RICS: Asserting Competence in Legal Challenges & Disputes with Construction Partner at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLC, Alexandra Anderson #64

No surveyor hopes, nor usually expects to find themselves needing to defend their competency in a court scenario, but for those who do, Alexandra Anderson is well versed in how best to make your case.

As a Construction Partner at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLC, Alexandra has a wealth of experience acting for surveyors. She joins Antony Parkinson MRICS on The RICS Podcast to share how surveyors can best prepare themselves in the event that they need to reinforce the competencies that they employ for clients.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• Alexandra’s collaboration with the Expert Working Groups
• Tests that courts apply to assess a surveyor’s competence
• Distinction between ‘must’ and ‘should’ in standards guidance, and how these terms are perceived in a court
• The most common and simplest fixes a surveyor can employ to define their liability and confirm scope with clients
• Use of social media in relation to particular cases and valuations