Expert Witness · Civil & Structural · Dispute Resolution
David W. Horne
Eur Ing BSc MSc CEng CEnv MICE MIExpE SAAE
Senior Civil and Mining Engineer, Expert Witness
Biography
David W. Horne is a Chartered Civil and Mining Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist with extensive experience across civil engineering, surface mining and landfill reclamation projects worldwide. He specialises in explosives engineering and has acted as expert witness in international arbitration with successful outcomes.
His career spans senior leadership roles including HKA Global, White & Case LLP and Qatar Building Company — managing infrastructure projects worth hundreds of millions including metro stations, naval bases and sustainability-focused sewer systems. As Managing Director of GeoRec Environmental he led landfill remediation and brownfield site development including the Normandy Landfill Treatment Contract in Beirut, acting as prime witness of fact in two successful international arbitrations.
Memberships
- ·The Academy of Experts (Senior Associate Member)
- ·Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)
- ·Institute of Explosives Engineers (MIExpE)
- ·Society for the Environment (CEnv)
- ·European Engineer (Eur Ing)
- ·Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Qualifications
- ·MSc Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, King's College London
- ·BSc Engineering, Lanchester Polytechnic (First Class Honours)
