Construction disputes expertise across major sectors and regions
Equitas advises on construction claims, delay, quantum and dispute resolution across a broad range of project types and international regions. Our sector knowledge is built on direct experience of the technical, contractual and commercial issues that shape disputes in each industry we work in.
We advise contractors, employers and legal teams on international projects where understanding the sector is as important as understanding the contract.
Sector experience that
strengthens dispute analysis
Construction and engineering disputes are rarely generic. The technical issues, programme logic, productivity benchmarks, risk allocation and commercial pressures that shape a dispute are often specific to the sector in which the project sits. A roads claim is not analysed in the same way as a marine claim, and a power project delay raises different causation and interface issues from a building project.
Equitas brings sector-specific understanding to its claims, delay, quantum and dispute work. This is not a background credential; it is an active input into how positions are assessed, structured and presented.
“Sector knowledge is not a marketing point. It directly affects the quality of delay analysis, quantum assessment and expert opinion in disputes arising from that industry.”
Understanding the technical realities of a project type — its programme structure, productivity assumptions and risk profile — helps us develop positions that are analytically stronger and commercially more realistic.
Four sectors where our
experience runs deepest
While we advise across a broad range of project types, these four sectors represent areas of particularly strong and direct experience.
Roads & Highways
Extensive experience on road construction and highway projects across multiple jurisdictions, including major international infrastructure programmes in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. We advise on claims involving access and possession, ground conditions, design-related delays, interface issues, acceleration and variations, as well as disputes under FIDIC-based contracts.
Power & Energy
Advisory experience across power generation, transmission and energy infrastructure projects, including thermal, hydroelectric and related civil works. Power sector disputes often involve interface issues, performance testing delays, design responsibility and specialist subcontract arrangements. We understand the programme and commercial dynamics that make these projects distinct.
Water & Utilities
Experience on water treatment, pipeline, irrigation and utilities infrastructure projects. These projects frequently generate disputes around ground conditions, utility interfaces, design development, testing and commissioning delays and unforeseen conditions. We advise on entitlement, delay and quantum with close attention to those technical and programme realities.
Marine & Coastal
Advisory experience on marine structures, port facilities, coastal works and offshore infrastructure. Marine projects often present distinctive programme and quantum issues, including weather dependency, tidal working, specialist plant availability, production rates and access constraints. We reflect those realities in both entitlement and evidential analysis.
Wider sector experience
In addition to our core sectors, we advise across the following project types.
Infrastructure & Civil Works
Major civil engineering projects including bridges, tunnels, earthworks, drainage and general infrastructure across international markets.
Rail & Transit
Rail construction, light rail and transit system projects, including track, stations, civils and systems integration disputes.
Oil, Gas & Petrochemical
Upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas projects, refineries and petrochemical facilities across international markets.
Buildings & Facilities
Commercial, residential, industrial and institutional building projects across multiple jurisdictions and contract forms.
Industrial & Manufacturing
Process plants, manufacturing facilities and industrial complexes, including specialist engineering and fit-out projects.
Mining & Resources
Mining infrastructure, processing facilities and resource-related civil and structural works in international markets.
International experience
across key regional markets
Equitas has project and dispute experience across multiple regional markets, bringing cross-jurisdictional perspective to international construction claims and dispute resolution.
Europe
Construction and infrastructure projects across the UK, Turkey and wider European markets, with familiarity across both common law and civil law dispute environments.
Russia & CIS
Uzbekistan · Kyrgyzstan · Turkmenistan
Advisory and dispute experience across Russia and the wider CIS region, supported by Russian language capability and direct project experience in these markets.
Middle East
Experience across construction and engineering projects in GCC and wider Middle East markets, including complex cross-border dispute environments.
Africa
Advisory experience on infrastructure and development projects across multiple African jurisdictions, including donor-funded and MDB-financed programmes under FIDIC-based frameworks.
What sector experience
changes in practice
More accurate delay analysis
Understanding the programme logic, sequencing constraints and production patterns of a sector helps identify genuine delay drivers more accurately.
More credible quantum positions
Sector familiarity supports better selection of productivity assumptions, cost benchmarks and valuation approaches, particularly in prolongation and disruption claims.
Stronger technical analysis
Technical opinions are more persuasive when they reflect the actual operating conditions, constraints and delivery logic of the project type in question.
Better commercial judgement
Sector knowledge supports more realistic views on settlement, negotiation strategy and the commercial behaviour of parties operating in that market.
“Generic dispute advice can miss what matters most in a sector-specific project. Knowing the industry helps distinguish the issues that are truly material from those that are not.”
In a road project, access and possession issues may drive the entire claim. In a power project, the critical disputes often sit at the interface between civil, mechanical and electrical works. In a marine project, weather and tidal records may be central to delay analysis.
That understanding shapes the questions we ask, the records we prioritise and the positions we develop.
Working on a claim or dispute in one of these sectors?
Contact Equitas to discuss the project, the issues involved and how our sector and regional experience can support your position.