provide expert services globally. Please see a selection of our recent case studies
Construction Industry Corporate Board Expert
Background
Middleton Taborns were approached to supply two law firms a joint expert concerning a regulatory investigation and prosecution of a high profile corporate collapse within the construction industry.
Requirement
The personnel requirement was the need of a construction industry expert with a background, and knowledge, of :
Board governance within the construction industry.
The role of the Financial Director within the industry.
Knowledge of financial control and industry norms.
How future revenue is registered.
Knowledge of operations in UK. Middle East Canada.
An understanding of IAS (International Accountancy Standards)
The purpose of the instruction was to enable those instructing to provide advice to both clients in relation to the preparation of their written representations in response to an FCA Warning Notice.
Kathmandu International Airport in Nepal
Background
Our client was acting for an international contractor who contract was terminated from an aviation expansion project in Kathmandu, Nepal. The owner of the airport was claiming for lost profit because of delays to the expansion. The allegation is more and larger aircraft would have been able to use the expanded airport which would have resulted in significantly more profit over the next 5-8 years.
Requirement
Middleton Taborns were asked to provide a specialist aviation expert with:
Experience of operating or advising international airports on their commercial operations.
Knowledge of how airports generate revenue and profit.
Ability to analyse passenger growth projections and statistics and the impact on projected revenue and
costs of airports. Knowledge South Asia airport operations
Financial qualifications (ACA or other accountancy qualification)
Outcome
Middleton Taborns Expert prepared and diligently completed their quantum report, which greatly assisted the client and defence of the Arbitration.
Caribbean Hotel Roof
Background:
Middleton-Taborns were asked if they could provide a construction Expert to assist on a matter related to a newly built 5-star Hotel in St Kitts. The hotel owner was in dispute with the builder of the property as to whether the specialist materials and construction of the hotels roof was to CAT 5 (Hurricane) standard as specified in the contract.
Requirements
The Architectural expert was instructed to prepare an independent expert report which required:
An overview and comparison of the technical specifications of a certain type of shingles including Class 5 Hurricane Standards and fire resistance requirements, for use on a hotel project, including meeting the “design brief” in terms of durability, maintenance cost effectiveness, aesthetics and overall suitability for a large-scale, five star branded, luxury, beach front hotel project.
Outcome
Middleton Taborns expert produced a technical report in preparation for trial at the Technology and Construction Court and settlement was achieved between both parties before the hearing commenced.
MEP Piping Installation Nuclear Power Station
Background
Middleton-Taborns received an urgent enquiry in regard to an pending Adjudication regarding a confidential engineering matter at a UK Nuclear Power Station.
Requirements
Middleton-Taborns were asked to provide an expert with extensive experience from the MEP and Nuclear engineering sectors. The works involve installing the processing pipe and equipment, as well as all the utilities (process air, water etc) and our expert needed to opine on the extent to which various acts fell foul of good industry practice.
Outcome
Middleton-Taborns provided an MEP and Nuclear engineering expert with over 35 years experience in the industry. Their expert report played a key part in the Adjudication process and the technical aspects of the case.
The hearing resulted in a very successful outcome for the client.
Contact
For Technical or Quantum Expert Enquiries please contact:
Registered Address
Taborns
5 Fleet Place,
London, EC4M 7RD