Leading the way in legal insight
Part of a leading independent property consultancy, our team of Expert Witnesses are highly experienced, providing specialist support with complex technical issues and disputes in all areas of the construction process.
For over three decades, our Bristol-based Expert Witnesses have brought deep knowledge and welcomed clarity to a wide range of construction industry cases, from domestic disputes to developer negligence.
As senior practitioners and sector specialists, our Expert Witnesses offer authority, precision, and impartial support to legal advisors and individuals across every stage of the dispute process, from Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) reports to court appearances.
We’d be happy to discuss your case and explain how we can help. To find out more call 0117 942 7876, email us or complete our enquiry form – we’ll get straight back to you.
Experts Among Experts
Our Expert Witnesses have assisted in several high-profile cases nationwide. Many have been reported in the national media, and some set legal precedents. Our land and boundary disputes specialist, Mike Bull, was awarded Expert of the Year at the 2013 Expert Witness Awards.
Our Expert Witnesses offer a nationwide service and are recognised and accredited by the leading construction and legal sector bodies:
- The Law Society
- The Society of Expert Witnesses
- The Expert Witness Institute
- The Academy of Experts
- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
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Areas of Specialism
With expertise across the construction process, our team specialise in the following areas:
Boundary Disputes
Rising property values have made boundary, neighbour and land disputes increasingly common. Our Expert Witnesses bring deep knowledge and experience to guide you through these challenges.
We work closely with your legal team to produce CPR Part 35 compliant reports and can support you from report preparation through to court appearances.
Please contact Mike Bull for further information on how we can assist you.
Construction Disputes
Disagreements with contractors, clients, or subcontractors often require resolution through arbitration, adjudication, or the courts.
Whatever route your solicitor advises, a CPR Part 35 compliant report from an Expert Witness on liability and quantum will be essential. With extensive experience in the construction process, we can support you from report preparation through to court appearances.
Please contact Chris Easton, Martin Durkin, or Richard Sherwood for further information on how we can assist you.
Professional Negligence
As building surveying experts, we understand the professional standards surveyors are expected to meet. When advice falls short – whether in contract administration, pre-purchase surveys, or the design phase – clients can suffer significant loss.
We have supported numerous cases involving negligent advice, resolved through ADR or litigation. Our Expert Witnesses work closely with your legal team to produce CPR Part 35 compliant reports and can assist from report preparation through to court appearances.
Please contact Chris Easton, Martin Durkin, or Richard Sherwood for further information on how we can assist you.
Contract Disputes
Construction contract disputes arise when work falls short of expected standards or when payment issues occur despite completed work.
With extensive construction experience, we can support you from report preparation through to court appearances.
Please contact Chris Easton, Martin Durkin, or Richard Sherwood for further information on how we can assist you.
Party Wall Disputes
The Party Wall Act 1996 sets out how to prevent and resolve disputes over party walls, boundary walls and nearby excavations. When procedures aren’t followed, conflicts can arise.
With deep knowledge of the Act, our Expert Witnesses provide CPR Part 35 compliant reports and work closely with your legal team. We support clients from report preparation through to court.
Please contact Mike Bull or Richard Sherwood for further information on how we can assist you.
Our Expert Witnesses
Our Expert Witnesses are senior practitioners with extensive court experience, providing clear, impartial evidence across a wide range of construction disputes.
Our experts
Chris Easton
FRICS C.Build.E Mike Bull
MEWI Richard Sherwood
MEng (Hons) GDipSurv MRICS Martin Durkin
BSc (Hons) MRICS MIFIREE
FRICS C.Build.E Mike Bull
MEWI Richard Sherwood
MEng (Hons) GDipSurv MRICS Martin Durkin
BSc (Hons) MRICS MIFIREE
Chris Easton
Construction Disputes
Chris is one of the founding Partners of the original practice and is now a consultant heading up the Litigation and Expert Witness Department.
Mike Bull
Boundary and Land Disputes
Mike is responsible for managing the practice, maintaining and improving client relationships and developing the business.
Richard Sherwood
Construction Disputes
Richard, an Associate Director at Easton Bevins, works predominantly with the litigation department, preparing CPR Part 35 compliant Expert Witness Reports.
Martin Durkin
Construction Disputes
Martin is a Chartered Building Surveyor with considerable experience. He is responsible for technical and regulatory matters within the practice.
Expert Witnesses, Bristol
A hub of creativity, commerce and culinary excellence, Bristol is one of the UK’s most vibrant and progressive cities.
Bristol is best known for Brunel’s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge and as the birthplace of its most famous cultural export, Banksy. Once a major shipbuilding centre, the city has reinvented itself with industries as varied as its people.
Today, key sectors include creative media, aerospace, financial services, healthcare, social services and digital technology.
Easton Bevins was proudly founded in Bristol and has two offices in the city, including our headquarters, making it easy for our expert witnesses to attend meetings and court appearances in person.
HEAD OFFICE
26 Osprey Court
Hawkfield Way
Bristol
BS14 0BB
0117 942 7876
BRISTOL
Unit 25 The Courtyard
Woodlands
Bradley Stoke
BS32 4NH
Bristol
0117 942 7876
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