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Driver Trett CEO, Mark Wheeler, hosts our first round table session with industry peers and experts in London.

The first live seminar to be delivered in 2 years.

Issues have occurred in the construction of Father Christmas’s Grotto, and the strengths and weaknesses of the various issues will be reviewed. Valuat...

Andrew Miller, Driver Trett Associate Director, discusses the reasonableness of the Plan, and the role of the quantum expert in the dispute resolution...

Les incertitudes sont au cœur des relations contractuelles et constituent une limite à la recherche d’un contrat optimum.

Taking the form of a mock adjudication between a Client and a Contractor involved in an urban realm scheme under an NEC4 contract, the scenario will d...

La majorité des Contract Managers le savent, sur un marché à forts enjeux, il est primordial d’aligner les intérêts des sous-traitants avec ceux de l’...

Ils ont discuté des spécificités du métier de consultant en contract management et de la contribution du Contract Manager externe dans la gestion de l...

Nous proposons ici de nourrir une réflexion basée sur les apports théoriques et empiriques des deux prix Nobel déconomie 2016 - Oliver Hart et Bengt H...

Is mediation a fishing trip or a common sense solution? We are delighted to announce the next of our UK webinar sessions for 2021. This webinar wil...

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

The second in our UK Spring 2021 webinar series, this session will look at key issues arising under the NEC4 contract, with a particular focus on an e...

Our first session will look at key issues arising under the JCT suite of contracts. 

Theo Hermantin and Antoine Clouet from our Paris office deliver this online webinar, in English, sharing their experiences on the operational and cont...

The first of a series of five articles, discussing the common inadequacies and problems with records that Driver Trett face, when producing or assessi...

In this article, Operations Director for Driver Trett in Bristol, Nicola Huxtable, discusses a case where we supported a contractor to recover losses ...

Writing for issue 20 of the Driver Trett Digest, Dr Hamish Lal, Josephine Kaiding and Léa Defranchi of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, discuss the...

Contractors looking to claim relief and compensation for the impact of Covid-19 have often looked at their contract provisions for Force Majeure and C...

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,...

Andrew Miller, Driver Trett Associate Director from our London office discusses the importance for time and cost records, when proceeding with a claim...

Consultant Jacob Petrou, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, discusses how European contractors can ensure oversight and management of supply and sub...

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

Webinar: Common NEC issues explained

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

After a break over the Summer, and following the success of our Spring webinars, Driver Trett are pleased to announce the first event in our Autumn we...

Senior Consultant for the Netherlands, Erald Kahmann, discusses some basic principles about the preparation and management of a claim. The article is ...

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

This webinar looks in detail at four recent cases and explains how those involved in either paying contractors and subcontractors, or those who are is...

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

Covering key topics such as jurisdictional challenges, “smash and grab” adjudications and enforcement - this webinar will be of interest to all who wo...

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...

Driver Trett is delighted to announce the next in its series of webinars: Recovery of prolongation and disruption costs under JCT and NEC

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

This webinar will take place on Tuesday 19th May 2020 from 11am – 12pm GMT. It will provide practical advice on how to identify, assess and ...

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

WEBINAR: Understanding the payment regime and protecting your commercial interests

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...

Maintaining your payment obligations whilst furloughing commercial and finance staff 

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

Covid-19 – Time and cost entitlements under JCT and NEC: Practical steps

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!  

When is a notice not a notice?

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.

Ahmed Haridy, Senior Consultant Driver Trett Kuwait sheds some light on the common shortfalls in translated documents submitted to courts.

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.

Join us for this half day commercial management conference covering construction law and procurement

Geraldine Fleming from Driver Trett will present a prize for Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (Level 6) at the University of Salfords’ School o...

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.

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

Kirsteen Cacchioli - Technical Director, Driver Trett UK revisits the guidance surrounding ‘smash and grab’ adjudications and the precedent that could...

Michael Foster and David Wileman of Driver Trett will be exploring the problems with delay analysis and what an Adjudicator needs.

Mark Castell, Regional Managing Director and Head of Diales in Europe takes a ‘grey haired’ view on dispute avoidance and resolution in mainland Europ...

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...

The Driver Group is sorry to announce the recent passing of Simon Olimi Kabuzi.

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 became a corporate supporter of Butterwick Hospice Care in April this year and we see this support as a long-term commitment not just thi...

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

Kirsteen Cacchioli - Technical Director, Driver Trett UK provides a summary of the guidance surrounding ‘smash and grab’ adjudications and a precedent...

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?

Dominique Auger – Director, Driver Trett Paris recently joined the team having previously worked with Driver Trett as a client. the Digest asks for he...

Irina Comaromi - consultant, Driver Trett UK discusses her journey through the company’s Minerva programme and the opportunities open to the next gene...

Stephen Homer – Partner, Ashfords LLP outlines the responsibility of architects when proposing designs, in particular in relation to a recent case he ...

Stuart Holdsworth - Diales Technical Expert explores the development of tensile structures over the past twenty five years to provide shelter for even...

Michael King - Director, Driver Trett Glasgow and Diales quantum expert appeared as quantum expert in the Technology and Construction Court in April 2...

Driver Trett are once again proud sponsors of the annual ICC - FIDIC conference on 20th - 21st September this year being held in the beautiful city of...

Dan Preston – Partner, RPC’s construction and project team summarises the key points and lessons to be learned from a recent court judgment.

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

Hugo-Frans Bol – Director, Driver Trett mainland Europe talks to the Digest about the Group’s Regional presence and growing cross-continental collabor...

Join us on the 12th June for a half-day Chartered ICES Commercial Management Conference, organised by the Chartered ICES Commercial Management Practic...

Mark Castell – regional Managing director and delay and quantum expert highlights some of the key nuances of contract management in mainland Europe an...

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...

Matt Mullins – Senior Consultant, Driver Trett UK reminds us that a notice is nothing to be scared of or offended by, just an essential element of eff...

Driver Trett are delighted to announce that we have recently become a Corporate Partner of the Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)...

From the 5th-7th December, Driver Trett will be sponsoring and attending this years’ FIDIC International Contract User’s Conference in London.

Driver Group is proud to be welcomed as an Associated Member Company of the European International Contractors (EIC) Federation. It’s an privilege for...

On 14th September 2017, Mark Castell – Regional Managing Director, Driver Trett Netherlands, will attend this years’ Dutch Arbitration Day which will ...

Driver Trett are pleased to announce our Autumn 2017 Series of UK Seminars

Driver Trett are pleased to be exhibiting at the South West Construction Summit at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol on 9th June 2017. This is a great way ...

Mark Stevenson, one of Driver Trett’s Technical Directors who is based in Bristol, was the featured speaker at the South West Chartered ICES AGM on Tu...

We are pleased to announce that Driver Trett is now a proud member of the Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster (‘Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg Clusteragent...

Driver Trett are pleased to announce our 2017 Spring Series of UK Seminars: