Round Table - Building Back Better Driver Trett CEO, Mark Wheeler, hosts our first round table session with industry peers and experts in London. Articles / Europe / Global / News 25/04/22 Read more
David Merritt is interviewed by Construction Week David discusses the Middle East's role in attracting top-tier contracting talent. Articles / Global / Middle East / News 21/02/22 Read more
How it all began Jon Sanderson, Country Manager for Oman, takes us through the development of Driver Trett’s service offering in the region, which has progressed along... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 05/01/22 Read more
The growth of PPP Procured Projects in KSA... ...and their contribution to the country’s vision 2030 plans Despite the impact of COVID-19 which resulted in the Kingdom’s borders bein... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 15/12/21 Read more
Are shadow experts having a positive impact on disputes? In this article, Julian Haslam-Jones, Regional Director and UAE Country Manager, defines the role of a shadow expert, and puts forward an argument tha... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 08/12/21 Read more
Q&A with Stuart Baird As part of issue 22 of the Driver Trett Digest, we took the opportunity to catch up with the Regional Operational Director for the Middle East & Asia ... Articles / Digest / Middle East 23/11/21 Read more
Virtual Hearings - An Expert's View Since the global pandemic of covid-19, virtual hearings have allowed the wheels of dispute resolution to continue to turn, with little delay. I believ... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 16/11/21 Read more
Construction litigation in the UAE Construction disputes could end up in litigation from defective and vague arbitration agreements, or failed ADR procedures, and sometimes even, as a c... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 10/11/21 Read more
Lost in Translation - Part II Mustafa Abdulsalam, BSc Eng. PMP®, PMI-SP®, Senior Consultant in Kuwait, builds upon our earlier article of the same name in this feature, as he takes... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 01/11/21 Read more
Qatar World Cup 2022 Daniel Morris, Technical Director in Qatar, considers the challenges faced by the State to deliver on its ambitious plans to host the FIFA World Cup 2... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 26/10/21 Read more
You never said you were going to do THAT ... Andrew Miller, Driver Trett Associate Director, discusses the reasonableness of the Plan, and the role of the quantum expert in the dispute resolution... Articles / Digest / Europe / Global 18/10/21 Read more
La relation de sous-traitance sur grand projet : un véritable exercice d’équilibrisme 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’... Articles / Europe / Global 27/07/21 Read more
Q&A with Jonathan Sanderson Get to know the newly promoted Country Director for Oman, Jonathan Sanderson. Articles / Global / Middle East - Careers / News 22/06/21 Read more
Le Contract Management... 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... Articles / Europe / Global 18/06/21 Read more
The need for diverse teams... Alasdair Snadden, Managing Director for Asia Pacific, explores the need for diversity in the construction industry, and the strength of a team over th... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 11/06/21 Read more
Hong Kong is still 'open for business'... Ben Bury, Partner at HFW, discusses some of the recent events that have affected Hong Kong over the last 18 months, and considers how they may have de... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 09/06/21 Read more
The impact of the covid-19 pandemic, and the challenges faced by contractors in Malaysia King Wah Liew, Country Director of Malaysia, discusses the typical challenges faced by contractors in the country during the covid-19 pandemic; and th... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 03/06/21 Read more
Compensation for Idling Owned Plant Operations Manager Jung-guk Lee explores Claims under Contract; Claims for damages; and how to advance hire value claims for plants in the event of de... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 24/05/21 Read more
Q&A with Mukul Soul Get to know the newly promoted Country Director for Australia, Mukul Soul. In this article, Mukul discusses his career path to date and considers some... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 18/05/21 Read more
Game of Drones Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Ashlea Read, discusses how the use of drones in construction sites is increasing year on year, and how the benefit... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 10/05/21 Read more
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
Get to know Diales Regional Head of Diales APAC, and Quantum and Delay Expert, Garth McComb, shares insight into what sets apart a Diales Expert, and some of his experie... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 26/04/21 Read more
The emergence of third party funding Joe Durkin, Investment Manager at LCM Finance, gives insight into how contractors are increasingly turning to litigation funding across the Middle Eas... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 20/04/21 Read more
How is Singapore handling a new world order? Asia Pacific Managing Director, Alasdair Snadden, and Danna Er, Partner at Eldan Law LLP, take a look at Singapore's response to the Covid-19 pandemic... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 13/04/21 Read more
Closing the Infrastructure Gap - Indonesia Indonesia is the world’s 16th-largest economy, and as an archipelago country, infrastructure continues to play a key part in the growth of the country... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 08/04/21 Read more
Wanna be rich? Build roads first. Senior Consultant, Angie Chai, discusses the infrastructure developments of the Greater Bay Area, China. Looking at their socio-economic impact, she t... Articles / Asia Pacific / Digest / Global 30/03/21 Read more
Subcontractor Entitlement It is common practice for subcontracts to be placed at varying times during the course of the project. If delays occur during the currency of the proj... Articles / Global / Middle East 16/03/21 Read more
Records - Programmes and Progress Reports This, the second in the series, covers programmes and progress reports, which show what you planned to do, what you actually did, and when. The impor... Articles / Global / Middle East 10/02/21 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
Introduction to Contemporary Records The first of a series of five articles, discussing the common inadequacies and problems with records that Driver Trett face, when producing or assessi... Articles / Europe / Global / Middle East 05/01/21 Read more
Seeing the Wood for the Trees In this article, Operations Director for Driver Trett in Bristol, Nicola Huxtable, discusses a case where we supported a contractor to recover losses ... Articles / Digest / Europe / Global 21/12/20 Read more
ADR: Independent expert determination Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) comes in a variety of forms and fundamentally means a process of resolving a dispute other than through litigatio... Articles / Digest / Global / Middle East 14/12/20 Read more
Take or pay: does the law of penalties apply? 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... Articles / Digest / Europe / Global 03/12/20 Read more
Variations and Covid-19 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... Articles / Digest / Europe / Global 23/11/20 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
Records, why so shy? Andrew Miller, Driver Trett Associate Director from our London office discusses the importance for time and cost records, when proceeding with a claim... Articles / Digest / Europe / Global 11/11/20 Read more
Covid-19: Continuing operational challenges Consultant Jacob Petrou, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, discusses how European contractors can ensure oversight and management of supply and sub... Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global 05/11/20 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
Celebrating Moon Festival We would like to wish a happy Moon Festival to all who are celebrating, and send our thanks to our clients China Gezhouba Group Co., LTD who delivered... Articles / Asia Pacific / Events / Global / Middle East 11/10/20 Read more
Q&A's from our webinar: Delay analysis methods and techniques used in UAE court litigation We have collated the questions asked from our webinar on Delay analysis methods and techniques used in UAE court litigation, and provided the answers ... Articles / Global / Middle East / News 01/10/20 Read more
The claim: honesty is half the battle Senior Consultant for the Netherlands, Erald Kahmann, discusses some basic principles about the preparation and management of a claim. The article is ... Articles / Europe / Events / Global / Training 11/09/20 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
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
Back to the Future? An account from 2023, of a Covid-19 related arbitration dispute Meet Paul Emmett Brown, a witness of fact at an arbitration hearing. The project has suffered Covid-19 related issues, or not, as the case may be... R... Articles / Global 16/07/20 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
Covid-19’s Disruption on the Construction Industry Across the Middle East Phil Duggan, Regional Head of Diales in the Middle East, discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the construction industry and its affects across the regi... Articles / Global / Middle East 13/07/20 Read more
Q&A with Chris Sunderland We get to know Chris Sunderland, the new Director of Business Development and Marketing for Driver Trett and Diales. We delve into his past and look t... Articles / Global 08/07/20 Read more
Remote Trials - My Experience PAUL DARLING OBE QC from 39 Essex Chambers offers his insight as an Advocate in the first remote trial in the Technology and Construction Court - host... Articles / Global 06/07/20 Read more
Well-being in the time of Covid-19 Our mental health, and general well-being, has taken a battering in 2020. What methods work for you in achieving positive well-being? Articles / Global 02/07/20 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
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
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
Maintaining your payment obligations whilst furloughing commercial and finance staff Maintaining your payment obligations whilst furloughing commercial and finance staff Articles / Europe / Global 16/04/20 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
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
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
Expo 2020: Time is Ticking - Acceleration EXPO 2020 in Dubai is fast approaching. The immovable deadline for this incredibly important event for the UAE will put significant time pressure on a... Articles / Global / Middle East / News 25/11/19 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
Lost in Translation Ahmed Haridy, Senior Consultant Driver Trett Kuwait sheds some light on the common shortfalls in translated documents submitted to courts. Articles / Asia Pacific / Europe / Global / Middle East 30/10/19 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
The ‘Giga-Projects’ of Saudi Arabia What are the challenges Saudi Arabia face in delivering some of the iconic giga-projects announced as part of the Vision 2030? Articles / Global / Middle East 16/10/19 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
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
Meet our team - Stefan Panourgias We recently spoke to Stefan at an event in the Houses of Parliament, London learn more about his background, his career in consultancy and what he is ... Articles / Global / Middle East 11/06/19 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
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
Grove v S&T - the end of the ‘smash and grab’ adjudication? Kirsteen Cacchioli - Technical Director, Driver Trett UK revisits the guidance surrounding ‘smash and grab’ adjudications and the precedent that could... Articles / Europe / Global 26/03/19 Read more
Lost in translation Mark Castell, Regional Managing Director and Head of Diales in Europe takes a ‘grey haired’ view on dispute avoidance and resolution in mainland Europ... Articles / Europe / Global 06/03/19 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
Q&A Integrated Project Delivery Yamin Shihab – Vice President, MHPM-Driver, UAE outlines the project management approach of integrated project delivery and its potential for Middle E... Articles / Global / Middle East 22/11/18 Read more
GROVE V S&T Kirsteen Cacchioli - Technical Director, Driver Trett UK provides a summary of the guidance surrounding ‘smash and grab’ adjudications and a precedent... Articles / Europe / Global 06/11/18 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: Switching lanes Dominique Auger – Director, Driver Trett Paris recently joined the team having previously worked with Driver Trett as a client. the Digest asks for he... Articles / Europe / Global 18/09/18 Read more
Emphasising the importance of recognition! Alasdair Snadden – Country Manager, Driver Trett Singapore outlines the human need for recognition and its role in the continual development of succes... Articles / Asia Pacific / Global 13/09/18 Read more
The Minerva effect Irina Comaromi - consultant, Driver Trett UK discusses her journey through the company’s Minerva programme and the opportunities open to the next gene... Articles / Europe / Global 22/08/18 Read more
Feeling constrained by budget? Stephen Homer – Partner, Ashfords LLP outlines the responsibility of architects when proposing designs, in particular in relation to a recent case he ... Articles / Europe / Global 15/08/18 Read more
Longest path and elevated bike paths Andrew Agathangelou – Diales Delay Expert explores the various paths open to delay analysts. Articles / Asia Pacific / Global 08/08/18 Read more
The evolution of the festival tent: flexibility and freedom but…potential for failure (Part 1) Stuart Holdsworth - Diales Technical Expert explores the development of tensile structures over the past twenty five years to provide shelter for even... Articles / Europe / Global 01/08/18 Read more
A reasonable settlement? A reaffirmation of principles Michael King - Director, Driver Trett Glasgow and Diales quantum expert appeared as quantum expert in the Technology and Construction Court in April 2... Articles / Europe / Global 25/07/18 Read more
Contractual interpretation, expert independence and reasonable settlements Dan Preston – Partner, RPC’s construction and project team summarises the key points and lessons to be learned from a recent court judgment. Articles / Europe / Global 18/07/18 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
Somewhere over the rainbow Paul Battrick – Managing Director, Driver Trett and co-author of the FIDIC Rainbow Suite articles attended the FIDIC Users Conference held in London d... Articles / Global 04/07/18 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
Q&A: Back in APAC John Brells - Managing Director, Driver Trett Asia Pacific talks to the Digest about the future for Driver Trett across the region. Articles / Asia Pacific 28/06/18 Read more
Where are the women? Sandra Somers – Director, Driver Trett Singapore explores the slow growth of the numbers of women entering the construction industry and highlights so... Articles / Asia Pacific 26/06/18 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
Q&A Driver Trett Mainland Europe Hugo-Frans Bol – Director, Driver Trett mainland Europe talks to the Digest about the Group’s Regional presence and growing cross-continental collabor... Articles / Europe / Global 12/06/18 Read more
The Downfall of Being an Optimist David Wileman – Diales Delay Expert addresses the risks of being an optimist, especially when it leads to spending more than originally planned. Articles 23/05/18 Read more
Q&A Driver Trett UK Tom Comerford – Regional managing Director, Driver Trett UK and Diales quantum expert discusses the UK team and his aspirations for the future of the ... Articles 14/05/18 Read more
Is it time to call in the experts? Craig Sandison – Associate Director, Driver Trett Dubai outlines the process of expert determination, its benefits and the increasing attraction for u... Articles 08/05/18 Read more
The Future Rules....On NEC4 Michael Foster – Director, Driver Trett UK explains four key areas of change, affecting quantity surveyors, in the application of NEC4 Articles 24/04/18 Read more
A ‘grey haired’ view on dispute avoidance and resolution Mark Castell – regional Managing director and delay and quantum expert highlights some of the key nuances of contract management in mainland Europe an... Articles / Europe 19/04/18 Read more
The power of 17, 19 and 25 Anthony Crowley – Country Manager, Driver Trett Kuwait explains how he came to be in Kuwait and some of the joys and challenges of setting up business... Articles 16/04/18 Read more
Is Paris the home of international arbitration? Marine Maffre Maucour & Joanna Closa – Consultants, Driver Trett Paris highlight the success that Paris has achieved in becoming synonymous as a world... Articles 29/03/18 Read more
Notice anything? 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... Articles / Europe / Global 02/02/18 Read more
Recoverable or not recoverable – that is the question? Richard Bailey – Partner, Goodman Derrick explores the nuances of recoverable consultants’ costs as they apply to adjudication and any enforcement act... Articles 24/01/18 Read more
A is for apple, adjudication, arbitration and now avoidance Paul Battrick – Diales expert and David Brown, partner, Clyde & Co in Paris settle down for a conversation about the potential pros and cons of standi... Articles 19/01/18 Read more
Australia - from energy boom to infrastructure boom David Hardiman – Director, Driver Trett Australia outlines the Australian government’s responses to their growing population and related infrastructur... Articles 18/01/18 Read more
How accurate is the design? Stuart Holdsworth, Hooman Baghi and Rob Gray – Structural Engineers, Diales Technical team continue their discussion as to why a lack of focus on accu... Articles 17/01/18 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
NEC4. So, what's changed? Gary Coward – Associate Director, Driver Trett UK identifies some of the key changes in the fourth edition of the NEC form of contracts, almost a quar... Articles 13/12/17 Read more
Delay analysis - fact or an ingenious romance? Richard Chamberlain – Diales expert, explores the romantic claims notions, and extravagant lengths, that some contractors’ claims appear to strive for... Articles 19/11/17 Read more
Damp in listed buildings Simon Hay – Technical Director, Diales technical team identifies and addresses the relevant causes and solutions for damp in both modern and historica... Articles 10/11/17 Read more
Oral variations Nicola Huxtable – operational Director, Driver Trett UK explains the application of oral variations, their enforceability and their future. Articles 09/11/17 Read more
Mind The Gap - Mark Wheeler During the summer Mark Wheeler, Global Chief Operating Officer, delivered a talk to the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors’ (Chartered... Articles 31/10/17 Read more
Costs of preparing a claim John Mullen – Diales principal and quantum expert outlines the recoverability of the costs of preparing a claim and the key considerations for success... Articles 29/10/17 Read more
"Alternative Facts" Andrew Agathangelou – Diales expert exposes the varied outcomes of alternative delay analysis methodologies, how two experts can reach such definitive... Articles 17/10/17 Read more
Breaking up is hard to do Mark Wheeler – Chief Operating Officer, Driver Trett explains that whilst ending a relationship can be painful, timely endings are those that are most... Articles 05/10/17 Read more
BYTE - Kaizen Mark Wheeler – Chief Operating Officer, Driver Trett explores the Japanese principle of Kaizen. He outlines how the application of continuous improvem... Articles 12/09/17 Read more
The Value of Project Management Stephen Osuhor – director, Driver Trett UAE outlines the key aspects and benefits of engaging a project manager, especially in the early stages of a p... Articles 05/09/17 Read more
Concurrency in the United Arab Emirates Christian Merrett – director, Driver Trett UAE explores the challenges of concurrency, its application to UK disputes and the potential pitfalls for t... Articles / Middle East 24/07/17 Read more
Q&A: The FIDIC rainbow suite Paul Battrick – Driver Trett and co-author of the FIDIC rainbow suite of articles, recently attended the FIDIC users’ conference in London. The event ... Articles 04/06/17 Read more
Third Party Funding - Kicking The Tyres Sean Hugo – Associate Director, Driver Trett outlines the practice of third-party funding and how it applies in the jurisdictions of the United Kingdo... Articles 27/03/17 Read more
BYTE - Look who's talking... Mark Wheeler – Chief Operating Officer, Driver Trett explains inherent risks of being careful what you wish for (out-loud) and how contract language m... Articles 08/03/17 Read more
Records, Records, Records THE GROWTH OF LARGE VOLUMES OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS Articles 08/02/17 Read more
Smash and grab - The Marmite adjudication Nicola Huxtable – Operational Director, Driver Trett, UK explores the ‘niceties’ of smash and grab adjudications and reminds us that those initiating ... Articles 01/02/17 Read more
Contra charges Paul Gogarty – Consulting Director, Driver Trett explores the varied methodologies and approaches for contra charging, set-off, counterclaim, and abat... Articles 24/08/16 Read more
MEDIATION VS NEGOTIATION Keith Strutt - Operations Director, Driver Group London 1.1 THE QUESTION Discuss the differences between negotiation and mediation. When to employ neg... Articles 22/06/14 Read more