Christopher Larkin

Chris Larkin is a Senior Managing Director in the Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment in the Construction Solutions practice. He is based in Toronto.

Mr. Larkin has more than 25 years experience in the construction industry, which includes 16 years specializing in contracts and claim management. His experience embraced a number of complex projects, including building schemes, ship building projects, rail projects, mechanical and electrical installation, and various civil engineering schemes.

Mr. Larkin is a Chartered Civil Engineer with a law degree and arbitration qualifications and has worked in a variety of countries including the UK, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Middle East.

Mr. Larkin has been appointed as a planning expert witness and has acted as assistant expert witness on both delay and quantum matters. He has experience in mediation, adjudication, arbitration and major litigation proceedings. He has provided these services for contractors, employers, consultants and architects, and a number of leading international law firms.

Mr. Larkin’s claims management experience includes the forensic investigation of causes of delay and additional costs, delay analysis, quantum analysis, analysis of large quantities of complex data, drafting of statements of claim, evidence management and claim evaluation and rebuttal.

Throughout his career Mr. Larkin has given a number of 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.

Mr. Larkin holds a Bachelor’s of Engineering from the University of Plymouth where he graduated with honors. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws with honors from the University of Wolverhampton.