Technical Team
Jason Bagge
BSc, BArch, LLM
Head of Architecture and Building Surveying
Jason is a Chartered Architect and Principal Designer with over 25 years of experience in education, research facilities, and a wide range of projects in listed and conservation settings. Jason’s technical expert and expert witness experience covers fire safety, water ingress, general construction design and detailing, as well as professional negligence.
Healthcare-specific experience
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
The project consisted of a new build hospital with an advanced imaging facility, including LinAccs. Jason acted as design team leader, coordinating the design output of architects, medical planners, structural and MEP engineers, and liaising directly with the contractor team, hospital trust, and user groups.
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
The project involved the refurbishment and new construction of the hospital, as well as the development of a new children’s hospital. Jason acted as design team leader, coordinating the design output of architects, medical planners, structural and MEP engineers, and interfacing directly with the contractor team, Hospital Trust, and user groups.
Brighton Hospital 3Ts, East Sussex
The project involved designing a new build trauma and hospital facility for Brighton Hospital. Jason acted as the principal designer and design team lead, interfacing with user groups, the contractor, the hospital trust, and other design disciplines.
Birmingham Mental Health Hospital, Birmingham
Jason was appointed to provide expert advisory services regarding 14 design and workmanship defects relating to construction design at a hospital trust.
Hospital, United Kingdom
Jason was appointed to review documents and conduct site visits to prepare an expert report in relation to a claim for breach of contract and duty of care following façade-related water damage.
David Olajoyegbe
BSc, BArch
Architectural Technical Expert
David is a Chartered Architect and Technical Lead with over 25 years of international experience delivering complex, large-scale developments across the healthcare, sports and leisure, education, and research sectors. He has led the design and delivery of major clinical facilities from concept to construction. His expertise spans medical planning, departmental layout, façade and cladding coordination.
Healthcare-specific experience
Tseng Kwon O Hospital Extension, Hong Kong
David was appointed to lead the schematic medical planning and departmental layout design (RIBA equivalent Stage 3).
Women’s and Infants Hospital, Rhode Island, USA
David was appointed as project lead for the detailed cladding and curtain-wall design coordination, overseeing both design development and delivery (RIBA equivalent stage).
Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility, United States of America
David was appointed as team lead designer on the façade and roof design, delivery, and detailing for a 192-bed facility in San Diego, California (RIBA equivalent stages 2–4).
St James University Hospital Oncology Wing
David was appointed as Project Architect responsible for the design and delivery of the façade, roof shell, core, and main atrium, covering all aspects of planning through to construction (RIBA stages 3, 4, and early 5).
Great Ormond Street Hospital
David was appointed as Associate Director for the design and delivery of the interior fit-out for Block 1B, the first primary children’s ward upgrade in the master plan overhaul, and upgrading the Central London site facilities (RIBA equivalent stage 4).
Manchester Joint Hospitals & Norfolk and Norwich PFI
David advised on in-house system restructuring across three offices, supervised cladding development, and contributed to schematic design and departmental planning.
Joanne Williams
MSc, PGDip (Arch), DipArch, BA (Hons), ARB, RIBA, MCIArb
Senior Director and Project Architect
Joanne is a Chartered Architect with more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry as a Designer, Technical Lead, and Project Delivery Manager. She has worked on multiple NHS projects, including operating theatres and pharmacy departments.
Healthcare-specific experience
Burnley General Hospital, Burnley
Joanne was the Project Architect on the operating theatres extension design.
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
Joanne was the Project Architect working on the hospital pharmacy department and dispensary design.
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster
Joanne was part of the architectural team for the design and delivery of an extensive hospital enlargement project.
Large Health Innovation Centre (Research Facility)
Joanne was appointed to provide contract and technical advice for the design-and-build contractor.
NHS Trusts
Joanne was appointed to provide support relating to professional negligence, personal injury claims, and produce accommodation reports (working for and against NHS trusts).
Rab Eadie
RIBA, RIAS, ARB, PGDip, DipArch, BArch
Associate Director
Rab is a Chartered MEP Engineer with 20+ years of experience, specialising in the design, installation, and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems. His technical expertise spans heating and cooling systems, CHP, fans, gasifiers, pumps, and life safety systems. He has been appointed as the MEP and commissioning expert on several healthcare disputes involving new hospital buildings in the UK and internationally.
Healthcare-specific experience
Baird & Anchor NHS, Grampian
Rab provided opinion on design adequacy, technical coordination, and BIM execution.
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool
Rab was appointed by the SPV / Insurers to provide a “cost to complete” exercise after the Carillion insolvency and carry out a technical review of the site progress and operations.
New Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
Rab was engaged as an expert in an international arbitration to comment on the role of the Independent Certifier (commissioning and handover).
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
Rab was engaged as an expert in litigation proceedings to comment on the interpretation of the HTMs and workmanship of the contractor.
Roseberry Park Hospital, Tees Esk and Wear NHS
Rab was engaged to comment on the scope and services of the Facilities Management provider following the termination of the Private Finance Initiative contract by the Trust.
Simon Hay
DipArch, DipArb, ARB, RIBA, FCIArb, MIFSM, MIMS
Director
Simon is an experienced Chartered Architect with extensive knowledge in fire compliance and hospital design disputes. Having previously held the role of Company Architect at Promat Fire Protection, Simon has a deep understanding of public and private commissions and major forms of contracts.
Healthcare-specific experience
E Herts Health Authority Main Office, Hertfordshire
Simon held the role of Project Architect.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Essex
Simon was appointed Project Architect.
Sheffield Hospital's New Ward Building, Sheffield
Simon was appointed to provide advice concerning disputes over fire compliance.
Chris MacPherson
RIBA, RIAS, ARB, PGDip, DipArch, BArch
Associate Director
Chris is a Chartered Architect and technical expert with more than 15 years of experience in the architecture, engineering and construction industry across a broad range of building types. Chris consults on professional and project standards and is appointed to the RIBA’s Professional Conduct Panel.
Healthcare-specific experience
NHS client
Chris was appointed as Architectural Assistant to the Project Architect, developing designs from concept through to detailed stages following the NHS guidelines at the time (2009 to 2012):
- birthing centre (not built)
- substance misuse centre (not built)
- catering facility (built)
Assessed existing building shells and cores and prepared adaptation designs to accommodate Health Technical Memoranda recommendations (2021 to 2022).
Reviewed private medical care designs by others for integration into an existing shopping centre building (2021 to 2022).
Bhavina Vasishta
MSc,PGDip,March,Barch, ARB, RIBA
Associate Director
Bhavina is a Chartered Architect and Technical Expert with over 10 years of experience in the construction industry, serving as a Designer and Project Manager. Bhavina specialises in the forensic analysis of design and construction defects and related contractual obligations. She has a broad knowledge of United Kingdom design standards and compliance. She is also a qualified drone pilot.
Healthcare-specific experience
Barts Hospital, London
Bhavina designed Maggie’s Centre, which was located in Barts Hospital.
NHS Baird & Anchor, Aberdeen
Bhavina was appointed alongside Rab Eadie (MEP) in late 2024 – 2025 to provide technical advice relating to a dispute between the NHS and a contractor for two design-and-build new hospital buildings. The scope was to outline the Programme of Work and technical standards expected at Stage 4A and Stage 4B, and provide commentary on BIM and technical coordination.
Nick Barham
MEng (Hons), CEng, FIStructE, MICE
Technical Director
Nick isa CharteredCivil andStructural Engineer with 25+ years of experience in the construction industry. Nick has been involved in the forensic examination and appraisal of a wide range of civil and building technical and contractual issues, as well as experience in NHS infrastructure and compliance.
Healthcare-specific experience
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London
Nick was appointed as Lead Structural Engineer for the design and development of a new outpatient department, including construction on a constrained central London site and incorporating an existing Grade II listed building into the scheme, and nearby shallow London Underground tunnels.
London Clinic, London
Nick was involved in the structural engineering of a major new cancer facility adjacent to a substantial building on Marylebone Road.
Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester
Nick was appointed to investigate various defects in this newly constructed hospital complex, including issues with a multistorey car park (chloride-induced corrosion of the reinforced concrete), inadequate design and construction of a retaining wall and embankment, deterioration of external paving, and internal terrazzo flooring.
