Michael Gerard appointed to the RIBA Panel of Adjudicators
(02/03/2010)

Established in 1834, RIBA is the UK body for the architecture industry and provides training, guidance and technical services for in excess of 40,000 members. The Adjudication Panel is made up of around 90 adjudicators who are experts in their field, including architects, surveyors, engineers, construction consultants and construction lawyers. Many building and architectural contracts include clauses which specify that disputes should be referred to adjudication. In these cases, the RIBA is often the adjudicator nominating body and will put forward a relevant expert from the panel to act as an independent arbitrator.

Michael Gerard &Co, the construction consultancy, has announced its appointment to a national panel by the Royal Institution of British Architects (RIBA). Michael Gerard, Managing Director of Michael Gerard & Co has been selected for inclusion in the RIBA Panel of Adjudicators following a recent review designed to maintain the highest standards of adjudication for the architecture and construction industry.

Michael Gerard & Co are chartered building consultants and quantity surveyors who offer expert advice in the areas of construction law, quantum, programming, business recovery and insolvency support. Managing Director Michael, who is also a qualified barrister, is delighted to have been selected for the panel following a rigorous assessment procedure. “It is a real achievement to have been chosen from such a well qualified field,” he comments. “The RIBA is such a prestigious organisation within the architecture and construction industry that it is an honour to have one of our directors on the panel.”

In addition to serving on the RIBA panel, Michael is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Panel of Adjudicators and is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building. Michael Gerard &Co is based in the East Midlands.