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This short article focusses on the retrospective quantification of acceleration claims, written by Principle Quantum Expert, John Mullen.

In this Q&A for the Driver Trett Digest, we catch up with Senior Vice President in New York, Simon Braithwaite. We ask how he has found starting a new...

Phil Duggan, Head of Expert Services in the Middle East, discusses his recent experiences of comparing the FIDIC 1999 Conditions to those of the 2017 ...

Driver Trett is delighted to announce the opening of a new office in Madrid, Spain, along with the hire of Operations Director, Javier Sánchez Llopes,...

Consultant Laura Geary evaluates and compares Negotiation and Mediation, and summarises the factors to consider when deciding whether either form of A...

In recognition of World Mental Health Day 2020, we asked members of our team around the world, how they have found looking after their mental health d...

Driver Trett announces collaboration with EVRA Consulting (PTY) Ltd (EVRA), based in Johannesburg, South Africa

What’s the rush all about? To accelerate, or not? That is the question.

New office open in Times Square, New York City - along with the hire of two new Senior Vice Presidents, who will be based there.

Driver Group CEO, Mark Wheeler, talks about why the journey to becoming an Expert is just as important, as being a specialist in your field.

David Wileman deciphers the downsides to mediation, and whether there actually are any...

Driver Trett Digital Digest

Michael Neill looks at common challenges encountered by contractors when dealing with change on construction projects.

Kelvin Ng takes us through his career, experiences, and training enabling him to become a Diales Expert.

Driver Group announce new CEO

Kirsti Olson, Partner at Dentons UK and Middle East LLPA takes a look at why it is crucial to ensure payment and pay less notices are served correctly...

Impacts of Covid-19 on British Colombia’s construction industry

Chris Sunderland joins Driver Trett as Marketing and Business Development Director.

Craig Palmer's insight into the importance of accurate cost records.

In this article Keith Strutt explains how important good experts are, and takes us through the development process that Diales experts go through to e...

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the economy and politics of most countries worldwide. Canadian provinces and territories are swiftly implementi...

The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a profound impact on the economy and it is expected to have a significant negative effect on the constructi...

Certain standard forms of contract, such as those in the CCDC, NEC and FIDIC suites for example, are very prescriptive as to when and how notices for ...

Those of you that have attended a Driver Trett seminar, or training course, in the past will be familiar with the mantra “Records, Records, Records”.

Claims that started and finished in the sewer. White Constructions v PBS Holdings

Messrs Stuart Holdsworth and Stuart Macdougald-Denton talk to us about what it’s like to be a Diales technical expert and give some tips and advice fo...

Gavin Hughes highlights the benefits of modular constructions and looks at its future.

Jeremy Ingham, one of our technical experts summarises how fire damaged buildings can be assessed to allow repair rather than demolition.

With the number of reported confirmed cases of the virus on the rise on a daily basis and on a mass global scale, we will explore the options of how a...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Digest which, as always, brings you a variety of articles from around the world. We hope you enjoy this issue!  

Peter Jansen, consultant at Maples Teesdale LLP explains why careful and decisive operation of the contract’s mechanisms to mitigate the effect of mai...

Dr Hamish Lal, Brendan Casey and Léa Defranchi, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld discuss the impact of issue conflicts in International Commercial Arbit...

The time, cost and pain involved in resolving disputes (whether on complex multi-billion pound international projects, or smaller domestic contracts) ...

Evaluating Contract Claims (Third Edition) by John Mullen and Peter Davison

Jane Hughes, Senior Associate Solicitor Stevens & Bolton LLP looks at Willow Corp S.A.R.L and MTD Contractors Limited [2019] EWHC 1591 (TCC) and the a...

In this article Professor Colin Eddie, Technical Expert Diales looks at the past, present, and future of tunnelling.

Adrian Dobbie-Holman, Associate Director Driver Trett Dubai looks at global claims, how they are viewed by the courts and how they might be avoided.

David Wileman, Operations Director Driver Trett UK talks about the importance of a mentor, effective training and how knowledge should be shared.

Mandatory adjudication has a history of more than 20 years. Although still subject to some criticism, it has proven to be a time and cost-efficient al...

Kevin O’Neill, Operations Director Driver Trett Canada asks if the new legislation is really needed and how do we prepare?

This article reviews the adjudicator appointment procedure and timeframe by comparing the schemes under the UK’s Housing Grants, Construction and Rege...

Our Global Data and Development Team introduces construction visualisation with integration of Scheduling and Costing to our services

In this final post in our series, we look at one of the most difficult roles in any sport played anywhere. The role of referee or umpire is always a c...

Football is arguably the most popular game in the world. Although the individual must be their best, football is 100% a team sport.

What can the Ontario construction industry learn from adjudication in the UK?

Professional riders are now among the world’s fittest elite athletes. Every aspect of their training, nutrition physical and mental wellbeing is measu...

Marathon running is one of the biggest challenges in terms of physical endurance.

The pinnacle of the world of motor racing is widely accepted as Formula 1. To succeed in this sport requires a team to operate at the peak of technica...

In this series of posts Driver Trett celebrate some of the great sporting events going on at this time of year by taking a moment to look at what busi...

Lee Barry, Quantum Expert, describes some of the nuances associated with expert services in the Middle East compared to those of Common Law in the UK.

Stephen Lowsley, Delay Expert compares Critical Path Analysis as a project management tool and its use in delay analysis.

Zulifqar Ali, Associate Director, Driver Trett UK explains the importance of records and their details.

David Bunn, Planner, Driver Trett UK asks whether prospective or retrospective delay analysis should be used when the facts are known - under a NEC co...

David Wileman, Operations Director, Driver Trett UK examines the updates to the Treated Acceptance and Dividing Date concepts in NEC4.

Andrew Agathangelou, Technical Director, Driver Trett UK assesses the usefulness of statistical techniques to assess the probability and risk associat...

Marine Maffre Maucour, Senior Consultant, Driver Trett France explains India’s Reform of Arbitration: an attempt at commercial attractiveness

James Millen, Technical Director, Driver Trett APAC looks at Technology-Assisted Review with eDiscovery – a scientifically proven and court-endorsed A...

Robert Dean, Senior Consultant, Driver Trett UAE asks if it can be argued that excessive change on mega projects can have unpredictable effects, so ho...

Binu Joseph and Sean Hugo, Senior Consultant and Operations Director - Abu Dhabi, Driver Trett UAE take a look at the as-planned versus as-built metho...

Antony Smith, Senior Partner, Beale & Co discusses arbitration: a preferred mechanism of alternative dispute resolution.

Driver Trett Canada, is pleased to present an informative seminar on Construction Adjudication.

Alistair Cull, Operations Director, Driver Trett UK looks at changes to the adjudication process in the UK.

Shane O’Regan - Associate Director, Driver Trett Qatar, examines the risky practice of key performance indicators within the public works authority fr...

Garth McComb - Director, Driver Trett Malaysia delves into the pleasures and perils of artificial intelligence in supporting expert witnesses.

David Pritchard - Senior Consultant, Driver Trett Singapore asks whether Driver Trett should plunge into the ‘BIG’ data trend? Do we have the right ta...

Reading between the lines of expert reports and testimony, paying particular attention to what isn’t there.

Exploring the region’s ongoing drive for innovation - including their approach to managing their futuristic construction projects.

Looking at the practical effects of confidentiality in the mediation process.

Common practices and challenges of delay analysis on complex mega projects that are so prevalent in the Middle East.

Insight into the cutting edge eDiscovery practices and tools being used to support clients across the Asia Pacific region.

Paul Battrick - Managing Director, Driver Trett gives a ‘simple’ explanation of the ins and outs of FIDIC claims.

Karen Wenham - Director, Driver Trett Australia explains the realities of concurrent delays and the varied approaches and outcomes available through d...

Driver Group Plc is delighted to announce that it was awarded Large Company Turnaround of the Year at the prestigious Institute for Turnaround awards,...

Driver Trett celebrate 40 years anniversary with drinks reception at the Houses of Parliament

The use of modern planning software allows the contractor to run various ‘what-if’ scenarios to determine the most effective way of reducing the impac...

What cunning plan can be deployed to create great savings in construction and engineering?

Derek Sayers – Associate Director, Driver Trett Canada talks to the Digest about the growth of construction in the country and the changing approach t...

Kevin O’Neill – Operations Director, Driver Trett Canada continues the story of adjudication’s emergence in Canada* and the next steps in its introduc...

The business that eventually became Driver Group plc has roots dating back to Northampton in the early 1970s.

Octavian Dan, Technical Director at our London office will be providing a session at the FIDIC-ACEG Regional Infrastructure Conference on 6-7 March 20...

Adjudication is a means of resolving disputes and collecting funds quickly, in an efficient and cost-effective manner.  Adjudication is a powerful too...

Kevin O’Neill – Operations Director, Driver Trett Eastern Canada discusses what the revised act involves and the benefits it should deliver to the Ont...

On Thursday September 14th Ali Fard will be speaking at the RICS Lunch and Learn.

Ali Fard, the Director of Canada, will be presenting “Claim is not a 4-letter word” at the 10th Construction Symposium for the Ontario General Contrac...

On December 19th Ali Fard, the Director of Driver Trett Canada, will be delivering a presentation entitled “Before The Claim: Mid-Project Dispute Reso...