The Quantification of Acceleration Claims This short article focusses on the retrospective quantification of acceleration claims, written by Principle Quantum Expert, John Mullen. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Europe / Global / Middle East 04/05/21 Read more
Q&A with Simon Braithwaite 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... Americas / Articles / Digest / Global 14/01/21 Read more
The claims process under FIDIC 2017 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 ... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Europe / Global / Middle East 17/11/20 Read more
Driver Trett open a new office in Madrid 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,... Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 16/11/20 Read more
Negotiation v Mediation: key considerations Consultant Laura Geary evaluates and compares Negotiation and Mediation, and summarises the factors to consider when deciding whether either form of A... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Europe / Global / Middle East 01/11/20 Read more
World Mental Health Day 2020 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Events / Global / Middle East 14/10/20 Read more
Driver Trett announce collaboration with EVRA Driver Trett announces collaboration with EVRA Consulting (PTY) Ltd (EVRA), based in Johannesburg, South Africa Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 21/09/20 Read more
What’s the rush all about? What’s the rush all about? To accelerate, or not? That is the question. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 13/08/20 Read more
Driver Trett open a new office in New York New office open in Times Square, New York City - along with the hire of two new Senior Vice Presidents, who will be based there. Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 10/08/20 Read more
Becoming 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. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 30/07/20 Read more
Disadvantages of Mediation? David Wileman deciphers the downsides to mediation, and whether there actually are any... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 16/07/20 Read more
Driver Trett Digital Digest Driver Trett Digital Digest Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 30/06/20 Read more
I’m in control and I think I like it… Michael Neill looks at common challenges encountered by contractors when dealing with change on construction projects. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 18/06/20 Read more
My journey to becoming an Expert Witness Kelvin Ng takes us through his career, experiences, and training enabling him to become a Diales Expert. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 04/06/20 Read more
Driver Group announce new CEO Driver Group announce new CEO Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 02/06/20 Read more
Payment Notices: Heading off the 'smash and grab' 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 21/05/20 Read more
Impacts of Covid-19 on British Colombia’s construction industry Impacts of Covid-19 on British Colombia’s construction industry Americas / Articles / Global / News 20/05/20 Read more
Chris Sunderland joins Driver Trett Chris Sunderland joins Driver Trett as Marketing and Business Development Director. Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 18/05/20 Read more
It cost me how much? Craig Palmer's insight into the importance of accurate cost records. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 07/05/20 Read more
Diales developments 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 23/04/20 Read more
Should contractors choose to cease works due to the current Coronavirus pandemic? A Canadian Perspective Due to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the economy and politics of most countries worldwide. Canadian provinces and territories are swiftly implementi... Americas / Articles / News 15/04/20 Read more
Global Coronavirus pandemic: Disruption to projects – loss of productivity: A Canadian perspective 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... Americas / Articles / News 15/04/20 Read more
Want to claim? Send a notice! A Canadian perspective 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 ... Americas / Articles 15/04/20 Read more
Records records records: A Canadian perspective 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”. Americas / Articles / News 15/04/20 Read more
Claims that started and finished in the sewer Claims that started and finished in the sewer. White Constructions v PBS Holdings Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 09/04/20 Read more
Through the eyes of a Diales technical expert 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 04/04/20 Read more
The future is modular Gavin Hughes highlights the benefits of modular constructions and looks at its future. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 26/03/20 Read more
After burn Jeremy Ingham, one of our technical experts summarises how fire damaged buildings can be assessed to allow repair rather than demolition. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 12/03/20 Read more
Coronavirus effects on Construction and Engineering 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 10/03/20 Read more
Download the latest Driver Trett Digest 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! Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 05/03/20 Read more
Insolvency: Cautious steps to save the supply chain Peter Jansen, consultant at Maples Teesdale LLP explains why careful and decisive operation of the contract’s mechanisms to mitigate the effect of mai... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 22/01/20 Read more
Careful what you write Dr Hamish Lal, Brendan Casey and Léa Defranchi, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld discuss the impact of issue conflicts in International Commercial Arbit... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 14/01/20 Read more
Prevention is better than cure The time, cost and pain involved in resolving disputes (whether on complex multi-billion pound international projects, or smaller domestic contracts) ... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Europe / Global / Middle East 16/12/19 Read more
Evaluating Contract Claims (Third Edition) Evaluating Contract Claims (Third Edition) by John Mullen and Peter Davison Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 08/12/19 Read more
Severing the good from the bad and the ugly 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 05/12/19 Read more
The Future of Tunnelling In this article Professor Colin Eddie, Technical Expert Diales looks at the past, present, and future of tunnelling. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 04/12/19 Read more
Global Claims: An Introduction 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. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 27/11/19 Read more
Pass it on David Wileman, Operations Director Driver Trett UK talks about the importance of a mentor, effective training and how knowledge should be shared. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 13/11/19 Read more
Ontario Adjudication (Part 2) – Well-Rehearsed Disputes 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... Americas / Articles / Global 06/11/19 Read more
Prompt Payment and Adjudication in Canada Kevin O’Neill, Operations Director Driver Trett Canada asks if the new legislation is really needed and how do we prepare? Americas / Articles / Global 23/10/19 Read more
Ontario Adjudication - Food for Thought (Part 1) This article reviews the adjudicator appointment procedure and timeframe by comparing the schemes under the UK’s Housing Grants, Construction and Rege... Americas / Articles / Global 24/09/19 Read more
New BIM services Our Global Data and Development Team introduces construction visualisation with integration of Scheduling and Costing to our services Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / News 10/09/19 Read more
What can industry learn from sport? – Post 6 of 6 – Video Assistant Referee (VAR) 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 15/08/19 Read more
What can industry learn from sport? – Post 5 of 6 – Football (Soccer) Football is arguably the most popular game in the world. Although the individual must be their best, football is 100% a team sport. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 07/08/19 Read more
What can the Ontario construction industry learn from adjudication in the UK? What can the Ontario construction industry learn from adjudication in the UK? Americas / Articles / Europe / Global 31/07/19 Read more
What can industry learn from sport? – Post 4 of 6 – Cycling Professional riders are now among the world’s fittest elite athletes. Every aspect of their training, nutrition physical and mental wellbeing is measu... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 29/07/19 Read more
What can industry learn from sport? – Post 3 of 6 – Marathon running Marathon running is one of the biggest challenges in terms of physical endurance. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 24/07/19 Read more
What can industry learn from sport? – Post 2 of 6 – Formula 1 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 15/07/19 Read more
What can industry learn from sport? – Post 1 of 6 - Tennis 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 11/07/19 Read more
The importance of local knowledge 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. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 19/06/19 Read more
The illusion of certainty? Stephen Lowsley, Delay Expert compares Critical Path Analysis as a project management tool and its use in delay analysis. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Delay Analysis / Europe / Global / Middle East 12/06/19 Read more
Records, Goldmines and Pitfalls Zulifqar Ali, Associate Director, Driver Trett UK explains the importance of records and their details. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 05/06/19 Read more
NEC Post-Completion Delay Analysis: Prospective vs Retrospective 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 29/05/19 Read more
NEC4 – Treated Acceptance and Dividing Date David Wileman, Operations Director, Driver Trett UK examines the updates to the Treated Acceptance and Dividing Date concepts in NEC4. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 29/05/19 Read more
Monte Carlo Simulation Andrew Agathangelou, Technical Director, Driver Trett UK assesses the usefulness of statistical techniques to assess the probability and risk associat... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 22/05/19 Read more
India’s Reform of Arbitration Marine Maffre Maucour, Senior Consultant, Driver Trett France explains India’s Reform of Arbitration: an attempt at commercial attractiveness Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 15/05/19 Read more
Green lights for AI James Millen, Technical Director, Driver Trett APAC looks at Technology-Assisted Review with eDiscovery – a scientifically proven and court-endorsed A... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 08/05/19 Read more
Big construction, big data, and big chaos 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 01/05/19 Read more
As-planned v as-built – A Pragmatic Approach for Expert Testimony? 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 24/04/19 Read more
Let’s agree to disagree! Antony Smith, Senior Partner, Beale & Co discusses arbitration: a preferred mechanism of alternative dispute resolution. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 17/04/19 Read more
Lessons Learned From 20 Years of Adjudication Driver Trett Canada, is pleased to present an informative seminar on Construction Adjudication. Americas / Events / Global / Training 08/04/19 Read more
Adjudication – Fit For Purpose Alistair Cull, Operations Director, Driver Trett UK looks at changes to the adjudication process in the UK. Americas / Articles / Europe / Global / Middle East 03/04/19 Read more
Performance indicators from a contractor’s perspective Shane O’Regan - Associate Director, Driver Trett Qatar, examines the risky practice of key performance indicators within the public works authority fr... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 27/02/19 Read more
The benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence Garth McComb - Director, Driver Trett Malaysia delves into the pleasures and perils of artificial intelligence in supporting expert witnesses. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 19/02/19 Read more
AI technology, BIG data and schedule analytics David Pritchard - Senior Consultant, Driver Trett Singapore asks whether Driver Trett should plunge into the ‘BIG’ data trend? Do we have the right ta... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 06/02/19 Read more
Report writing and what not to say Reading between the lines of expert reports and testimony, paying particular attention to what isn’t there. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 30/01/19 Read more
4D planning - the case for proactive coordination Exploring the region’s ongoing drive for innovation - including their approach to managing their futuristic construction projects. Americas / Articles / Europe / Global / Middle East 23/01/19 Read more
Origins of Confidentiality in Mediation Looking at the practical effects of confidentiality in the mediation process. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 09/01/19 Read more
Delay Analysis | Knowing the unknown unknowns Common practices and challenges of delay analysis on complex mega projects that are so prevalent in the Middle East. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 19/12/18 Read more
eAnalytics – making sense out of chaos Insight into the cutting edge eDiscovery practices and tools being used to support clients across the Asia Pacific region. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 12/12/18 Read more
It’s easy when you know how Paul Battrick - Managing Director, Driver Trett gives a ‘simple’ explanation of the ins and outs of FIDIC claims. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 04/12/18 Read more
Concurrent delays and construction contracts Karen Wenham - Director, Driver Trett Australia explains the realities of concurrent delays and the varied approaches and outcomes available through d... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 28/11/18 Read more
Driver group scoops top industry award Driver Group Plc is delighted to announce that it was awarded Large Company Turnaround of the Year at the prestigious Institute for Turnaround awards,... Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 23/11/18 Read more
Driver Trett drinks reception at Houses of Parliament Driver Trett celebrate 40 years anniversary with drinks reception at the Houses of Parliament Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East / News 13/11/18 Read more
What Can Hollywood Teach Construction? 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... Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 24/10/18 Read more
Re-Thinking the Construction Process for the 21st Century What cunning plan can be deployed to create great savings in construction and engineering? Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 24/10/18 Read more
Q&A: Canada Derek Sayers – Associate Director, Driver Trett Canada talks to the Digest about the growth of construction in the country and the changing approach t... Americas / Articles 09/07/18 Read more
Adjudication begins in Canada Kevin O’Neill – Operations Director, Driver Trett Canada continues the story of adjudication’s emergence in Canada* and the next steps in its introduc... Americas / Articles 02/07/18 Read more
40 years of Driver Trett The business that eventually became Driver Group plc has roots dating back to Northampton in the early 1970s. Americas / Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 13/06/18 Read more
Octavian Dan at the FIDIC-ACEG Regional Infrastructure Conference 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... Americas / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / News 27/02/18 Read more
Join Driver Trett for a Mock Adjudication Event in Toronto Adjudication is a means of resolving disputes and collecting funds quickly, in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Adjudication is a powerful too... Americas / Global / News 26/02/18 Read more
Q&A: The revised Construction Lien Act brings adjudication to Ontario Kevin O’Neill – Operations Director, Driver Trett Eastern Canada discusses what the revised act involves and the benefits it should deliver to the Ont... Americas / Articles 09/01/18 Read more
Ali Fard is speaking at the RICS BC Chapter Matrics CPD Lunch and Learn On Thursday September 14th Ali Fard will be speaking at the RICS Lunch and Learn. Americas / News 21/08/17 Read more
Driver Trett Directors presenting at the OCGA in April 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... Americas / News 22/03/17 Read more
Ali Fard is presenting at the Canadian Bar Association, Calgary On December 19th Ali Fard, the Director of Driver Trett Canada, will be delivering a presentation entitled “Before The Claim: Mid-Project Dispute Reso... Americas / News 01/12/16 Read more