Team Strengthening in London…

Posted in General by Acutus on Saturday 31st October 2009

We are pleased to welcome two new staff to Acutus

John Ford started in the construction industry as a carpentry apprentice but was soon running projects and rose steadily through the ranks to qualify as a Chartered Builder in 1997.  He became a Fellow two years later. He gained an HND and BSc in Construction Management prior to being awarded the MSc in International Construction Management from the University of Bath.  John acted as Construction Director for a national refurbishment company before we welcomed him into the fold at Acutus.

Jennifer Fagence joined Acutus in October as a Technical Assistant to support the needs of our growing consultancy.

Acutus to Perform in Covent Garden

Posted in General by Acutus on Saturday 26th September 2009

We are pleased to announce that we have now opened our new office at 65 Chandos Place in the heart of London. The location has been specifically chosen to assist the ongoing careful and controlled growth of the business. Our workload has steadily increased over the past five years. We are currently appointed on numerous high value, high profile appointments in the UK and overseas. Our presence is being increasingly drawn towards the centre of London in close proximity to our Clients’ HQ and their legal advisors. We also hope that the “pizazz” commensurate with the “West End” can more readily be tapped into by staff to unwind after a long day at the office… We are all looking forward to a long and distinguished performance in our new locale!

Acutus Director Appointed Chairman of Society of Construction Law

Posted in General by Acutus on Tuesday 30th June 2009

We are pleased to announce that Ronan Champion was elected Chairman of the UK’s Society of Construction Law for the 2009/2010 session (http://www.scl.org.uk). This is a great honour, following in the footsteps of many leading UK lawyers. In addition to managing SCL’s Council 18-member, SCL’s consultants and SCL’s various activities over the coming year, Ronan, will maintain an active role in arranging and chairing speaker meetings and Social Programme throughout in London and UK Regions and co-ordinating SCL’s various activities. Ronan has taken on this role, having formerly acted as vice-chairman and treasurer. Adrian Hughes QC will act as vice-chairman.

The SCL has over 2000 members spread over 58 countries and is growing from strength to strength. Sister SCL Societies are being formed in Egypt, Australia and elsewhere. Over 30 events are planned for the next year across 10 UK regions, including Advocacy training for Solicitors, training for Expert Witnesses and an inaugural ‘Lunch at the Distillery’ in Scotland after the success of London’s Brewery Lunch that attracted 650 attendees last year. It promises to be another good year.

Acutus Triple Masters…

Posted in General by Acutus on Tuesday 9th June 2009

We are delighted to announce that three players in our team acquired “A” grade results in their dissertations to conclude their Masters Degrees in Construction Law from Strathclyde University. Iain McAlister, John Hughes (Project Manager) and, yes, another John Hughes (Quantity Surveyor) are now decorated with LLM’s.

Acutus Continue to Mine for Resources…

Posted in General by Acutus on Tuesday 5th May 2009

We are pleased to start “Acutus Year 5″ with the recruitment of Hugo Dickson to our London Office. After graduating with a degree in Mining Engineering, Hugo spent eight years working in the construction industry for main contractors as a site engineer. These contracts ranged in size from a few million pounds to in excess of a hundred million pounds. He then spent a further 4 years working on site as a planning and programming engineer before progressing into construction disputes in 1998. Hugo specialises in analysing and demonstrating the time delays created within projects and has worked on a variety of disputes within the rail, heavy civil and tunnelling sectors.

Acutus Acquistion…

Posted in General by Acutus on Tuesday 17th February 2009

We are pleased to announce the appointment of John Hughes, Chartered Surveyor, as a Consultant to the Acutus team. A former Senior Consultant with EC Harris, he has experience in both Private Practice and Main Contracting. John has been involved in a wide range of projects such as Nuclear Processing, Office Development, Airports and Water Infrastructure. He has acquired an unusual double-masters! That is Masters degrees in both European Law and Construction Law.

More Engineers in London…

Posted in General by Acutus on Tuesday 17th February 2009

We are pleased to announce that Luke Longcroft (Civil Engineer) has joined the company as a Consultant. For the past few years Luke has applied his site engineering knowledge in the application of construction planning and programming to a variety of projects.  His inquisitive nature put Acutus on his radar.  Signals locked and he’s now on board. We hope to augment his valuable practical planning skills with an appreciation of the legal complexities that often arise.

Tendering & Procurement…

Posted in General by Acutus on Monday 15th December 2008

On 30 November 2008 RICS published ‘Tendering and Procurement in Construction’, a casebook forming part of the popular RICS Case in Point book series. Acutus Director Ronan Champion co-authored the book with Ellis Baker, a partner at US law firm White & Case.

Quantum Leap in London…

Posted in General by Acutus on Friday 12th December 2008

We are pleased to announce that Crispin Cockman has joined the Acutus team as Associate Director. Crispin is a former Associate Partner with EC Harris and has over 20 years experience gained with both Contractors and Consultants. Crispin provides commercial management advice to a variety of organisations and has been appointed as an Expert Witness on matters of both time and quantum on numerous occasions. He is familiar with a wide variety of contract forms and has worked on a number of high value, technically complex and challenging international arbitrations. Crispin also advises on procurement matters and on amendments to contracts, and on bonds, warranties and PCG’s.

Acutus – Seeking Staff for London Office

Posted in General by Acutus on Thursday 9th October 2008

We’ve not been too good at maintaining News on our Website… It’s a function of being too busy. It goes down the list of priorities.

We’re half way through Year 4 – and it’s been even better than Year 3. We’ve taken on two more staff in the past six months… We need another two.  We’ve been told by our competitors that a “war for talent” exists. We hope to persuade potential employees that we can provide the stimulating and rewarding environment they will crave.

Wednesday 10th March 2010