John Potter Architect | Consultancy services

Expert Witness
A prominent aspect of our work involves the provision of expert witness services in connection with mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation in construction disputes. We prepare detailed appraisals of causes of failure with recommendations for remedial works, including cost estimates. We also consider and advise upon allegations of negligence by consultants, and in connection with adaptation to property consequent upon personal injury claims, particulary those arising from road traffic accidents.

For a list of our areas of specialism see Building pathology and defect investigation. We are also able to advise on patent and copyright matters for component and system manufacturers and on behalf of architects, building owners and contractors. We have experience in the giving of evidence in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) having attended the TCC in London and Liverpool. We are also instructed as Single Joint Experts.

We have taken instruction from solicitors, insurers, loss adjustors, legal departments, building owners, contractors and other consultants. Since 1979 we have received instructions from the following:

1979-2009 Archive of previous instructions:

2009 Rogers & Norton, Norwich.
2008 Weightmans, Liverpool
2008 Fishburns Solicitors, London
2008 Fishburns Solicitors, London
2008 Simmons & Simmons, London
2008 Ford & Warren, Leeds (SJE)
2008 Cayton & Co, London
2008 Cayton & Co, London (SJE)
2008 DWF Limited, Liverpool
2007 Brabners Chaffe Street, Liverpool.
2006 Fisher Jones Greenwood, Colchester
2006 Beachcroft Wansbroughs, Leeds
2006 Beachcroft Wansbroughs, Birmingham
2004 Weightmans, Manchester
2004 Hugh James, Cardiff
2002 Linklaters
2002 Norcliffe & Co, Huddersfield
2001 Brockbank, Tyson & Company, Whitehaven
2001 & 2008 Patterson, Glenton & Stracey, South Shields
2000 Thring Townsend, Bristol and Swindon
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 Fishburns, London
1999 Sinton & Co, Newcastle
1999 Swallow Group plc, Legal Department, Newcastle
1999 Alderson Dodds, Blyth, Northumberland
1998 Masons, London
1997 Williams Davies Meltzer, London
1997 Sharpe Pritchard (on behalf of Sunderland City Council), London
1996 Hewitts, Bishop Auckland, County Durham
1991 & 1996 Deas Mallen Souter, Newcastle
1995 Benson Burdekin/Flint & Co, Sheffield
1995 Browne Jacobson, London
1994 Eaton Smith & Downey, Huddersfield
1994 Linsley & Mortimer, Newcastle
1993 Robert Muckle, Newcastle
1993 Dickinson Dees, Newcastle
1993 Hammond Suddards, Manchester and Leeds
1992, 1993 & 1996 Dibb Lupton Broomhead, Sheffield and Leeds
1983, 1984, 1985, 1988,
1992 Richmonds, Newcastle
1992 Ingledew Bottrell (now Eversheds), Newcastle
1992 Portnell Ward & Rose, Hexham, Northumberland
1992 Carrick Carr & Wright, Hull
1991, 1992 & 1996 Vaux Group plc, Sunderland
1991 Darlington Borough Council Legal Department
1991 Geoffrey Lurie Solicitors, Newcastle
1991 & 1992 Alastair Thompson & Partners, London
1991 Hayton Winkley, Kendal
1991 Pritchard Englefield & Tobin, London
1990 Jacksons, Middlesbrough
1990 John Foley & Co, Newcastle
1990 Richard Reed & Co, Sunderland
1990 MacRoberts, Glasgow
1989 Freedman & Co, London
1989 & 2000 Hay & Kilner, Newcastle
1989 Slater, Smith, Sherwood-Smith & Co, Sunderland
1988 Pepperell, Machin & Williamson, Scunthorpe
1988 Mark, Gilbert, Morse, Newcastle
1988 (2) Mallen & Walton, Newcastle
1988, 1990, 1993 Watson Burton, Newcastle
1986, 1993 David Gray & Co, Newcastle
1986 Samuel Phillips & Co, Newcastle
1986 Wilkinson Maughan (now Eversheds), Newcastle
1985 Basil P Mellon & Co, Gateshead
1984 Stephenson Harwood, London
1984 Michael C Short & Co, Newcastle
1983, 1988, 1989 Elliott & Co, Manchester
1982, 1990 Kennedys, Sheffield