John Riches, FRICS, is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Builder in the construction industry. In 1982, he began to work as a consultant. His range of experience includes large and medium scale building works, power stations, nuclear and process engineering installations, and roadworks.

Christopher Dancaster, FRICS, is a Quantity Surveyor. He became FCIArb in 1987 and is a Chartered Arbitrator. He is joint author with John Sims of Construction Arbitrations 2nd Edition and joint author with John Riches of Construction Adjudication: A Practical Guide.