News | February 16, 2026
The London appointment expands the firm’s capabilities in product safety, crisis management, materials science, risk assessment, and high-stakes failure analysis.
Ms. Nip is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor who specializes in dispute resolution and quantum services on all aspects of quantity surveying, post contract administration and claims preparation. Her experience spans residential building, commercial building, hospital, oil & gas, highway, infrastructure and mining projects in Hong Kong and Australia.
Brisbane
Yelda Nip is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor who specializes in dispute resolution and quantum services on all aspects of quantity surveying, post contract administration and claims preparation. Her experience spans residential building, commercial building, hospital, oil & gas, highway, infrastructure, and mining projects in Hong Kong and Australia.
Ms. Nip is the lead assistant to the quantum expert in litigation, adjudication, mediation and arbitration, and responsible for the preparation of expert report, assessment of entitlement and valuation of prolongation cost, disruption, and rectification costs.
She also has experience in time-related disputes, including undertaking research of delay events, preparing claim submissions and responses for mediation and arbitration.
Ms. Nip is a registered Adjudicator in Queensland and on QBCC’s Registry.
The London appointment expands the firm’s capabilities in product safety, crisis management, materials science, risk assessment, and high-stakes failure analysis.
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