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Selected Experience

  • Programming and delay expert for UK main contractor on large mixed use development subject to adjudication and mediation hearings, the latter of which was under the Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering disputes. 

  • Programming and delay expert in adjudication for UK main contractor responding to a large mechanical and electrical subcontractor for the construction of a new world class tennis facility at Wimbledon under the JCT conditions of contract. 

  • The Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park.  Expert strategic and commercial advice to UK main contractor on a range of issues that resolved matters that could potentially have escalated into a high profile dispute. 

  • Many multiples of delay and disruption analyses used in negotiations and adjudication proceedings including education, commercial, leisure, mixed used developments and hotels across the world. 

  • Delay expert for an adjudication for a billion-dollar value redevelopment project in London, analysing the delays to the practical completion of multiple slots.   

Buildings & Construction

Selected Experience

  • Programming and delay expert in 2 separate international arbitrations under ICC Rules concerning the construction of motorways including tunnels and bridges in eastern Europe/western Asia where the contracts were terminated.  Provided expert testimony in arbitration. 

  • Programming and delay expert in an international arbitration concerning the construction of a sewer conveyance system and sewage treatment plant in the Middle East including the tunnelling construction of a deep gravity sewer to deliver wastewater to the sewage treatment plant through a 15.8km long pipeline.  Dispute settled after expert meetings under the rules of an LCIA arbitration. 

  • Programming and delay expert for the construction of a water treatment works under the NEC form of contract (Target Cost Contract, Option C) where the project was terminated. 

  • Programming and delay expert for the construction of a port in West Africa under a bespoke form of contract.  The dispute revolved around the correctness of an extension of time granted by the Engineer. The Tribunal preferred the testimony of our expert. 

  • Programming and delay expert for the construction of three electrical substations with transmission lines in the Balkans, southeast Europe.  The dispute revolved around the extension of time requested for issues pertaining to the design and permits. 

  • Programming and delay expert and quantum for various rail, metro and guided busways projects across the globe. 

  • Analysed delay and disruption experienced during the construction of a large rail project in East London, focusing on signalling, power and telecoms systems. 

  • Critical path analysis and identification of the delays for a major dispute against the EPCM Consultant for an airport in Middle East.  The analysis included several plots of the airport including the terminal building and catering facility. 

  • Delay analysis and production of a delay report for a major airport in Middle East, required for an international arbitration. 

Infrastructure & Transport

Selected Experience

  • Programming and delay expert for the fabrication and installation of pipework on a FPSO vessel in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  Provided expert testimony in arbitration under the LCIA Rules. 

  • Programming and delay expert for the conversion of two FPSOs with a contract value of $4BN in the south-east Atlantic Ocean under an EPCI contract for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of two converted turret-moored vessels in Singapore and Indonesia. 

  • Programming and delay expert for the construction of a new re-liquefaction plant at an existing liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) facility in Wales, United Kingdom. 

  • Delay and disruption analysis on steelwork erection contract for a Styrene Monomer / Propylene Oxide plant on Jurong Island in Singapore to assist in settlement negotiations.

  • Programming and delay expert for a UK petrochemical facility increasing the ethylene capacity from 700,000 t/y to more than 1M t/y including the construction of an additional furnace improving the efficiency of the cracker.

  • Delay and quantum expert in an adjudication for a pipeline contractor against a main contractor at Bacton Gas Terminal, United Kingdom.

Oil & Gas

Selected Experience

  • Programming and delay expert in international arbitration for the world’s biggest tri-fuel power plant, with an installed capacity of 573MW.  The Middle Eastern plant was designed to use natural gas and heavy fuel oil (“HFO”) as its main fuels and light fuel oil (“LFO”) as the back-up fuel.  Matter settled after submission of our expert report. 

  • Programming and delay expert for one of the world’s biggest nuclear power plants.  Our analysis revolved around commissioning issues and a disruption analysis of the impact of COVID-19. 

  • Programming and delay expert concerning the construction of a waste to energy plant in Scotland, United Kingdom, where the contractor’s contract was terminated.  The contract was a target cost contract with the liquidated damages cap being breached.  Matter settled after expert meetings. 

  • Independent delay analysis for large European contractor under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration rules for hydroelectric power plant in Peru, South America 

  • Critical path and delay analysis for the termination dispute of a hydropower dam in Eastern Europe required for mediation.  Parties settled after the exchange of expert reports.   

Power & Energy

Selected Experience

  • Critical path and delay analysis for a data centre in Denmark and Switzerland including an analysis of COVID-19 delay events. 

  • Independent expert report for the design, supply, installation and testing of a permanent electrical connection between the high voltage electricity transmission systems of England and France through the Channel Tunnel (1,000 MW capacity). 

  • Expert advisory in relation to a digital media centre in the Midlands concerning the novation of a structural engineer and the non-performance of the services. 

Digital Infrastructure

Selected Experience

  • Programming and delay expert for national defence project (CONFIDENTIAL). 

  • Programming and delay expert in an international arbitration concerning the construction of a new gold mine in Africa for an international mining company where the contractor’s contract was terminated.  Provided expert testimony in arbitration under the rules of a South African arbitration, which was preferred by Tribunal. 

  • Delay and disruption analysis on steelwork erection contract for a Styrene Monomer / Propylene Oxide plant on Jurong Island in Singapore to assist in settlement negotiations.

  • Delay expert report concerning a grain terminal in Eastern Europe required for an ICC arbitration. 

Industrial & Manufacturing