FIDIC claims and arbitration support for Turkish & CIS contractors
Independent delay, quantum and FIDIC advisory for Turkish and CIS contractors on international projects — from claim preparation and DAAB proceedings to expert evidence in ICC and LCIA arbitration. Advice delivered in English, Turkish and Russian, with direct experience of the Türkiye–London arbitration corridor.
A dedicated practice for
Turkish and CIS parties
Turkish and CIS contractors are among the most internationally active in the world, delivering major infrastructure, transport, power and process projects across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and beyond. A large share of these projects are governed by FIDIC forms of contract and provide for ICC or LCIA arbitration — which is precisely where disputes concentrate.
Equitas provides claims, delay, quantum and FIDIC advisory services built around the realities these parties face: strict FIDIC notice and time-bar requirements, the interaction between the contract and the governing law, and the practical demands of arbitration seated in London and other international forums. We work directly in English, Turkish and Russian.
The result is advisory support that closes the gap between contractual entitlement and the way a claim must ultimately be presented, evidenced and defended before a dispute board or tribunal.
“If Türkiye supplies a significant share of the parties, London continues to supply a significant share of the forum.”
The Türkiye–London arbitration corridor is a defining feature of international construction disputes. Equitas works at both ends of it — the FIDIC contract on the project, and the ICC or LCIA proceedings that follow.
Support across the
full dispute lifecycle
From the first notice on site through to expert evidence at the hearing, tailored to the FIDIC framework and the international forums Turkish and CIS parties use most.
FIDIC Notices & Time-Bar
Advice on Sub-Clause 20.2 notices, extension of time claims and the strict procedural requirements that FIDIC — and Turkish courts interpreting it — apply to time-bar and entitlement. Getting the notice right is often decisive.
Delay & Quantum Analysis
Programme and quantum analysis for prolongation, disruption, acceleration and loss and expense — using time impact, impacted as-planned and collapsed as-built methods appropriate to the records and the forum.
DAAB & Dispute Boards
Preparation and presentation of referrals to the Dispute Adjudication/Avoidance Board, and support through the DAB stage that FIDIC requires before ICC arbitration can proceed.
ICC & LCIA Arbitration
Claims consultancy and expert support for arbitration seated in London and other international centres — the forums Turkish and CIS parties select most for FIDIC construction disputes.
Expert Witness Services
Independent delay and quantum expert reports and oral evidence, with experience of cross-examination and concurrent evidence before international tribunals.
Advice in Turkish & Russian
Direct working capability in English, Turkish and Russian — so entitlement, strategy and evidence can be discussed without translation loss between the project team and the dispute forum.
Built for this niche —
not adapted to it
The right languages
Entitlement and evidence discussed directly in English, Turkish and Russian. Nuance in the contract and the contemporaneous record is not lost between the project team and the tribunal.
FIDIC at the core
Specialist command of the FIDIC suite — Red, Yellow, Silver and Pink Books — and the notice, determination and dispute-board machinery that governs how claims succeed or fail.
The forums you use
Direct experience of ICC, LCIA, DIAC and ISTAC proceedings — the institutions Turkish and CIS parties select most for international construction disputes.
Independent and defensible
Analysis grounded in what the evidence can properly sustain — the standard that matters when a position is tested under cross-examination before a dispute board or tribunal.
Where Turkish & CIS
contractors operate
Advisory and dispute experience across the regions where Turkish and CIS contractors deliver major FIDIC projects.
CIS Region
Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan — cross-border project and dispute environments, with advice available directly in Russian.
Middle East
GCC and surrounding markets, where Turkish contractors deliver major infrastructure, power and process projects under FIDIC and DIAC/DIFC forums.
Africa
Infrastructure and development projects across multiple African jurisdictions, frequently financed by international development banks under FIDIC MDB terms.
One practice, three languages
Construction disputes are won or lost on precision. When the contract, the correspondence and the site records span three languages, that precision cannot survive being translated twice. Equitas advises Turkish and CIS parties directly — reading the record, framing entitlement and presenting to the tribunal in the language the work was actually done in.
FIDIC disputes for
Turkish & CIS parties
Why do so many Turkish construction disputes end up in ICC or London arbitration?
Turkish contractors are among the most internationally active in the world, and a large share of their projects use FIDIC forms that provide for ICC arbitration following the dispute-board stage. Turkish parties have long favoured established institutions such as the ICC and LCIA, and the United Kingdom — London in particular — is one of the most frequently selected seats for international arbitration. The combination makes the Türkiye–London corridor a natural home for these disputes.
How strict are FIDIC time-bar and notice requirements for extension of time claims?
Very. FIDIC sets out procedural steps that must be followed for a contractor to preserve entitlement, and both the contract and the courts interpreting it tend to apply these requirements strictly. Turkish courts, for example, have treated FIDIC extension-of-time procedures as conditions that must be complied with precisely. In practice, a well-founded claim can be lost on a missed or defective notice — which is why early advice on Sub-Clause 20 matters so much.
Do you provide advice in Turkish and Russian?
Yes. Equitas works directly in English, Turkish and Russian. This means the contract, the contemporaneous project record and the strategy can be discussed in the language the project was delivered in, without the loss of nuance that comes from translating technical and legal material more than once.
Can you act as an independent delay or quantum expert in an international arbitration?
Yes. Equitas provides independent delay and quantum expert services for arbitration, adjudication and litigation, including expert reports and oral evidence. Our expert work is prepared to withstand cross-examination and, where directed, concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) before the tribunal.
Facing a FIDIC claim or arbitration?
Discuss your matter with Equitas — in English, Turkish or Russian — to assess the contractual position, the evidence and the strategic options on your project.