In the first of a forthcoming series of articles considering the ‘procedural aspects and challenges of being an expert witness in international arbitration', HKA Quantum Expert and Arbitrator Michael Tonkin and Quantum Expert Igor Corelj focus on the effective delivery of expert witness evidence.

Terminating a long-term contract is far from straightforward, and in particular, proving a Contractor's default is very difficult, given the risk of allegations as to repudiatory breach.

A recent case in the TCC has provided comment on the perennial issues of delay analysis methodologies, causation and concurrent delay.

It is apparent in the infrastructure industry that some projects are still failing. This paper will discuss whether a contributing factor to the success of a project is in the emotional intelligence of the...

The term ‘concurrent delays' was defined by Mr. John Marrin QC as quoted below.[1] This definition was later approved by the English court.

There has been an increase recently in the number of fires that are being reported in the press in relation to Li-ion batteries.

The obvious one – it's in the title! Duration. The construction of the physical facility is just the starting point. Perhaps the contract envisages long-term operation – typically 20-25 years. Parties have to "live with each other"!

It is becoming increasingly common in large construction international arbitrations for the tribunal to directly engage, post-closing submissions, with the party-appointed...

In relation to the form of construction contracts, the parties may use a standard form of contract which is tailored to fit the project or a completely bespoke form of contract.

Project professionals tackle complex problems daily. These problems require different ways of thinking.

This article examines how construction projects with significant accumulated delays utilise dispute resolution mechanisms. The study analysed 22 projects, categorised as High or Low Budget.

This article explores a hybrid form of delay analysis, namely the time slice window analysis (‘TSA'), to arrive at an assessment of excusable delay (‘ED') and excusable compensable delay[1] (‘ECD').

The construction industry, which contributes to 13% of global gross production and 8.6% of global employment, has been falling behind other industries in terms of innovation, profitability...

Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) entered mainstream public consciousness with the release of the Hollywood film Darkwaters. Every day, news articles announce previously unknown detections of PFAS...

Most accountants are familiar with the first in, first out (FIFO) and last in, first out (LIFO) inventory pricing methodologies.

Discusión sobre las diferencias entre las metodologías de análisis de demora más utilizadas.

Contractors throughout the U.S. and abroad have faced a host of challenges over the past three years. A cross-market boom in construction that had fueled the AEC industry...

Sometimes a long-term contract cannot be terminated, even where there are good reasons for doing so. This is because termination may not offer the best value for money.

Therefore, when you are drafting the contract, be very careful about defining what contractual difficulties the duty of good faith applies to; is it general or does it only apply to specific situations...

Both NEC and FIDIC contracts expressly state that notice of a claim is a "condition precedent".