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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.

Diales Australia is delighted to announce a new partnership with Smartsheet, the AI-enhanced enterprise-grade work management platform.

This article identifies some of the more common methodologies for calculating disruption on construction projects.

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.

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

In an adaptation to his article, titled 'Compensation for Idling Owned Plant', Driver Trett Country Director for Korea, Jung-guk Lee, has issued a rev...

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...

Shaun brings with him a wealth of valuable Board experience. Get to know him in this news post.

Leslie Harland, Regional Director based in Singapore, takes us through an overview of growth in Asia Pacific, and how the construction industry is con...

We are delighted to have opened a new office in Seoul, South Korea. View our photos from the night.

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

Driver Trett and C&E Legal Solutions are pleased to invite you to their seminar on suspension, termination, and quantifying your loss under Qatar Law ...

Driver Trett UK deliver the second series of live seminars across the region, this time covering the key issues encountered when subcontracting ...

Here at Driver, we are always considering the best way to meet our clients’ needs. Reflecting on this, our CEO, Mark Wheeler, has collected his though...

With experience in international property, engineering, and construction consultancies, Charlotte brings a wealth of experience to the role.

We are delighted to release the second issue of the Driver Trett Digital Digest. This issue takes a global look at the most recent trends and developm...

Driver Trett France est heureux de vous convier à la conférence webinaire, le jeudi 30 juin 2022.

The first live seminar to be delivered in 2 years.

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

New office in Seoul, South Korea, headed by Mark Murphy and Jung-Guk Lee, the office will provide our suite of services across key industry sectors, i...

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

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

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

Alasdair Snadden, Managing Director for Asia Pacific, explores the need for diversity in the construction industry, and the strength of a team over th...

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...

King Wah Liew, Country Director of Malaysia, discusses the typical challenges faced by contractors in the country during the covid-19 pandemic; and th...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Joe Durkin, Investment Manager at LCM Finance, gives insight into how contractors are increasingly turning to litigation funding across the Middle Eas...

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...

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...

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

Senior Consultant, Angie Chai, discusses the infrastructure developments of the Greater Bay Area, China. Looking at their socio-economic impact, she t...

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

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

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

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

Webinar: Common NEC issues explained

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Driver 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...

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

Driver Trett Digital Digest

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

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

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

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

Driver Group announce new CEO

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

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.

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

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

WEBINAR: Understanding the payment regime and protecting your commercial interests

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When is a notice not a notice?

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

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

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

Evaluating Contract Claims (Third Edition) by John Mullen and Peter Davison

Jane Hughes, Senior Associate Solicitor Stevens & Bolton LLP looks at Willow Corp S.A.R.L and MTD Contractors Limited [2019] EWHC 1591 (TCC) and the a...

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

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

The Driver Trett – Hong Kong office has moved! We haven’t gone far, so feel free to drop in and say hello. Our new address is 14th F...

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, ...

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

Our Global Data and Development Team introduces construction visualisation with integration of Scheduling and Costing to our services

In this final post in our series, we look at one of the most difficult roles in any sport played anywhere. The role of referee or umpire is always a c...

Football is arguably the most popular game in the world. Although the individual must be their best, football is 100% a team sport.

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...

Global claims continue to be common in WA. The question of whether a global claim was fit for trial was recently considered by the Supreme Court of WA...

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.