Forensic Construction

Forensic construction is the application of science to decide questions arising from legal disputes over the way in which structures have been built; especially with regard to the type and quality of the structure, materials, and workmanship.

Tuesday, 4 June 2024

Yorkshire Office Closed

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 A recent job for ArchiFACT was an arbitration concerning a site in the Middle East with clients spread over two continents. No site visit w...
Saturday, 22 August 2020

Well Built? A Forensic Approach to the Prevention, Diagnosis and Cure of Building Defects

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Recently came accross an insightfull book review: Robert Houghton-Evans’ book on building problems comes on top of a long tradition, despite...
Friday, 14 February 2020

Architect Vindicated

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It is natural to help your friends and neighbours without setting out written terms and confirming everything done in writing. In this cas...
Saturday, 8 December 2018

Professional Negligence in Tort – Sods Law or a Landmark Victory

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Being accused of negligence is troubling enough but for an architect to be accused of ruining construction when not appointed, and to have ...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018

In an age when architects no longer coordinate designs and builders no longer accept responsibility for the building, how do you make sure a building is weatherproof?

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From the outset of my career as an architect, I found it regarded as a normal and essential part of the architect’s role to coordinate t...
Monday, 31 July 2017

Knowledge is what you get from reading the contract. Experience is what you get from not reading it

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Many disputes arise because one or other of the parties to a written agreement assumed, rather than read, its contents.   Such disputes ...
Friday, 3 October 2014

Ineffective legal remedy for Building Defects

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Applying the basic principles of English contract law, if building work is defective due to a breach of contract, the remedy is the cost o...
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