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David discusses the Middle East's role in attracting top-tier contracting talent.

Jon Sanderson, Country Manager for Oman, takes us through the development of Driver Trett’s service offering in the region, which has progressed along...

...and their contribution to the country’s vision 2030 plans Despite the impact of COVID-19 which resulted in the Kingdom’s borders bein...

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...

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 ...

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...

Construction disputes could end up in litigation from defective and vague arbitration agreements, or failed ADR procedures, and sometimes even, as a c...

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...

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...

Driver Trett were Highly Commended in the Consultant of the Year category at the Construction Innovation Awards 2021.

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

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...

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...

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

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) comes in a variety of forms and fundamentally means a process of resolving a dispute other than through litigatio...

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.

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,...

With first-hand experience of how contractors’ can spend significantly more than planned on labour and equipment during the course of a construction p...

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

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

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...

We have collated the questions asked from our webinar on Delay analysis methods and techniques used in UAE court litigation, and provided the answers ...

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

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

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

Driver Trett and Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel are pleased to invite you to their webinar on delay analysis methods and techniques best suited to ...

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...

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...

Driver Trett  and Charles Russell Speechlys are pleased to invite you to their webinar on disruption claims

Driver Trett Digital Digest

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

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

Driver Group announce new CEO

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As part of Oman’s 49th National Day Celebrations (18th November 2019), Oman Post has issued a stamp featuring the Al Batinah Expressway.

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...

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

Driver Trett are delighted to see Nour Tarabishi profiled in the November edition of Quality World magazine.

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...

EXPO 2020 in Dubai is fast approaching. The immovable deadline for this incredibly important event for the UAE will put significant time pressure on...

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.

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...

Expo 2020 Time is Ticking - Disruption

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

Driver Trett are delighted to be supporting the CIICA's inaugural conference of its Young Arbitration Group (YAG) titled “International Arbitration in...

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...

Congratulations to Peter Laing, Operational Director from the Driver Trett Oman office who was awarded the exceptional performance award from Outward ...

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

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, ...

What are the challenges Saudi Arabia face in delivering some of the iconic giga-projects announced as part of the Vision 2030?

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...

Driver Trett were delighted to participate in the 9th International Gas Forum, that is taking place in St. Petersburg on 1-4 October 2019.

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.

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.

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 ...

Join Ronan Kelly from Driver Trett's Qatar office at a seminar hosted by Constructing Excellence in Qatar, on 16th June in Doha.

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

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

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

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

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

Driver Group are pleased to announce that with immediate effect, Stefan Panourgias will in addition to his existing role of Country Manager for Qatar ...

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...

Parkhouse Caledonia FC, proudly sponsored by Driver Trett Qatar, win an unprecedented treble.

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...

Contractors often complain of ‘disruption’ and additional costs which are incurred during the course of a construction project. However, these claims ...

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

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...

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...

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

Join John Dowse on April 23rd for a webinar on Prolongation and Cost Claims.

Join John Dowse on the 1st May 2019 for an RICS CPD at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Kuwait. 

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...

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...

Peter Banathy and John Dowse were amongst the guests on the esteemed panel

Driver Trett in the UAE were delighted to support the Multiplex golf tournament on 7th March 2019. 

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...

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.

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...

Driver Trett was once again delighted to welcome clients and colleagues to our annual golf day on Thursday 7th Feb.

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

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

On 23 January 2019, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and Bin Nakhira & Partners, Christian Merrett and Stephen Osuhor ...

On 23 January, Christian Merrett and Stephen Osuhor from Driver Trett in Dubai,  in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yamin Shihab – Vice President, MHPM-Driver, UAE outlines the project management approach of integrated project delivery and its potential for Middle E...

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

Driver Trett Dubai recently hosted a cycling morning for our contacts across the construction, engineering and legal sectors, collecting secondhand cy...

Construction Law: Identify, Quantify and Present Disruption Claims

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...

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?

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...

​​​​​​​Peter Banathy was delighted to join an esteemed panel today at the Leaders in Construction event in Kuwait, discussing construction conflicts a...

Driver Trett and HFW were delighted to welcome around 50 legal and construction industry professionals this morning to the beautiful JW Marriott hotel...

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...

Driver Trett and HFW are hosting a joint discussion on the contractual and legal issues on construction projects.

Driver Trett proudly sponsors Parkhouse Caledonia F.C.

Andy Smith gave a seminar to the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors in Dubai on the 24th September.  The evening covered:

Driver Trett are once again sponsoring Leaders in Construction - Kuwait on October 17th

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

Driver Trett country manager Kobus Havemann, and Khamis Al Souli, our local partner, attended the opening of the Al-Batinah Expressway and were awarde...

Following many years of supporting clients and projects in Kuwait, April 12th marked the official launch of the Driver Trett Kuwait office.

Lee Barry recently spoke at the first ever Dispute Resolution Question Time event – hosted by Construction Week magazine in Dubai.

Congratulations to the Driver Trett team in Oman for their work on the newly opened Muscat International Airport (MIA) which officially welcomed its f...

We are delighted that Thurstan Ollerearnshaw, a Technical Director in our Kuwait Office, will discuss “Management of Risk” at an RICS CPD Seminar, whi...

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...

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...

Christian Merrett will be delivering a CIOB CPD seminar on 'Delay Analysis Methodologies - Making the Right Choice' on 28th March 2018 at the Address ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Ahead of next week’s Construction Week: Leaders in Construction Kuwait Summit 2017, Anthony Crowley, Country Manager for Driver Trett in Kuwait takes ...

Christian Merrett – director, Driver Trett UAE explores the challenges of concurrency, its application to UK disputes and the potential pitfalls for t...

Driver Trett is sponsoring the ICC-FIDIC Conference on International Construction Contracts & Dispute Resolution