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}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"eq-expert\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-accent-bar\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"container hero-content\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">Expert Services<\/div>\n      <h1>Independent expert analysis<br>for <em>construction disputes<\/em><\/h1>\n      <p class=\"hero-copy\">Equitas provides independent delay and quantum expert services for arbitration, adjudication and litigation arising on construction and engineering projects. Our expert work is characterised by analytical rigour, clear reasoning and the ability to withstand robust cross-examination in formal proceedings.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"hero-card\">\n      <div class=\"hero-card-label\">Expert credentials<\/div>\n      <div class=\"credential-list\">\n        <div class=\"credential-item\">Delay and quantum expert witness \u2014 arbitration, adjudication and litigation<\/div>\n        <div class=\"credential-item\">Experience across ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ISTAC, ICSID, ITOTAM, DIFC and UNCITRAL<\/div>\n        <div class=\"credential-item\">Cross-examined in arbitral proceedings<\/div>\n        <div class=\"credential-item\">Concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) experience<\/div>\n        <div class=\"credential-item\">Member, Academy of Experts<\/div>\n        <div class=\"credential-item\">LLM Construction Law &#038; Arbitration<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<!-- OVERVIEW -->\n<section class=\"overview-section\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Overview<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Expert advisory that<br><em>withstands scrutiny<\/em><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"overview-grid\">\n      <div class=\"overview-panel\">\n        <p>Construction and engineering disputes often turn on the quality of the expert evidence. Whether the issue is delay, quantum, disruption or a combination of these, the strength of an expert position depends on the rigour of the underlying analysis, the integrity of the evidential foundation and the clarity with which opinions are expressed and supported.<\/p>\n        <p>Equitas provides independent expert services across the full range of delay and quantum matters. Our work is grounded in detailed review of the project record, careful application of recognised methodologies and clear, structured presentation of findings. We do not take instructions that require us to advance positions we cannot properly support.<\/p>\n        <p>Our expert work is led by Metehan Caglar Sonbahar, a Chartered Civil Engineer and dual-qualified construction professional with an LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration. He has acted as delay and quantum expert in proceedings before the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ISTAC, ICSID, ITOTAM, DIFC, UNCITRAL and in domestic adjudication. He has been cross-examined in arbitral proceedings and has given concurrent evidence in hot-tubbing sessions.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"quote-panel\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Our Position<\/span>\n        <blockquote>&#8220;The value of expert evidence depends entirely on whether it can be sustained under scrutiny. We build our analysis to that standard.&#8221;<\/blockquote>\n        <p>We accept instructions where we can form and express an independent opinion grounded in the evidence. Where the evidence does not support the position advanced, we will say so clearly at the outset \u2014 which is often the most valuable input we can provide.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- SERVICES -->\n<section class=\"services-section\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">What We Provide<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Expert services across<br><em>delay and quantum<\/em><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"section-intro\">We provide the full range of expert services required in construction and engineering disputes, from initial review through to formal expert reports and oral evidence.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"services-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">D<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Delay Expert Witness<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Independent expert analysis of delay events, critical path impact, extension of time entitlement and programme-related issues. We apply recognised delay analysis methodologies \u2014 including time impact analysis, impacted as-planned, collapsed as-built and windows analysis \u2014 selecting the approach most appropriate to the facts and the forum.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">Q<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Quantum Expert Witness<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Independent assessment of financial claims arising from construction disputes, including prolongation costs, acceleration, disruption, loss and expense and variations. Our quantum analysis is grounded in the project cost record and structured to address the specific entitlement basis established under the contract.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">R<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Expert Reports for Arbitration<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Preparation of independent expert reports for use in international arbitration proceedings. Our reports comply with applicable institutional rules and procedural orders, are structured to address the issues in dispute and are written to be understood by arbitral tribunals without specialist construction knowledge.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">A<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Expert Reports for Adjudication<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Expert reports prepared to the standard and timescale required by adjudication proceedings, including statutory adjudication and contractual dispute board processes. We understand the compressed timetables involved and structure our analysis accordingly without compromising evidential quality.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">L<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Expert Reports for Litigation<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Expert reports complying with applicable court rules and practice directions for use in litigation proceedings. We have experience of the requirements applicable in English court proceedings and in other jurisdictions, and structure our reports to meet the procedural requirements of the relevant forum.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">C<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Review of Opposing Expert Evidence<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Critical review and analysis of opposing expert reports to identify methodological weaknesses, evidential gaps and unsupported opinions. We assist legal teams in developing lines of cross-examination and understanding the technical strengths and limitations of the opposing expert position.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- APPROACH -->\n<section class=\"approach-section\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Our Expert Approach<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">How we develop<br><em>expert positions<\/em><\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"approach-layout\">\n      <div class=\"approach-steps\">\n\n        <div class=\"approach-step\">\n          <span class=\"step-num\">I<\/span>\n          <div>\n            <h4 class=\"step-title\">Initial review and scoping<\/h4>\n            <p class=\"step-body\">We begin by reviewing the key project documents, the nature of the dispute and the issues on which expert evidence is required. At this stage we identify what the evidence can and cannot support, and advise clearly on the scope of a defensible expert position.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"approach-step\">\n          <span class=\"step-num\">II<\/span>\n          <div>\n            <h4 class=\"step-title\">Contemporaneous record review<\/h4>\n            <p class=\"step-body\">Detailed review of the project record \u2014 programmes, correspondence, instructions, site records, cost data and contemporaneous documents \u2014 to establish the factual foundation for the analysis. The quality of this review directly determines the robustness of the expert opinion.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"approach-step\">\n          <span class=\"step-num\">III<\/span>\n          <div>\n            <h4 class=\"step-title\">Methodology selection and analysis<\/h4>\n            <p class=\"step-body\">Selection and application of the delay and quantum methodology most appropriate to the facts, the available evidence and the requirements of the forum. We justify our methodology choices and address alternatives where relevant, anticipating the challenges likely to be raised by opposing experts.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"approach-step\">\n          <span class=\"step-num\">IV<\/span>\n          <div>\n            <h4 class=\"step-title\">Report preparation<\/h4>\n            <p class=\"step-body\">Preparation of a structured, clearly reasoned expert report that sets out the factual basis, methodology, analysis and conclusions in a form accessible to non-technical readers. We comply with applicable procedural requirements and ensure the report addresses the specific issues in dispute.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"approach-step\">\n          <span class=\"step-num\">V<\/span>\n          <div>\n            <h4 class=\"step-title\">Oral evidence and hot-tubbing<\/h4>\n            <p class=\"step-body\">Where required, we attend proceedings to give oral evidence, respond to cross-examination and, where directed, participate in concurrent evidence sessions (hot-tubbing) alongside opposing experts. We have experience of this process and understand the discipline it requires.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"approach-panel\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Independence<\/span>\n        <h3>Our duty is to the tribunal, not the client.<\/h3>\n        <p>Expert witnesses in formal proceedings owe an overriding duty to the tribunal \u2014 not to the party instructing them. We take that obligation seriously and it shapes how we approach every aspect of our expert work.<\/p>\n        <p>We will not advance opinions we cannot properly support, and we will acknowledge the limits of our analysis clearly. That approach reflects both professional obligation and practical judgement \u2014 an expert who overstates their position is of limited value when cross-examination begins.<\/p>\n        <p>Clients instruct Equitas for expert services because they need to understand the genuine strength of their position \u2014 not because they want to be told what they wish to hear.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FORUMS -->\n<div class=\"forums-section\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"forums-label\">Expert experience across major international dispute resolution forums<\/div>\n    <div class=\"forums-grid\">\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iccwbo.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:inherit;\">ICC<\/a><\/strong>\n        <span>International Chamber of Commerce<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:inherit;\">LCIA<\/a><\/strong>\n        <span>London Court of International Arbitration<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diac.ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:inherit;\">DIAC<\/a><\/strong>\n        <span>Dubai International Arbitration Centre<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istac.org.tr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:inherit;\">ISTAC<\/a><\/strong>\n        <span>Istanbul Arbitration Centre<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/icsid.worldbank.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:inherit;\">ICSID<\/a><\/strong>\n        <span>World Bank Arbitration Centre<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"forums-grid-2\">\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong>ITOTAM<\/strong>\n        <span>Istanbul Technical University Arbitration Centre<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong>DIFC<\/strong>\n        <span>Dubai International Financial Centre Courts<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong>UNCITRAL<\/strong>\n        <span>UN Commission on International Trade Law<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"forum\">\n        <strong>Adjudication<\/strong>\n        <span>Domestic &#038; 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