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CPD seminars across the UK throughout April and May. These seminars will address some of the common issues that occur when administering programmes and compensation events under the NEC contracts.

Avoiding punching shear is essential to the safety and stability of a concrete slab structure. This article delves into the basics of punching shear t...

Construction and engineering contracts typically contain clauses known as "time bars". These are clauses which set a time limit by which claims must b...

The construction industry has often been faced with unique challenges, but price escalation has become a particular concern due to recent global facto...

A Chartered Architect with over 30 years' experience, we caught up with Euan in this Q&A to get to know more about his background and personal interes...

CPD seminars across the UK throughout October and November. The seminars will address the day-to-day issues that are common when assessing additional ...

We are looking forward to returning to Berlin Dispute Resolution Days for another year in a row, and to delivering a session as part of the programme.

A primary obstacle preventing Contractors from securing an extension of time or additional payment often stems from inadequate evidence in the form of...

If claims were truly detrimental, why would numerous contracts include provisions for them?

In the recent case of Panther Real Estate Development LLC v Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC, the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”...

Just released, dates for our UK Spring seminar series. We will discuss the (fictional) fraught relationships on an offshore wind farm project, where t...

Director Mark Blackmore shares his experiences from 25 years' in the industry, taking a look at both the advantages and disadvantages of the tradition...

Scott Stiegler from Vinson & Elkins discusses prolongation claims, from notification, causation, and substantiation, to key points to remember for bri...

Diales Technical Expert, Colin Smith, provides an anecdotal assessment of civil engineering. The backgrounds from which students could come to study t...

In this article, Vincent Fogarty, takes an overview of the UN definition of Sustainable Development, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ...

Rob Gray, Operations Director at Diales Technical, discusses some of the innovative approaches which have revolutionised the construction process and ...

Senior Consultants Balint Laszlo and Fernando Barragan Rajo, outline the project controls process which, some say, comprises best practice to objectiv...

The dividing date delineates ‘actual’ costs from ‘forecasted’ costs in the assessment of a compensation event – it is the ‘line in the sand’.

Natasha Fortune outlines the difference between delay and disruption, how to succeed with a disruption claim, establishing the event and causation; an...

Driver Trett UK are delighted to launch their Autumn Seminar Series, addressing some of the common issues encountered with the NEC4 form in relation t...

How can BIM be utilised to minimise the issues that would cause conflicts in construction projects, before they develop into disputes, and how can it ...