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
Construction Innovation Awards 2021 Driver Trett were Highly Commended in the Consultant of the Year category at the Construction Innovation Awards 2021. Global / Middle East / News 06/10/21 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
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
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
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
Webinar: Contractual & Tax Implications of C-19 Driver Trett and BDO are pleased to invite you to their free webinar on Contractual and Tax Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait. Events / Global / Middle East / News / Training 01/12/20 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
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
Webinar: An insight into claims for disruption With first-hand experience of how contractors’ can spend significantly more than planned on labour and equipment during the course of a construction p... Events / Global / Middle East / News / Training 11/11/20 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
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
Webinar: Delay analysis methods and techniques best suited to lead to success in UAE court litigation Driver Trett and Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel are pleased to invite you to their webinar on delay analysis methods and techniques best suited to ... Events / Global / Middle East / News / Training 09/08/20 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
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
Webinar: Pleading and quantifying disruption claims under Qatar law Driver Trett and Charles Russell Speechlys are pleased to invite you to their webinar on disruption claims Events / Global / Middle East / News / Training 06/07/20 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
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
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
Driver Trett project gets its own postage stamp! As part of Oman’s 49th National Day Celebrations (18th November 2019), Oman Post has issued a stamp featuring the Al Batinah Expressway. Global / Middle East / News 08/01/20 Read more
EXPO 2020: Time is Ticking - Mitigation In the fifth of a series of articles in the lead-up to EXPO 2020, Driver Trett’s Daniel Weller looks at mitigation; the obligations it places on a con... Middle East / News 16/12/19 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
Nour Tarabishi profiled in Quality World magazine Driver Trett are delighted to see Nour Tarabishi profiled in the November edition of Quality World magazine. Global / Middle East / News 11/12/19 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
Expo 2020: Time is Ticking - Know Your Dispute Clauses EXPO 2020 in Dubai is fast approaching. The immovable deadline for this incredibly important event for the UAE will put significant time pressure on... Middle East / News 04/12/19 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
Expo 2020: Time is Ticking - Disruption Expo 2020 Time is Ticking - Disruption Middle East / News 14/11/19 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
Join Stephen Osuhor at the CIICA's International Arbitration Conference in Pakistan Driver Trett are delighted to be supporting the CIICA's inaugural conference of its Young Arbitration Group (YAG) titled “International Arbitration in... Middle East / News 08/11/19 Read more
EXPO 2020: Time is Ticking - Record Keeping 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... Middle East / News 08/11/19 Read more
Award Winning Project Management and Cost Consulting In Oman Congratulations to Peter Laing, Operational Director from the Driver Trett Oman office who was awarded the exceptional performance award from Outward ... Middle East / News 03/11/19 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
Construction Claims Kuwait - Optimising your position Driver Trett is delighted to be hosting a CPD event, run in conjunction with the RICS, on Optimising your Claims position ahead of a Final Account, ... Events / Middle East / News / Training 16/10/19 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
Driver Trett open in Riyadh Driver Trett is delighted to announce the opening of its new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which underpins our ongoing commitment to the region and s... Global / Middle East / News 09/10/19 Read more
Sergey Pleshakov discusses managing international projects in the field of oil and gas construction Driver Trett were delighted to participate in the 9th International Gas Forum, that is taking place in St. Petersburg on 1-4 October 2019. Events / Middle East / News / Training 01/10/19 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 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
Construction Disputes in Qatar - Seminar Join Ronan Kelly from Driver Trett's Qatar office at a seminar hosted by Constructing Excellence in Qatar, on 16th June in Doha. Events / Middle East / News / Training 10/06/19 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
Stefan Panourgias is appointed Kuwait Country Manager in addition to his role as Qatar Country Manager Driver Group are pleased to announce that with immediate effect, Stefan Panourgias will in addition to his existing role of Country Manager for Qatar ... Middle East / News 12/05/19 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
Congratulations to Parkhouse Caledonia FC Parkhouse Caledonia FC, proudly sponsored by Driver Trett Qatar, win an unprecedented treble. Middle East / News 28/04/19 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
Disruption a practical approach Contractors often complain of ‘disruption’ and additional costs which are incurred during the course of a construction project. However, these claims ... Events / Middle East / News / Training 18/04/19 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
Managing Construction Claims in the UAE Join Stephen Osuhor and Richie Teehan from Driver Trett's Dubai office on Tuesday 16th April at an Irish Business Network event, where they will be di... Events / Middle East / News / Training 10/04/19 Read more
Parkhouse Caledonia FC, sponsored by Driver Trett Qatar, reach the final of the Alger Cup On March 29th, Parkhouse Caledonia FC, sponsored by Driver Trett, reached the final of the Alger Cup by beating African side Elite FC in the semi fina... Middle East / News 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
Prolongation and Cost Claims Webinar Join John Dowse on April 23rd for a webinar on Prolongation and Cost Claims. Events / Middle East / News / Training 31/03/19 Read more
Quantum Claims – Best Practice – An Expert’s Perspective Join John Dowse on the 1st May 2019 for an RICS CPD at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Kuwait. Events / Middle East / News / Training 31/03/19 Read more
Construction claims and disputes team take to their bikes Driver Trett Dubai hosted a cycling morning for clients and colleagues around the Al Qudra Cycle Track, including a stop for breakfast at the beautifu... Events / Middle East / News 21/03/19 Read more
Contract Administration, Claims and Disputes under the FIDIC Red Book 1999 Stephen Osuhour from Driver Trett's Dubai office and Fernando Ortega from Bin Nakhira and Partners will be hosting a 1 day training session in conjunc... Events / Middle East / News / Training 19/03/19 Read more
Contractual and Legal Issues in Construction Seminar - Kuwait Peter Banathy and John Dowse were amongst the guests on the esteemed panel Events / Middle East / News 12/03/19 Read more
Driver Trett UAE supporting construction industry golf day Driver Trett in the UAE were delighted to support the Multiplex golf tournament on 7th March 2019. Events / Middle East / News 08/03/19 Read more
John Dowse on dispute resolution in Kuwait John Dowse, Diales Expert in the Middle East, will be speaking at the 3rd Kuwait Project Management Conference on 6th March about the need to adopt di... Events / Middle East / News 03/03/19 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
Lee Barry to discuss claims management at the FIDIC Middle East users conference Lee Barry, Regional Managing Director of Driver Trett Middle East will join Patrick McPherson from CMS to discuss the Do’s and Don’ts for Effective Cl... Events / Middle East / News 18/02/19 Read more
Driver Trett Middle East Golf Day Driver Trett was once again delighted to welcome clients and colleagues to our annual golf day on Thursday 7th Feb. Events / Middle East / News 10/02/19 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
Driver Trett hosts joint seminar on acceleration claims On 23 January 2019, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and Bin Nakhira & Partners, Christian Merrett and Stephen Osuhor ... Middle East / News 27/01/19 Read more
Driver Trett Acceleration Claims On 23 January, Christian Merrett and Stephen Osuhor from Driver Trett in Dubai, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and ... Events / Middle East / News 24/01/19 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
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
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
Driver Trett Dubai get on their bikes for charity! Driver Trett Dubai recently hosted a cycling morning for our contacts across the construction, engineering and legal sectors, collecting secondhand cy... Middle East / News 11/11/18 Read more
Ronan Kelly discusses how to identify, quantify and present disruption claims Construction Law: Identify, Quantify and Present Disruption Claims Events / Middle East / News / Training 07/11/18 Read more
Driver Trett Dubai hosts construction industry breakfast with a difference! Driver Trett Dubai hosted a cycling morning for colleagues and clients around the Al Qudra Cycle Track, including a stop for breakfast at the beautifu... Middle East / News / Training 25/10/18 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
Role of an Expert Witness in Construction Claims Join Peter Banathy on the 12th November 2018 for an RICS CPD discussing the role of an Expert Witness in construction claims, from the time of appoint... Middle East / News / Training 23/10/18 Read more
Peter Banathy at Leaders in Construction Kuwait Peter Banathy was delighted to join an esteemed panel today at the Leaders in Construction event in Kuwait, discussing construction conflicts a... Middle East / News / Training 17/10/18 Read more
Driver Trett Kuwait discuss disruption, variations and direct and indirect costs on construction projects Driver Trett and HFW were delighted to welcome around 50 legal and construction industry professionals this morning to the beautiful JW Marriott hotel... Middle East / News / Training 16/10/18 Read more
Driver Trett team off to a winning start in Qatar! Driver Trett is delighted to announce its sponsorship of Parkhouse Caledonia F.C., who play in the Premier Division of the Qatar Community Football Le... Middle East / News 12/10/18 Read more
Contractual and Legal Disputes in Construction - Kuwait Driver Trett and HFW are hosting a joint discussion on the contractual and legal issues on construction projects. Middle East / News / Training 09/10/18 Read more
Driver Trett are proud sponsors of Parkhouse Caledonia F.C. Driver Trett proudly sponsors Parkhouse Caledonia F.C. Middle East / News 01/10/18 Read more
Contractually Compliant Notices and Records Andy Smith gave a seminar to the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors in Dubai on the 24th September. The evening covered: Events / Middle East / News / Training 27/09/18 Read more
Driver Trett sponsoring Leaders in Construction - Kuwait Driver Trett are once again sponsoring Leaders in Construction - Kuwait on October 17th Events / Middle East / News 05/09/18 Read more
Driver Trett and Dentons Hosting a FIDIC Contracts Seminar FIDIC has published new editions of the Red Book (Construction contract), the Yellow Book (Design and Build contract) and the Silver Book (Turn-key co... Events / Middle East / News / Training 16/08/18 Read more
Driver Trett to sponsor the annual ICC - FIDIC conference 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... Europe / Middle East / News 23/07/18 Read more
Contractually Compliant Notices and Records in Conjunction with the RICS Most contracts require a contractor to submit a notice of its intention to claim for an entitlement to an extension of time and additional costs. Wher... Middle East / News / Training 10/07/18 Read more
Driver Trett Sponsers RICS Quiz Night Driver Trett are pleased to have sponsored and attended the RICS quiz on 26th June in Dubai. Not winners this time around but a great evening was had ... Middle East / News 03/07/18 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
Congratulations to Driver Trett Oman for the Al-Batinah Expressway Driver Trett country manager Kobus Havemann, and Khamis Al Souli, our local partner, attended the opening of the Al-Batinah Expressway and were awarde... Global / Middle East / News 10/05/18 Read more
Driver Trett Celebrates Official Launch in Kuwait Following many years of supporting clients and projects in Kuwait, April 12th marked the official launch of the Driver Trett Kuwait office. Global / Middle East / News 15/04/18 Read more
Lee Barry at Dispute Resolution Question Time Lee Barry recently spoke at the first ever Dispute Resolution Question Time event – hosted by Construction Week magazine in Dubai. Global / Middle East / News 01/04/18 Read more
Driver Trett Celebrate the Opening of Muscat International Airport Congratulations to the Driver Trett team in Oman for their work on the newly opened Muscat International Airport (MIA) which officially welcomed its f... Global / Middle East / News 25/03/18 Read more
Thurstan Ollerearnshaw to speak at RICS CPD We are delighted that Thurstan Ollerearnshaw, a Technical Director in our Kuwait Office, will discuss “Management of Risk” at an RICS CPD Seminar, whi... Events / Middle East 14/03/18 Read more
Driver Trett hosts joint cycling morning and breakfast with Stephenson Harwood On the 8th March 2018, the Dubai office co-hosted a morning ride with Stephenson Harwood around the Al Qudra Cycle Track including a stop for breakfas... Middle East / News 08/03/18 Read more
Annual Driver Trett Middle East Golf Tournament 2018 On the 1st February 2018, Driver Trett hosted the annual Middle East golf day which took place at Jumeriah Golf Estates, Dubai – a world renowned golf... Global / Middle East / News 07/02/18 Read more
Christian Merrett: 'Delay Analysis Methodologies - Making the Right Choice' Christian Merrett will be delivering a CIOB CPD seminar on 'Delay Analysis Methodologies - Making the Right Choice' on 28th March 2018 at the Address ... Global / Middle East / News 25/01/18 Read more
Lee Barry Hosting Workshop at FIDIC ME Conference Lee Barry, Regional Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa will be hosting a half day workshop on claims and disputes in conjunction with HF... Global / Middle East / News 23/01/18 Read more
Arabic Webinar in Conjunction with RICS We are delighted to inform you that Ahmed Ismail, an Operational Director from our KSA office, will discuss Delay Analysis at an RICS CPD Webinar, whi... Global / Middle East / News 16/01/18 Read more
Driver Trett clothes drive During the month of November Driver Trett’s UAE offices’ supported the annual Red Crescent clothes drive. Many of us have clothes that we do not wear ... Middle East / News 15/11/17 Read more
Lee Barry at Leaders in Construction Kuwait Lee Barry, Middle East managing director of Driver Trett spoke at the Leaders in Construction event in Kuwait where he outlined the ways in which Kuwa... Global / Middle East / News 24/10/17 Read more
5 Minutes with Anthony Crowley Ahead of next week’s Construction Week: Leaders in Construction Kuwait Summit 2017, Anthony Crowley, Country Manager for Driver Trett in Kuwait takes ... Middle East / News 11/10/17 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
Driver Trett sponsoring ICC-FIDIC Conference on International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution Driver Trett is sponsoring the ICC-FIDIC Conference on International Construction Contracts & Dispute Resolution Asia Pacific / Middle East / News 28/05/17 Read more