David Daly

Managing Director, Novus Resolve Ltd

David Daly is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and expert witness with extensive commercial experience in dispute avoidance, management and resolution across a range of sectors, including energy, healthcare, real estate, rail and insurance. As an accredited expert witness and NEC3 Project Manager, David began his career in 1999 as a mechanical and electrical (M&E) quantity surveyor apprentice in London. After specialising in claims and dispute resolution in the Middle East from 2007 to 2016, he returned to London and founded Novus Resolve in 2019, providing expert witness services and claims management support. In addition to his expert witness work, David offers ongoing commercial advisory services, assisting projects from pre-contract to handover. His notable assignments include serving as contracts manager on a UK wind farm project and representing clients in multiple adjudications.