Gateley Vinden appoints new director

Gateley Vinden, the built environment consultancy arm of Gateley, has appointed Richard Causer as director and head of its national construction dispute resolution team.

Richard joins the team in London following previous roles with Turner & Townsend, The Tudor Rose Partnership and HKA, bringing more than 25 years’ experience in adjudication, mediation, arbitration, litigation and expert witness services. 

He has advised a wide range of UK and international employers, contractors and developers across sectors including cladding, M&E, energy, infrastructure and commercial buildings.

At Gateley Vinden, he will lead the dispute resolution offering and support the consultancy’s wider services, including cost and project management, fund monitoring, building surveying, surety bond claims and corporate and insurance services.

Richard said: “It’s been a turbulent few years which has seen the industry squeezed through pressures including the delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects, the Labour Government’s 1.5 million new homes target, increasing materials costs and a national skills and resource shortage.

“As a result, it’s more important than ever before to provide an offering that truly gets under the skin of construction companies to help them de-risk and have the best chance of success. 

“Gateley Vinden’s dispute resolution team has a wide breadth of experience and, with scope for further growth, it’s a really exciting time to join and spearhead its unique and much-needed proposition within the market.”

Gayle Taylor, managing director at Gateley Vinden, added: “Dispute resolution is a key service for our business, and Richard has an impressive pedigree which makes him the perfect fit to lead and grow the team. 

“Being part of a professional services company means we are able to seamlessly collaborate with the legal experts within the wider Group and differentiate ourselves within the market by delivering leading solutions which no other consultancy can match. 

“This puts our dispute resolution team at the forefront of the industry and has seen us become the go to consultants within the built environment.”  

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