Welcome to McLeish Associates
We add value to Construction
If you find that you are unable to resolve a thorny issue, or need guidance about setting off from a sound basis, McLeish Associates are ready to assist you. Contact us today to schedule a consultation.
Our Services
Proven Results
We are a family business with associates from all fields within the building industry, experienced in adding value to your development or contract, or resolving related disputes in the most expedient and cost effective manner.
Our strategic services meet the needs of all types and sizes of clients - from small startups to large firms - and augment the necessary skills required to deliver successful outcomes.
Strategic Planning Session
Mitigate Project Risk
At the outset of a project, we advise on the most effective procedures (tendering, contract use / warranty requirements, planning, training, and administration)
During the contract phase, we augment resources, provide monthly audits, recommend strategies and interventions
Upon completion, we will ensure a fair commercial outcome
We examine and recommend what your organization needs to focus on to ensure commercial success in the short, medium, and long term
Introductory Consultation
Expert Guidance
Whether a full service is required or the other party to your contract is in default of its obligations to you, our initial recommendations will be provided promptly and without obligation in the first instance by our MD, Andrew McLeish
CV
Andrew McLeish
General Overview
Andrew returned to the UK in May 2018 having spent 10 years in the UAE. Although still involved in Middle East disputes, he has now permanently transferred his base to the UK.
Qualifications
FCIOB - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building - retired 1 January 2022
MCIArb - Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - retired 1 January 2022
MAPM – Member of the Association for Project Management - retired 1 April 2022
CEnv – Chartered Environmentalist - retired 1 January 2022
Sector Experience
- Building
- Refurbishment
- Residential
- Commercial
- Transport
- Dispute Resolution
Clients
Has represented Developers, Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Designers, Engineers, Consultants and Individuals
Key Strengths
Andrew is a highly experienced chartered construction manager with a career spanning over 45 years
30 plus years in commercial management, dispute avoidance, and dispute related roles
A wealth of experience in various construction sectors including building, refurbishment, residential, commercial, rail and aviation
Patient, organised and process driven
Skilled in making tricky decisions relating to any construction contract
Consistent in delivering successful outcomes in difficult circumstances, be that commercial, contractual, or litigious
Skilled in all aspects of pre and post contract commercial and contract management, quantity surveying and claims management
Experience of working in the UAE, Oman, Jordan, France, the UK and remotely in the KSA
Understands bid management as well as the various tendering processes, particularly staged tendering involving the expertise of the tenderer, and how to gain best value through this
Understands the varied cultural and political processes in different regions of the world
Recent Highlights
2022
Litigation for non-payment: Residential Development; London E18
Dispute Avoidance; Directing strategy and closing contract; Alteration and New Build, Mixed Use Development, Middlesex
2021
Dispute Avoidance; Directing strategy and closing contract; current commission; Alteration and New Build, Mixed Use Development, London NW6
Dispute Avoidance; Directing strategy and closing contract; current commission; Alteration and New Build, Mixed Use Development, London E7
Contract Drafting; appointed by both Parties: Residential Development; London E4
2020
Dispute Avoidance Services; Expert Quantum Report; appointed by Accountants representing both Parties; Alteration and New Build, Mixed Use Development, Suffolk
Claims Management Services; EOT claim for a Contractor; Landmark building, London SW3
Dispute Avoidance Services; defending Contractor against potential action from Façade Sub-Contractor; wrongful time and cost claim; 1.8 million sq ft. Mixed Use Development, UAE
Dispute Avoidance Services; Expert Quantum Report for Owner; potential dispute regarding over-certification; Exceptional residential dwelling, London SW3
Claims Management Services; peer review for a UAE Government Owned Developer in court litigation; Landmark Retail Development, UAE
Claims Management Services; adjudication; representing Sub-Contractor in wrongful termination dispute; Large Residential Development, Essex
2019
Claims Management Services; adjudication; representing Contractor in payment dispute with Sub-Contractor; 11-mile section of Network Rail, South Yorkshire
Claims Management Services; Arbitration; part of a large team representing Engineer / Designer against a Governmental Body in a dispute over non-payment of fees and counterclaim for gross negligence; airport developments, International
Dispute Avoidance Services; representing Sub-Contractor in the resolution of potential dispute caused by the wrongful imposition of delay damages; Large Residential Development, London SE14
Dispute Avoidance Services; part of a team working for the Contractor to avoid a potential dispute in which the Services Sub-Contractor wrongfully claimed time and associated costs; Exceptional Residential Development, London SW3
Dispute Avoidance Services; representing Sub-Contractor in the resolution of a potential dispute caused by the wrongful imposition of delay damages; Large Residential Development, Croydon, Surrey
2018
Claims Management Services; peer review for a UAE Government Owned Developer in court litigation; Retail Development, UAE