Barry Patrick Thomas Livsey
Barry Patrick Thomas Livsey, is a Chief Building Surveyor and Dispute Resolution
Practitioner, registered in terms of the Architectural Professions Act,2000.
He operates out of offices in central Westville with in-house boardroom facilities.
Barry is an accredited panel member & consultant to several Built Environment dispute
resolution bodies including the Master Builders Association, the Association of Arbitrators
(Southern Africa),the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the UK Civil Mediation
Council (CMC)
Durban born, schooled at Kearsney College ,a full bursary student at the Durban University
of Technology, Barry has, since 1980 further extend his professional studies and , has
established himself as a leading dispute resolution practitioner focusing on the built
environment arena of ADR .
This encompasses Construction (Minor and Major works including sub-contracts),
Commercial & Industrial Property Management , Residential Community schemes ,
Hospitality/Tourism and the Food & Beverage Industry.
Barry has an acute sense of Contracts and Contract Law having spent over 25 years owning
& managing his own successful Construction and Development Company.
His all-round hands-on experience in these fields of expertise places him in an excellent
neutral oversight position between Management, Agents and Services providers in the ADR
arena incorporating resolutions processes such as Mediations, Adjudications, Arbitrations,
Expert determination and Mentorship.