Expert Determination Case Studies

Department Store Dilapidations

One case concerned the claim for dilapidations at the end of leases on two big retail stores. The DRC (dispute resolution clause) in the leases said that the President of RICS should appoint an expert to do a bill of quantities, and the President of ICAEW should appoint a chartered accountant if there remained any argument about the value of the claim. Instead, the parties went straight to the ICAEW President, who appointed Chris. He had to engage a chartered surveyor to advise, and together they arrived at the figure which was awarded, one party against the other.