Janey has worked in the construction industry for 40 years initially qualifying as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in 1985. She worked in various organisations in private practice and lectured at Glasgow Caledonian University in Building Contracts and Construction. She is Managing Director of Construction Dispute Resolution which she founded in 1997 and since then has specialised in construction dispute consultancy. Janey is a qualified Arbitrator, Adjudicator & accredited Expert Witness; with an impressive track record in all areas.
Janey is regularly appointed or agreed as Adjudicator and is on the CIArb, RICS, RIBA. CIArb, CIOB, CIC, Scottish Building and HKIAC panels of Adjudicators. Since the introduction of statutory adjudication, she has issued hundreds of Decisions. She is also on the CIArb and RICS Panel of Arbitrators and has issued several Awards on construction issues.
Janey has carried out expert witness appointments in relation to liability, quantum and damages in construction contract claims for extension of time, loss and expense; contract administration and measurement matters. This has been on a variety of complex building, engineering and renewable energy sector projects. Janey particularly specialises in the roles and liabilities of the design and construction team and has given expert evidence in relation to professional negligence matters on a number of occasions.
Janey is a past Chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland (2007-2008) and continues to sit on various RICS and CIArb committees and working groups promoting good practice in the industry. She was a Director of the Scottish Arbitration Centre from March 2011 until December 2022. She currently sits as Independent Complaints Reviewer for SafeDeposits Scotland.
Janey continues to lecture and tutor on various professional bodies courses and conferences on dispute resolution topics.