Daniel Shaw, construction adjudicator.
Daniel is a TECBAR-accredited adjudicator, available for appointment in construction and engineering disputes.
Daniel combines 20 years specialising in construction and engineering disputes with a postgraduate degree in construction engineering from the University of Cambridge. He also sits as a fee-paid judge in the Crown Court.
He brings to adjudication the technical understanding to get to grips quickly with defects, delay and valuation issues, and a judge’s discipline in managing a tight timetable and giving clear, reasoned decisions.
Recent appointments as adjudicator
- £9.7m
Dispute concerning groundworks and the installation of utilities, England.
- £5.5m
Dispute concerning flammable cladding on student accommodation, England.
- £1.4m
Dispute concerning works to gas mains, England.
Qualifications and credentials
- TECBAR-accredited Adjudicator
- Fee-paid Judge (Recorder) in the Crown Court
- Barrister (Call 2007), Crown Office Chambers, and Solicitor
- MSt Construction Engineering, Queens’ College, University of Cambridge
- LLB Law (First Class), University of Keele, top of his year
- Author of Chapter 25 (Arbitration), Emden’s Construction Law
- Member of the Society of Construction Law and the Technology & Construction Bar Association
Appointing Daniel
To ask about Daniel’s availability, or to propose him as adjudicator in your contract or in a particular dispute, please contact him directly. Please include the names of the parties so that conflicts can be checked before any details of the dispute are shared.
Daniel will not accept an appointment in any dispute in which Hamshaw acts, or has acted, for one of the parties.