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}\n\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500 *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n .service-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n .service-grid.two-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .paths-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 480px; }\n .distinction-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .retainer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .strip-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; }\n .strip-item { border-right: none; padding: 0; }\n .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n .cta-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 640px) {\n .eq-services .container { padding: 0 20px; }\n .service-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .lifecycle-inner { gap: 0; }\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 FADE IN \u2500\u2500 *\/\n@keyframes fadeUp {\n from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }\n to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }\n}\n\n.fade-up {\n opacity: 0;\n transform: translateY(14px);\n transition: opacity 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s ease;\n}\n\n.fade-up.in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }\n\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"eq-services\">\n\n\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n\n \n <div class=\"hero-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <div class=\"hero-slide active\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.equitas-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Quantum-Analysis.jpg');\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"hero-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.equitas-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gecikme-Analii.jpg');\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"hero-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.equitas-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/two-engineers-reviewing-construction-blueprints-on-a-table-in-an-office-setting.-3862384-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n <div class=\"hero-eyebrow\">Services<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"hero-title\">\n Specialist advice across<br>the construction dispute <em>lifecycle.<\/em>\n <\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero-lead\">\n Equitas advises contractors, employers and legal teams at every stage \u2014 from live project delivery and claims development through to dispute board proceedings, expert appointments and international arbitration. Our services are structured around how disputes actually develop, not around internal practice divisions.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"lifecycle-section\">\n <div class=\"container\" style=\"padding: 0; max-width: 100%;\">\n <div class=\"lifecycle-inner\" id=\"lifecycle-bar\">\n\n <div class=\"lifecycle-intro\">\n <span>Project phase<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase active\" onclick=\"filterPhase('all', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">All services<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Full service view<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('delivery', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">01<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Contract Award & Delivery<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Programme \u00b7 Contract admin<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('claims', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">02<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Claims Development<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Notices \u00b7 EOT \u00b7 Entitlement<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('dispute', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">03<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Dispute & Proceedings<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">DAAB \u00b7 Arbitration \u00b7 Expert<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('legal', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">04<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Legal Team Support<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Expert reports \u00b7 Arbitration<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<main class=\"main-services\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n\n \n <div class=\"retainer-band\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"retainer-inner\">\n <div>\n <div class=\"retainer-tag\">Umbrella engagement<\/div>\n <div class=\"retainer-title\">Project Advisory Retainer \u2014 <em>standing support across the project lifecycle.<\/em><\/div>\n <p class=\"retainer-desc\">\n For international contractors on live FIDIC projects who need specialist claims and contractual support throughout delivery \u2014 not only when a formal dispute has already arisen. A monthly retainer covering notices, EOT claim development, Engineer determinations, DAAB strategy and live claims register management. Delivered in English, Turkish or Russian.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"retainer-spans\">\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Contract Award<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">\u2192<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Delivery<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">\u2192<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Claims Development<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">\u2192<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Dispute Preparation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/retainer\" class=\"retainer-cta\">View Retainer<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"tier-block\" data-tier=\"delivery\" id=\"tier-delivery\">\n <div class=\"tier-header\">\n <span class=\"tier-phase-tag delivery\">During project delivery<\/span>\n <span class=\"tier-label\">Services that support live project execution and protect the evidential record during delivery.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"service-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">01<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Project Services<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Planning and programming support across live project delivery and dispute contexts. Baseline programme preparation, recovery programmes, progress monitoring, contract administration, variation management and notices compliance. P6 Primavera and MS Project.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Primavera P6<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Baseline & Recovery<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Variation Management<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Sub-Clause 8.3<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/project-services\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">02<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">FIDIC Advisory<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Specialist advisory on the FIDIC suite across contract administration and dispute contexts. Notices and claim procedures, Engineer determinations, contractual entitlement analysis, dispute board preparation, contract administration support and responses to incoming claims. Available as standalone advisory or as part of the project retainer.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Red \u00b7 Yellow \u00b7 Silver<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Sub-Clause 20<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">EOT & Notices<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Engineer Determinations<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/fidic-advisory\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">03<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Claims & Dispute Management<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Preparation, development and defence of construction claims \u2014 including entitlement assessment, claims structuring, contemporaneous record organisation, response preparation and strategic dispute advice. Applicable from early claims development through to pre-arbitration positioning.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Claims Preparation<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Entitlement Analysis<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Response & Rebuttal<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Dispute Strategy<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/claims-dispute-management\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"overlap-callout\">\n <div class=\"oc-icon\">↗<\/div>\n <p class=\"oc-text\">\n <strong>These three services are most powerful when coordinated.<\/strong> On a major FIDIC project, programme records from Project Services, notice discipline from FIDIC Advisory, and claims structure from Claims Management together determine the strength of any future entitlement position. The <a href=\"\/services\/retainer\" style=\"color:var(--terra); text-decoration:underline;\">Project Advisory Retainer<\/a> combines all three into a single standing engagement.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"tier-block\" data-tier=\"dispute\" id=\"tier-dispute\">\n <div class=\"tier-header\">\n <span class=\"tier-phase-tag dispute\">Formal dispute proceedings<\/span>\n <span class=\"tier-label\">Services supporting clients in DAAB proceedings, arbitration, adjudication and legal team instructions.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"service-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,claims,dispute,legal\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">04<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Delay & Quantum Analysis<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Independent delay and quantum analysis for complex projects and formal dispute proceedings. Programme review, critical path assessment, disruption evaluation, TIA and windows analysis, prolongation cost and quantum quantification. Methodology selected to the facts of the matter and the requirements of the forum.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">TIA \u00b7 Windows \u00b7 CaB<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Critical Path<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Prolongation Cost<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Quantum<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/delay-quantum-analysis\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card featured fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,dispute,legal\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">05<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Expert Services<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Expert advisory and expert witness support on delay and quantum issues. Expert reports, review of opposing expert evidence, joint expert meetings, single joint expert appointments and oral testimony in international arbitration and adjudication. Member of the Academy of Experts. FIDIC Certified Adjudicator.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Expert Reports<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Oral Testimony<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Joint Expert Meetings<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">SJE Appointments<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/expert-services\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,dispute,legal\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">06<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Arbitration & Dispute Boards<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Technical and contractual support in arbitration, adjudication and dispute board proceedings. Submission support, review of opposing positions, DAAB member appointments and dispute strategy input across ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ISTAC, ICSID and UNCITRAL forums.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">ICC \u00b7 LCIA \u00b7 ICSID<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">DAAB \u00b7 DAB<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">DIAC \u00b7 ISTAC \u00b7 UNCITRAL<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Adjudication<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/arbitration-dispute-boards\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"tier-block\" data-tier=\"training\" id=\"tier-training\">\n <div class=\"tier-header\">\n <span class=\"tier-phase-tag advisory\">Capability development<\/span>\n <span class=\"tier-label\">Training and workshops for project teams and organisations dealing with real contract and claims issues.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"service-grid two-col\">\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">07<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Training & Workshops<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Practical training on construction claims, FIDIC contracts and dispute-related topics. Designed for professional teams who need to develop in-house capability in claims management, notice procedures, EOT methodology and the practical administration of international construction contracts.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">FIDIC Claims<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Delay Methodology<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Contract Administration<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">CPD<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/training\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">08<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Claims Healthcheck<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">A structured one-off review of the current claims position on a live project \u2014 assessing the strength of live claims, identifying time bar exposures and procedural gaps, and providing a written summary of recommended actions. A practical starting point before committing to a full retainer engagement.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Claims Review<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Time Bar Assessment<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Risk Identification<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">One-off engagement<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/claims-healthcheck\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/main>\n\n\n<section class=\"client-paths\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Finding the Right Service<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Services by client context<br><em>and project stage.<\/em><\/h2>\n <p style=\"font-size:14px; line-height:1.75; color:var(--muted); font-weight:300; max-width:580px; margin-top:14px;\">Different clients arrive at Equitas from different positions. The paths below describe how our services typically apply depending on where you are and what you need.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"paths-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"path-card fade-up\">\n <div class=\"path-who\">International contractor<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-title\">On a live FIDIC project<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-steps\">\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Project Advisory Retainer<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Standing advisory from contract award \u2014 the most effective engagement for active projects<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">FIDIC Advisory<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Targeted input on specific notice, entitlement or Engineer determination issues<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Claims Healthcheck<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">If you want a structured review of where the claims position stands before committing<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"path-card fade-up\">\n <div class=\"path-who\">Contractor or employer<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-title\">With claims to prepare or defend<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-steps\">\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Claims & Dispute Management<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Entitlement assessment, claims structuring and strategic dispute advice<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Delay & Quantum Analysis<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Independent technical analysis in support of or in response to delay and quantum claims<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">FIDIC Advisory<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Where the contract form is FIDIC and specific procedural or entitlement questions arise<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"path-card fade-up\">\n <div class=\"path-who\">Legal team<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-title\">Instructing a delay or quantum expert<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-steps\">\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Expert Services<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Independent delay and quantum expert reports, oral testimony and joint expert meetings<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Arbitration & Dispute Boards<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Technical and contractual support in ICC, LCIA, ICSID and other international forums<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Delay & Quantum Analysis<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Standalone technical analysis in support of submissions, without expert appointment<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"distinction\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">What Distinguishes Our Approach<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">An expert-led practice.<br><em>Not a volume-led model.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"distinction-grid\">\n <div class=\"distinction-text\">\n <p>Equitas operates as an expert-led practice. Each matter is approached through detailed analysis of the project record, the contract and the commercial context in which the dispute has arisen. We focus on developing positions that are supportable, rather than positions advanced purely for negotiation value.<\/p>\n <p>That discipline applies equally whether the engagement is a standing project retainer, a targeted FIDIC advisory instruction or an expert appointment in international arbitration. The same rigour, the same independence and the same commitment to positions that can withstand scrutiny runs through every service line.<\/p>\n <p>It is especially important on international projects, where the quality of the evidential and analytical foundation often determines whether a claim, defence or expert position can be sustained under scrutiny \u2014 and where the language and cultural dimensions of the dispute add a further layer of complexity that specialist multilingual capability can address.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quote-panel\">\n <span class=\"label\">Our Position<\/span>\n <blockquote>“We do not develop claims for headline value. We develop positions that can be properly supported by the facts, the contract and the record.”<\/blockquote>\n <p>That approach reflects both professional obligation and practical judgement. A claim that is overstated, or an expert position that cannot be properly defended under cross-examination, is of limited value to any client in any forum.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"strip\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"strip-grid\">\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Dispute Forums<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">ICC \u00b7 LCIA \u00b7 ICSID \u00b7 DIAC \u00b7 ISTAC \u00b7 UNCITRAL<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Advisory Languages<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">English \u00b7 Turkish \u00b7 Russian<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Contract Forms<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">FIDIC \u00b7 NEC \u00b7 JCT \u00b7 Bespoke<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Regions<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">Europe \u00b7 CIS \u00b7 Middle East \u00b7 Africa<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-section\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"cta-inner\">\n <div>\n <h2>Ready to discuss your project or matter?<\/h2>\n <p>Contact Equitas to assess your contractual position, evidential foundation and the strategic options available \u2014 whether you are on a live project or in formal dispute proceedings.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/contact\" class=\"btn-dark\">Get in Touch<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n \/* \u2500\u2500 LIFECYCLE FILTER \u2500\u2500 *\/\n function filterPhase(phase, btn) {\n document.querySelectorAll('.lifecycle-phase').forEach(b => b.classList.remove('active'));\n btn.classList.add('active');\n\n const retainerBand = document.querySelector('.retainer-band');\n const retainerPhases = retainerBand.dataset.phases.split(',');\n\n if (phase === 'all') {\n retainerBand.style.display = '';\n } else {\n retainerBand.style.display = retainerPhases.includes(phase) ? 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}\n\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500 *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n .service-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n .service-grid.two-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .paths-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 480px; }\n .distinction-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .retainer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .strip-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; }\n .strip-item { border-right: none; padding: 0; }\n .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n .cta-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 640px) {\n .eq-services .container { padding: 0 20px; }\n .service-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .lifecycle-inner { gap: 0; }\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 FADE IN \u2500\u2500 *\/\n@keyframes fadeUp {\n from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); }\n to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }\n}\n\n.fade-up {\n opacity: 0;\n transform: translateY(14px);\n transition: opacity 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s ease;\n}\n\n.fade-up.in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }\n\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"eq-services\">\n\n\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n\n \n <div class=\"hero-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <div class=\"hero-slide active\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.equitas-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Quantum-Analysis.jpg');\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"hero-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.equitas-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gecikme-Analii.jpg');\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"hero-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.equitas-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/two-engineers-reviewing-construction-blueprints-on-a-table-in-an-office-setting.-3862384-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n <div class=\"hero-eyebrow\">Services<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"hero-title\">\n Specialist advice across<br>the construction dispute <em>lifecycle.<\/em>\n <\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero-lead\">\n Equitas advises contractors, employers and legal teams at every stage \u2014 from live project delivery and claims development through to dispute board proceedings, expert appointments and international arbitration. Our services are structured around how disputes actually develop, not around internal practice divisions.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"lifecycle-section\">\n <div class=\"container\" style=\"padding: 0; max-width: 100%;\">\n <div class=\"lifecycle-inner\" id=\"lifecycle-bar\">\n\n <div class=\"lifecycle-intro\">\n <span>Project phase<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase active\" onclick=\"filterPhase('all', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">All services<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Full service view<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('delivery', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">01<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Contract Award & Delivery<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Programme \u00b7 Contract admin<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('claims', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">02<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Claims Development<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Notices \u00b7 EOT \u00b7 Entitlement<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('dispute', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">03<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Dispute & Proceedings<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">DAAB \u00b7 Arbitration \u00b7 Expert<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <button class=\"lifecycle-phase\" onclick=\"filterPhase('legal', this)\">\n <span class=\"lp-num\">04<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-label\">Legal Team Support<\/span>\n <span class=\"lp-sub\">Expert reports \u00b7 Arbitration<\/span>\n <\/button>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<main class=\"main-services\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n\n \n <div class=\"retainer-band\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"retainer-inner\">\n <div>\n <div class=\"retainer-tag\">Umbrella engagement<\/div>\n <div class=\"retainer-title\">Project Advisory Retainer \u2014 <em>standing support across the project lifecycle.<\/em><\/div>\n <p class=\"retainer-desc\">\n For international contractors on live FIDIC projects who need specialist claims and contractual support throughout delivery \u2014 not only when a formal dispute has already arisen. A monthly retainer covering notices, EOT claim development, Engineer determinations, DAAB strategy and live claims register management. Delivered in English, Turkish or Russian.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"retainer-spans\">\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Contract Award<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">\u2192<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Delivery<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">\u2192<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Claims Development<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">\u2192<\/span>\n <span class=\"span-tag\">Dispute Preparation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/retainer\" class=\"retainer-cta\">View Retainer<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"tier-block\" data-tier=\"delivery\" id=\"tier-delivery\">\n <div class=\"tier-header\">\n <span class=\"tier-phase-tag delivery\">During project delivery<\/span>\n <span class=\"tier-label\">Services that support live project execution and protect the evidential record during delivery.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"service-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">01<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Project Services<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Planning and programming support across live project delivery and dispute contexts. Baseline programme preparation, recovery programmes, progress monitoring, contract administration, variation management and notices compliance. P6 Primavera and MS Project.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Primavera P6<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Baseline & Recovery<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Variation Management<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Sub-Clause 8.3<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/project-services\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">02<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">FIDIC Advisory<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Specialist advisory on the FIDIC suite across contract administration and dispute contexts. Notices and claim procedures, Engineer determinations, contractual entitlement analysis, dispute board preparation, contract administration support and responses to incoming claims. Available as standalone advisory or as part of the project retainer.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Red \u00b7 Yellow \u00b7 Silver<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Sub-Clause 20<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">EOT & Notices<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Engineer Determinations<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/fidic-advisory\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">03<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Claims & Dispute Management<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Preparation, development and defence of construction claims \u2014 including entitlement assessment, claims structuring, contemporaneous record organisation, response preparation and strategic dispute advice. Applicable from early claims development through to pre-arbitration positioning.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Claims Preparation<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Entitlement Analysis<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Response & Rebuttal<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Dispute Strategy<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/claims-dispute-management\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"overlap-callout\">\n <div class=\"oc-icon\">↗<\/div>\n <p class=\"oc-text\">\n <strong>These three services are most powerful when coordinated.<\/strong> On a major FIDIC project, programme records from Project Services, notice discipline from FIDIC Advisory, and claims structure from Claims Management together determine the strength of any future entitlement position. The <a href=\"\/services\/retainer\" style=\"color:var(--terra); text-decoration:underline;\">Project Advisory Retainer<\/a> combines all three into a single standing engagement.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"tier-block\" data-tier=\"dispute\" id=\"tier-dispute\">\n <div class=\"tier-header\">\n <span class=\"tier-phase-tag dispute\">Formal dispute proceedings<\/span>\n <span class=\"tier-label\">Services supporting clients in DAAB proceedings, arbitration, adjudication and legal team instructions.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"service-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,claims,dispute,legal\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">04<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Delay & Quantum Analysis<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Independent delay and quantum analysis for complex projects and formal dispute proceedings. Programme review, critical path assessment, disruption evaluation, TIA and windows analysis, prolongation cost and quantum quantification. Methodology selected to the facts of the matter and the requirements of the forum.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">TIA \u00b7 Windows \u00b7 CaB<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Critical Path<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Prolongation Cost<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Quantum<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/delay-quantum-analysis\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card featured fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,dispute,legal\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">05<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Expert Services<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Expert advisory and expert witness support on delay and quantum issues. Expert reports, review of opposing expert evidence, joint expert meetings, single joint expert appointments and oral testimony in international arbitration and adjudication. Member of the Academy of Experts. FIDIC Certified Adjudicator.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Expert Reports<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Oral Testimony<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Joint Expert Meetings<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">SJE Appointments<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/expert-services\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,dispute,legal\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">06<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Arbitration & Dispute Boards<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Technical and contractual support in arbitration, adjudication and dispute board proceedings. Submission support, review of opposing positions, DAAB member appointments and dispute strategy input across ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ISTAC, ICSID and UNCITRAL forums.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">ICC \u00b7 LCIA \u00b7 ICSID<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">DAAB \u00b7 DAB<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">DIAC \u00b7 ISTAC \u00b7 UNCITRAL<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Adjudication<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/arbitration-dispute-boards\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"tier-block\" data-tier=\"training\" id=\"tier-training\">\n <div class=\"tier-header\">\n <span class=\"tier-phase-tag advisory\">Capability development<\/span>\n <span class=\"tier-label\">Training and workshops for project teams and organisations dealing with real contract and claims issues.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"service-grid two-col\">\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">07<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Training & Workshops<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">Practical training on construction claims, FIDIC contracts and dispute-related topics. Designed for professional teams who need to develop in-house capability in claims management, notice procedures, EOT methodology and the practical administration of international construction contracts.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">FIDIC Claims<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Delay Methodology<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Contract Administration<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">CPD<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/training\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"svc-card fade-up\" data-phases=\"all,delivery,claims\">\n <div class=\"svc-num\">08<\/div>\n <div class=\"svc-title\">Claims Healthcheck<\/div>\n <p class=\"svc-desc\">A structured one-off review of the current claims position on a live project \u2014 assessing the strength of live claims, identifying time bar exposures and procedural gaps, and providing a written summary of recommended actions. A practical starting point before committing to a full retainer engagement.<\/p>\n <div class=\"svc-tags\">\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Claims Review<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Time Bar Assessment<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">Risk Identification<\/span>\n <span class=\"svc-tag\">One-off engagement<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/services\/claims-healthcheck\" class=\"svc-link\">View service<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/main>\n\n\n<section class=\"client-paths\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Finding the Right Service<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Services by client context<br><em>and project stage.<\/em><\/h2>\n <p style=\"font-size:14px; line-height:1.75; color:var(--muted); font-weight:300; max-width:580px; margin-top:14px;\">Different clients arrive at Equitas from different positions. The paths below describe how our services typically apply depending on where you are and what you need.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"paths-grid\">\n\n <div class=\"path-card fade-up\">\n <div class=\"path-who\">International contractor<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-title\">On a live FIDIC project<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-steps\">\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Project Advisory Retainer<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Standing advisory from contract award \u2014 the most effective engagement for active projects<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">FIDIC Advisory<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Targeted input on specific notice, entitlement or Engineer determination issues<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Claims Healthcheck<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">If you want a structured review of where the claims position stands before committing<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"path-card fade-up\">\n <div class=\"path-who\">Contractor or employer<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-title\">With claims to prepare or defend<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-steps\">\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Claims & Dispute Management<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Entitlement assessment, claims structuring and strategic dispute advice<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Delay & Quantum Analysis<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Independent technical analysis in support of or in response to delay and quantum claims<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">FIDIC Advisory<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Where the contract form is FIDIC and specific procedural or entitlement questions arise<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"path-card fade-up\">\n <div class=\"path-who\">Legal team<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-title\">Instructing a delay or quantum expert<\/div>\n <div class=\"path-steps\">\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Expert Services<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Independent delay and quantum expert reports, oral testimony and joint expert meetings<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Arbitration & Dispute Boards<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Technical and contractual support in ICC, LCIA, ICSID and other international forums<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"path-step\">\n <div class=\"ps-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"ps-svc\">Delay & Quantum Analysis<\/div>\n <div class=\"ps-note\">Standalone technical analysis in support of submissions, without expert appointment<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"distinction\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">What Distinguishes Our Approach<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">An expert-led practice.<br><em>Not a volume-led model.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n <div class=\"distinction-grid\">\n <div class=\"distinction-text\">\n <p>Equitas operates as an expert-led practice. Each matter is approached through detailed analysis of the project record, the contract and the commercial context in which the dispute has arisen. We focus on developing positions that are supportable, rather than positions advanced purely for negotiation value.<\/p>\n <p>That discipline applies equally whether the engagement is a standing project retainer, a targeted FIDIC advisory instruction or an expert appointment in international arbitration. The same rigour, the same independence and the same commitment to positions that can withstand scrutiny runs through every service line.<\/p>\n <p>It is especially important on international projects, where the quality of the evidential and analytical foundation often determines whether a claim, defence or expert position can be sustained under scrutiny \u2014 and where the language and cultural dimensions of the dispute add a further layer of complexity that specialist multilingual capability can address.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quote-panel\">\n <span class=\"label\">Our Position<\/span>\n <blockquote>“We do not develop claims for headline value. We develop positions that can be properly supported by the facts, the contract and the record.”<\/blockquote>\n <p>That approach reflects both professional obligation and practical judgement. A claim that is overstated, or an expert position that cannot be properly defended under cross-examination, is of limited value to any client in any forum.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"strip\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"strip-grid\">\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Dispute Forums<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">ICC \u00b7 LCIA \u00b7 ICSID \u00b7 DIAC \u00b7 ISTAC \u00b7 UNCITRAL<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Advisory Languages<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">English \u00b7 Turkish \u00b7 Russian<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Contract Forms<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">FIDIC \u00b7 NEC \u00b7 JCT \u00b7 Bespoke<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-item\">\n <div class=\"strip-label\">Regions<\/div>\n <div class=\"strip-value\">Europe \u00b7 CIS \u00b7 Middle East \u00b7 Africa<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-section\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"cta-inner\">\n <div>\n <h2>Ready to discuss your project or matter?<\/h2>\n <p>Contact Equitas to assess your contractual position, evidential foundation and the strategic options available \u2014 whether you are on a live project or in formal dispute proceedings.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <a href=\"\/contact\" class=\"btn-dark\">Get in Touch<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n \/* \u2500\u2500 LIFECYCLE FILTER \u2500\u2500 *\/\n function filterPhase(phase, btn) {\n document.querySelectorAll('.lifecycle-phase').forEach(b => b.classList.remove('active'));\n btn.classList.add('active');\n\n const retainerBand = document.querySelector('.retainer-band');\n const retainerPhases = retainerBand.dataset.phases.split(',');\n\n if (phase === 'all') {\n retainerBand.style.display = '';\n } else {\n retainerBand.style.display = retainerPhases.includes(phase) ? 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