Simon Barrows

Personal Bio

Job Title: Managing Director, Serendipity Chartered Engineers

Areas of Expertise:

Introduction

Practicing Chartered Electrical Engineer, Expert Witness and trouble shooter focused on working with independence, with high integrity and impartiality, an articulate mediator with over forty years’ experience, highly developed proactive interpersonal skills, very experienced at obtaining and disseminating information, extensive knowledge of all aspects of electrical building services engineering, numerate and financially astute

Expertise

• Working on all aspects of electrical and lighting services
within the Construction industry
• Assistance to Clients on breach of warranties and policy
conditions, plus recovery
• Inspection of ‘fit for purpose’ installations
• Investigation and compilation of breach of policy and
warranty conditions
• Compilation of bankable studies and Scott Schedules
• Identification of causation, establishment of liability,
production of remedial work strategy
• Witnessing testing and commissioning, review of O & M
manuals and working drawings
• Quantum and commercial analysis of cost claims and
losses
• Due diligence and dilapidation surveys, visual and
forensic detailed investigations
• Investigation and compilation of professional negligence
reports
• Mediation, arbitration, litigation, technical and contractual
assistance to legal profession
• Contractual dispute, liquidated and ascertained damages
resolution
• Direct liaison with Claimant and Defendants plus
Advocates, Solicitors and Insurers
• Trouble shooting and professional negligence i
investigations
• Legislative compliance to national and international
standards
• Single and Joint Expert Witness in accordance with Part
35 of the Civil Procedure Rules
• Investigation and compilation of expert witness and
trouble shooting reports