News | May 8, 2026
A recent study by Tatyana Avilova, Economist at Secretariat has been selected by the Editor of JAMA Health Forum as an Editor’s Choice: Clinical Trial of 2025.
Mr. Jones is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and RICS Registered Expert Witness, with a wide variety of international experience in construction and engineering projects.
Lewis Jones specializes in quantum expert witness work for construction and engineering disputes, including the assessment of prolongation, disruption, work done, valuation of variations, and other quantity surveying matters.
Mr. Jones has gained 12 years of skills and experience within construction and engineering, which includes positions in both contracting and consulting within industry sectors such as civil engineering, water and wastewater, renewable energy, oil and gas, M&E, airports, rail, fit-out, buildings and leisure structures. His experience has been gained from projects in the United Kingdom, United Arab of Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
He has a demonstrated experience in project commercial management of complex construction projects in the United Kingdom where he has formed, negotiated, and administered both standard forms and bespoke construction contracts. Throughout such projects, he has been able to identify and quantify claims as well as preparing defense claims. In the Middle East, he has worked with expert services assisting named quantum experts on large disputes in arbitration cases.
Mr. Jones is qualified in Civil Engineering (BTEC), holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and is currently undertaking studies towards a LLM in Construction Law and Practice. He is also a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS), Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and a RICS Registered Expert Witness.
A recent study by Tatyana Avilova, Economist at Secretariat has been selected by the Editor of JAMA Health Forum as an Editor’s Choice: Clinical Trial of 2025.
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