| PERSONAL
DETAILS |
| NAME: |
James
Torr |
|
Torr Forensic Partnership
7 Lambscroft Way
Chalfont
St Peter
Bucks
SL9
9AY
|
| DATE
OF BIRTH: |
17th
December 1938
|
| NATIONALITY: |
British
|
| EDUCATION
& PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| 1960 |
Southampton
University ‑ BSc (Eng.) in Civil Engineering
|
| 1967 |
Member
of the Institution of Civil Engineers
|
| 1989 |
Member
of the Society of American Military Engineers
|
| 1991 |
Member
of The Academy of Experts (Elected
Secretary in 1997)
|
| 1992 |
Fellow
of the Institution of Civil Engineers
|
| 1992 |
Member
of the Association of Consulting Engineers
|
| 1995 |
Member
of The Association of Planning Supervisors
|
| 1997 |
Fellow
of the Association of Consulting Engineers
|
| 1997 |
Approved
by the Institution of Civil Engineers as an Adjudicator
|
| 2001 |
Accredited as a
Commercial Mediator (QDR)
|
| PROFESSIONAL
CAREER |
| 2001 |
Proprietor, ELROND Consulting |
| 2000 |
Consultant, Cameron Taylor Bedford, Consulting
Civil and Structural Engineers |
| 1999 |
Partner, ELROND Engineering.
Proprietor, Torr Forensic Partnership |
| 1996 |
R T James & Partners Ltd ‑ Technical
Director of newly appointed Company, part of the Owen Williams
Group. |
| 1989 |
R T James & Partners ‑ appointed a
Partner. |
| 1972 |
R T James & Partners ‑ appointed an
Associate. |
| 1962 |
Joined R T James & Partners as a Graduate
Engineer in the London Office. |
| 1960 |
Joined W & C French as an indentured Engineer |
| RESPONSIBILITIES |
| ELROND Consulting |
Adjudicator
Expert Determinator
Expert Witness
Forensic Engineer
Planning Supervisor |
| RT James and Partners
Limited |
Partner responsible for Health and Safety
Head of Litigation Support Service Group
Head of Infrastructure Group and Planning Supervisor Group
Forensic Engineering
Personnel and Training |
| EXPERIENCE:
PRINCIPAL
PROJECTS
OF INTEREST |
| 2000 |
Party
Appointed Expert Advisor and Party Appointed Expert Witness.
Adjudicator
in construction disputes and Expert Determinator in construction
liability dispute. Preparation
of adjudication claim for Cameron Taylor Bedford. |
| 1998 |
Planning
Supervisor for Barnwood Court, Jefferson Estate and Hillary House
Housing Estates. Highway remediation contracts for the Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. |
| 1996 |
Planning
Supervisor to The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,
Westminster Abbey and London Dockland Development Corporation and
other Commercial Clients.
Preparation
of Expert Reports for Litigation purposes.
New
floating gate and entrance to Graving Dock, Barrow-in-Furness. |
| 1994 |
Planning
Supervisor for Royal Albert Docks Infrastructure Works.
Refurbishment
of BNFL Quay, Port of Barrow-in-Furness.
Blast
Protection Reports.
Preparation
of Expert Opinions on a variety of construction related cases.
Dredging
beneath Shiplift for VSEL.
Design
of machine foundation and civil engineering aspects of
modernisation of Workshops for VSEL.
(Novated Engineer on Design/Construct Contract.)
Foundations
and Infrastructure for housing estate, Lewes.
Consultant
to the Borough of Barrow‑in‑Furness: checking Building
Regulations submissions. |
| 1992 |
Managing
Partner, Barrow-in-Furness Office.
Design
of “Lead‑In Systems” through Barrow Docks for Trident
Submarine.
Civil
Engineering Design of Chemical Plant (Design/Construct Contract).
Civil
Engineering aspects of modernisation of high voltage electrical
distribution system, VSEL, Barrow‑in‑Furness.
Forensic
Engineering Reports.
Cliff
Stability Study, Cumbria County Council 1990
Checking
Engineer, Barrow Borough Council.
Extension
of Warehouse and loading facilities for major Food distributor.
Expert
report on failure of Industrial Units.
Preparation
of numerous Structural Appraisals of houses and buildings damaged
by subsidence and other causes.
Modification
and development of construction facilities at VSEL Shipyard,
Barrow‑in‑Furness.
Professional
engineering advice to the Borough of Barrow‑in‑Furness. |
| 1988 |
Managing
Partner, Rickmansworth Office.
Checking
Engineer, London Borough of Harrow.
Testing
Facilities for helicopter engines for Rolls Royce Plc, Leavesden.
Maritime
Museum for Furness Maritime Trust, Barrow‑in‑Furness
‑ won Design Competition. |
| 1986 |
Core
Module Store and Transfer Building for VSEL,
Barrow‑in‑Furness ‑ complex reinforced concrete
structure for assembly and handling of nuclear reactors for
submarines.
Pipe
Cleaning Facility for VSEL, Barrow‑in‑Furness. |
| 1984 |
Calibration
Laboratory for VSEL, Barrow‑in‑Furness, a
"building within a building", with the interior isolated
from external influences and with a highly controlled environment. |
| 1982 |
Diesel
Locomotive Factory for Thomas Hill (Rotherham) Ltd.
Welding
Training Centre for VSEL, Barrow‑in‑Furness.
Millwrights
Workshop for VSEL, Barrow‑in‑Furness.
X‑ray
Building for VSEL, Barrow‑in‑Furness ‑ heavily
reinforced concrete structure designed for the radiographic
examination of sections of a submarine's hull. |
| 1980 |
Structural
repair of multi‑storey apartment block in Gibraltar.
Various
Industrial Estates for Commercial Union Properties Ltd.
Expert
Report on failure of Warehouse Roof, with subsequent involvement
in litigation leading to presentation of evidence in Court.
Start of a continuing involvement in insurance and
litigation cases. |
| 1978 |
Finishing
Factory for Rolls Royce Motors, Willesden.
Foundations,
roof, drainage and road design, Cyprus Housing Estate, London
Docklands. |
| 1976 |
Diesel
Engine Factory for Rolls Royce Ltd, Shrewsbury.
Housing
Estates in Plymouth.
Film
Processing Laboratory for Technicolor, Heathrow. |
| 1974 |
Lloyds
Register of Shipping, Fenchurch Street, London. |
| 1972 |
Peking
Film Processing Laboratory, China. |
| 1970 |
Multi‑storey,
reinforced concrete office block in Birmingham.
Buried
Fuel Storage Tanks at various USAF bases. |
| 1968 |
Nineteen
storey reinforced concrete office block for Kodak at Hemel
Hempstead.
Film
Processing Laboratory for Technicolor, Heathrow.
Union
Biology Building for Queen Mary College, London.
Multi‑storey
reinforced concrete Halls of Residence for Queen Mary College,
Woodford. |
| 1964 |
Multi‑storey,
load bearing brick flats and houses, Lewes. |