School of Civil and Structural Engineering - Academic Staff

Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2001

Academic Staff - Environmental Building

Mr Stephen Donohoe Mr Stephen W. Donohoe
School of Civil and Structural Engineering,
Palace Court, Palace Street
Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2DE, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1752 233670
Fax: +44 (0)1752 233658
e-mail: S.Donohoe@plymouth.ac.uk

Introduction
1975 - 77: Technical Assistant, City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Council.
1979 - 85: Quantity Surveyor, South West Thames Regional Health Authority.

1981: BSc Quantity Surveying, South Bank Polytechnic, London.

1985 - 87: QS and Commercial Manager, Kainmere Limited, Surrey.

1987 - 89: Senior Lecturer - South Bank Polytechnic - Quantity Surveying Applications, Estimating and Construction Contracts.

1989 - 93: Senior Lecturer - Lancashire Polytechnic / University of Central Lancashire - Building Procurement, Arbitration, Building Economics, Engineering and Society.

1990: LLB (Hons), Ealing CHE, London.

1993 - 2000: Lecturer (Law) - Singapore Polytechnic - Law of Contract, Tort, Construction Contracts, Professional Practice, Singapore Law of Property, Procurement, Cost Planning, and International Construction Contracting.

1995: Certificate in Construction Law, Litigation & Regulation. King's College, University of London.

1995: Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, FRICS.

1997: MSc. Building. National University of Singapore.

1998: LLM, University of Wolverhampton.

1999: Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, MCIArb.

2000 - 01: Senior Lecturer - University of Cape Town - Quantity Surveying Applications, South African Property and Construction Law, JBCC Form of Contract.

Teaching
Construction Law, Procurement and Quantity Surveying Applications. I have recently been given responsibilities for student dissertations for 2001.

Research
My research interests involve the interface between construction and law. I am particularly interested in aspects of construction contracts especially dispute resolution in the construction industry. For further information click here.
I am also interested in supporting Teaching and Learning in the Built Environment and have recently joined the Student-centred Learning In Construction Education (SLICE) project at the University.

Publications

Liability and the Quantity Surveyor. Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. September 2000.

The Use of Formulae in Head Office Overhead Claims. Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. August 2000.

Building Defects in Singapore, Aspects in Tort. Structural Survey, Vol. 17 Issue 4 pp 221-226, MCB Publications Ltd. December 1999.

The Q. S. Profession: Change and Effect with Particular Reference to South East Asia. Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August 1999.

The Use of Formulae In Claims for Overheads. Campus Review, A Publication of the Chartered Institute of Building. March 1997.

The Singapore Institute of Architects and The Public Sector Conditions of Contract Compared. Civil Engineering & Building Magazine, Singapore. March 1996.

Recent developments in the Tort of Negligence and the implications for the construction industry. The Professional Builder, Singapore. December 1995.

Glenlion - Once Again. Journal of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. February 1995.

SIA clause 23 - Fatally flawed ?. The Professional Builder, Singapore Institute of Building. 1994.

Striving for Excellence. C.Q.S (The Journal of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ). May 1993.

Other Activities

RICS APC Doctor for South East Asia, 1996 -2000.
External Tutor for Online MBA Real Estate and Construction, University of Paisley U.K., 1999-2000.
Guest lecturer, Curtin University, Western Australia, BSc and MSc Programmes.
Consultant to Tiefenthaler Construction Law Consultants (South Africa) - click here for more.

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Academic Staff - Environmental Building
		Mr Stephen W. Donohoe School of Civil and Structural Engineering, Palace Court, Palace Street Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2DE, UK Tel: +44 (0)1752 233670 Fax: +44 (0)1752 233658 e-mail: S.Donohoe@plymouth.ac.uk
Introduction 1975 - 77: Technical Assistant, City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Council. 1979 - 85: Quantity Surveyor, South West Thames Regional Health Authority. 1981: BSc Quantity Surveying, South Bank Polytechnic, London. 1985 - 87: QS and Commercial Manager, Kainmere Limited, Surrey. 1987 - 89: Senior Lecturer - South Bank Polytechnic - Quantity Surveying Applications, Estimating and Construction Contracts. 1989 - 93: Senior Lecturer - Lancashire Polytechnic / University of Central Lancashire - Building Procurement, Arbitration, Building Economics, Engineering and Society. 1990: LLB (Hons), Ealing CHE, London. 1993 - 2000: Lecturer (Law) - Singapore Polytechnic - Law of Contract, Tort, Construction Contracts, Professional Practice, Singapore Law of Property, Procurement, Cost Planning, and International Construction Contracting. 1995: Certificate in Construction Law, Litigation & Regulation. King's College, University of London. 1995: Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, FRICS. 1997: MSc. Building. National University of Singapore. 1998: LLM, University of Wolverhampton. 1999: Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, MCIArb. 2000 - 01: Senior Lecturer - University of Cape Town - Quantity Surveying Applications, South African Property and Construction Law, JBCC Form of Contract.
Teaching Construction Law, Procurement and Quantity Surveying Applications. I have recently been given responsibilities for student dissertations for 2001.
Research My research interests involve the interface between construction and law. I am particularly interested in aspects of construction contracts especially dispute resolution in the construction industry. For further information click here. I am also interested in supporting Teaching and Learning in the Built Environment and have recently joined the Student-centred Learning In Construction Education (SLICE) project at the University.
Publications Liability and the Quantity Surveyor. Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. September 2000. The Use of Formulae in Head Office Overhead Claims. Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. August 2000. Building Defects in Singapore, Aspects in Tort. Structural Survey, Vol. 17 Issue 4 pp 221-226, MCB Publications Ltd. December 1999. The Q. S. Profession: Change and Effect with Particular Reference to South East Asia. Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August 1999. The Use of Formulae In Claims for Overheads. Campus Review, A Publication of the Chartered Institute of Building. March 1997. The Singapore Institute of Architects and The Public Sector Conditions of Contract Compared. Civil Engineering & Building Magazine, Singapore. March 1996. Recent developments in the Tort of Negligence and the implications for the construction industry. The Professional Builder, Singapore. December 1995. Glenlion - Once Again. Journal of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. February 1995. SIA clause 23 - Fatally flawed ?. The Professional Builder, Singapore Institute of Building. 1994. Striving for Excellence. C.Q.S (The Journal of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ). May 1993.
Other Activities RICS APC Doctor for South East Asia, 1996 -2000. External Tutor for Online MBA Real Estate and Construction, University of Paisley U.K., 1999-2000. Guest lecturer, Curtin University, Western Australia, BSc and MSc Programmes. Consultant to Tiefenthaler Construction Law Consultants (South Africa) - click here for more.
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