Mr. Larkin has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry. He is a chartered civil engineer and holds a law degree with deep arbitration qualifications. Mr. Larkin has been appointed frequently as a planning expert witness and has acted as an assistant expert witness on delay and quantum matters worldwide.
Chris Larkin has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry. He is a chartered civil engineer and holds a law degree with deep arbitration qualifications. Mr. Larkin has been appointed frequently as a planning expert witness and has acted as an assistant expert witness on delay and quantum matters worldwide.
His experience spans numerous complex projects, including large-scale infrastructure, building schemes, shipbuilding projects, rail projects, mechanical and electrical installations, and various civil engineering schemes. He has experience in mediation, adjudication, arbitration, and major litigation proceedings. He regularly works with leading international law firms, contractors, employers, consultants, architects, and other stakeholders involved in major construction projects.
He routinely conducts delay analysis, quantum analysis, evidence management, and claims evaluation and leads the forensic investigation into causes of delay and the analysis of large quantities of complex data. His experience spans several countries and regions, including Canada, the UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Middle East.
Mr. Larkin has consistently earned recognition in Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) for his outstanding expertise in construction and arbitration matters. He is ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader in several reports — including Construction Experts, Consulting Experts (Construction (Quantum, Delay & Technical)), and Thought Leaders – Global Elite (in both the Construction Expert Witnesses and Construction (Quantum, Delay & Technical) categories) — reflecting his position among the very top practitioners worldwide. Lexology has also named Mr. Larkin as a Thought Leader in their Arbitration and Thought Leaders – Construction reports, and a Recommended expert in their Canada guides (in both Arbitration Expert Witnesses and Construction Expert Witnesses categories).
According to Lexology Index, Mr. Larkin is “singled out for his top-tier practice navigating complex cross-border delay and quantum matters arising from major construction and infrastructure projects.” Peers and clients praise Chris as “an exceptional force in the construction space” who “testifies and presents his ideas clearly and persuasively.”
He has given several presentations, most notably practical completion, liquidated damages, extensions of time, and aspects of UAE law. Construction Week, a Middle East weekly publication, has published several of Mr. Larkin’s articles.
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