Construction Claims & Dispute Management

Experts in
Construction Claims
& Dispute Management

Specialist advisory in claims analysis, delay and quantum expert witness services, and FIDIC Dispute Boards and advisory for contractors, employers, and legal counsel worldwide.

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What we do

Specialist services across
every stage of a dispute

From early-stage claims preparation through to adjudication and arbitration, our team provides technically rigorous, commercially aware advisory services on major construction and infrastructure projects.

01

Construction Claims Advisory

Preparation and assessment of contractor and employer claims, including extension of time, prolongation costs, disruption, and loss and expense.

02

Delay & Quantum Analysis

Programme analysis using TIA, impacted as-planned, time impact, and collapsed as-built methodologies. Quantum assessment of prolongation, acceleration, and disruption costs.

03

Expert Witness Services

Independent expert reports on delay and quantum matters for arbitration, adjudication, and litigation. Experienced in ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ISTAC and domestic proceedings.

04

Arbitration & Dispute Boards

Representation and advisory support across international arbitration proceedings — ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ISTAC and ad hoc. DAB member appointments for long-term infrastructure projects, structured to avoid disputes efficiently and preserve project relationships.

05

FIDIC Advisory

Contract interpretation across the FIDIC suite — Red, Yellow, Silver, and Pink Books. Notice obligations, Sub-Clause 20, Engineer’s determinations, and DAB proceedings.

06

Training

Tailored training programmes for contractors, employers, and legal teams covering FIDIC contract administration, claims preparation and management, delay analysis methodology, DAB procedures and advocacy, and expert witness skills. Delivered in-house or as open programmes

Our Approach

Technically rigorous.
Commercially focused

I

Assess entitlement from first principles

Every engagement begins with a precise reading of the contract — whether FIDIC or bespoke — to establish what is genuinely recoverable.
Entitlement is defined before analysis begins.
If it cannot be grounded in the contract, it is not a claim — it is a position.

II

Build the evidential record

We review programmes, correspondence, site records, instructions and cost data to establish what the contemporaneous record can — and cannot — support.
The strength of any claim is determined here:
in the completeness, consistency, and credibility of the underlying evidence.

III

Analyse time and cost with precision

Delay and quantum analysis are applied using the methodology best suited to the facts, the available records, and the forum.
We address causation, concurrency, and mitigation proactively — anticipating the challenges that opposing experts and tribunals will raise.

IV

Present for the forum

Positions are structured for their intended purpose — whether a commercial negotiation, a DAAB referral, an adjudication submission, or a formal expert report.
Clarity, structure and evidential discipline are calibrated to the audience and the stakes.

Philosophy

“A claim is only as strong as the evidence and analysis behind it.”

We do not construct claims around target outcomes or negotiating positions.

Our work is anchored in what the evidence can properly sustain — no more, no less.
That discipline is what allows our analysis to withstand scrutiny when it matters most.

It reflects the principle behind the Equitas name:
independent, balanced and defensible judgement — developed through over two decades of international project experience

Construction Claims & Dispute Management

Experts inConstruction Claims & Dispute Management

Specialist advisory in claims analysis, delay and quantum expert witness services, and FIDIC Dispute Boards and advisory for contractors, employers, and legal counsel worldwide.

What we do

Specialist services across every stage of a dispute

From early-stage claims preparation through to adjudication and arbitration, our team provides technically rigorous, commercially aware advisory services on major construction and infrastructure projects.

01

Construction Claims Advisory

02

Delay & Quantum Analysis

03

Expert Witness Services

04

Arbitration & Dispute Boards

05

FIDIC Advisory

06

Training

Our Approach

Technically rigorous.Commercially focused

I

Assess entitlement from first principles

Every engagement begins with a precise reading of the contract — whether FIDIC or bespoke — to establish what is genuinely recoverable. Entitlement is defined before analysis begins.If it cannot be grounded in the contract, it is not a claim — it is a position.

II

Build the evidential record

We review programmes, correspondence, site records, instructions and cost data to establish what the contemporaneous record can — and cannot — support. The strength of any claim is determined here:in the completeness, consistency, and credibility of the underlying evidence.

III

Analyse time and cost with precision

Delay and quantum analysis are applied using the methodology best suited to the facts, the available records, and the forum. We address causation, concurrency, and mitigation proactively — anticipating the challenges that opposing experts and tribunals will raise.

IV

Present for the forum

Positions are structured for their intended purpose — whether a commercial negotiation, a DAAB referral, an adjudication submission, or a formal expert report. Clarity, structure and evidential discipline are calibrated to the audience and the stakes.

Philosophy

“A claim is only as strong as the evidence and analysis behind it.”

Contract Suites

FIDIC · NEC · JCT · PPWC

Sectors

Infrastructure · Power · Rail · Oil & Gas . Marine Works

Forums

ICC · LCIA · DIAC · ISTAC· Adjudication

Memberships

CIARB · FIDIC · ICC · ACEDEMY OF EXPERTS

Construction Claims & Dispute Management

Services

Firm

Experts in
Construction Claims
& Dispute Management

Specialist services across
every stage of a dispute

Technically rigorous.
Commercially focused

Every engagement begins with a precise reading of the contract — whether FIDIC or bespoke — to establish what is genuinely recoverable.
Entitlement is defined before analysis begins.
If it cannot be grounded in the contract, it is not a claim — it is a position.

We review programmes, correspondence, site records, instructions and cost data to establish what the contemporaneous record can — and cannot — support.
The strength of any claim is determined here:
in the completeness, consistency, and credibility of the underlying evidence.

Delay and quantum analysis are applied using the methodology best suited to the facts, the available records, and the forum.
We address causation, concurrency, and mitigation proactively — anticipating the challenges that opposing experts and tribunals will raise.

Positions are structured for their intended purpose — whether a commercial negotiation, a DAAB referral, an adjudication submission, or a formal expert report.
Clarity, structure and evidential discipline are calibrated to the audience and the stakes.