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A delay expert&#8217;s opinion is only as reliable as the programme logic and the contemporaneous records beneath it \u2014 and opposing experts will test both.<\/p>\n        <p>We work directly from native programme files, validate baselines and updates before relying on them, and select the analysis method that the records, the contract and the forum can support. Where time-related costs are claimed, the delay findings feed directly into the <a href=\"\/quantum-expert-witness\/\" style=\"color:var(--terra);\">quantum<\/a> assessment.<\/p>\n        <p>Delay expert work is led by Metehan \u00c7a\u011flar Sonbahar, a Chartered Civil Engineer with an LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration, who has given delay and disruption evidence in international arbitration, including cross-examination on extension of time and disruption issues.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"quote-panel\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Our Position<\/span>\n        <blockquote>&quot;The method follows the records \u2014 not the outcome the client would prefer.&quot;<\/blockquote>\n        <p>Different methods can produce different answers on the same project. We explain why the chosen method is appropriate, and test our conclusions against the alternatives the other side may use.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- SCOPE -->\n<section class=\"services-section\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Scope<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Delay issues<br><em>we address<\/em><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"section-intro\">We act for contractors and employers, and as single joint or tribunal-appointed expert where required.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"services-grid\">\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">E<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Extension of time and critical path<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Identification of the critical path over time, the events that affected it, and the extension of time properly due under the contract.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">C<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Concurrent delay<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Analysis of whether competing delays were genuinely concurrent on the critical path, and the consequences under the contract and governing law.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">D<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Disruption<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Analysis of loss of productivity separate from critical delay, using the records to establish cause and effect.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">A<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Acceleration and mitigation<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Assessment of acceleration measures, whether instructed or constructive, and of the parties&#x27; mitigation of delay.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">P<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Programme and record validation<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Review of baseline and updated programmes in Primavera P6 and other platforms: logic, constraints, calendars and progress data.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">R<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Review of opposing delay evidence<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Critical review of the opposing delay analysis, its method, programme manipulation and record gaps, with support to counsel on cross-examination.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS -->\n<section class=\"services-section\" style=\"background:var(--off-white);\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Representative Matters<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Selected delay<br><em>expert appointments<\/em><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"section-intro\">Client names and details are withheld for confidentiality. Further representative matters are shown on our <a href=\"\/experience\/\" style=\"color:var(--terra);\">Experience<\/a> page.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"services-grid\">\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">P<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">600 MW combined cycle power plant<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Delay and disruption expert in international arbitration: expert report, oral testimony and cross-examination on extension of time and disruption issues.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">H<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">304 km highway \u2014 CIS<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Programming and quantum expert in DAB proceedings on an ADB and World Bank-financed highway, with continuing support in the ICC arbitration that followed.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">E<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">112 km highway \u2014 East Africa<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Delay and cost expert on an Islamic Development Bank-funded greenfield road project under the FIDIC Pink Book (2010).<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">W<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">240 MW hydro-power plant<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Delay and time-related cost evaluation covering tunnels, cofferdams, dam embankments, power station and hydro-mechanical works.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">T<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Tunnelling works \u2014 Eastern Europe<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Appointed by the Employer to provide an independent expert opinion on the delays that occurred on a tunnelling project, their causes and their effect on completion.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"service-card\">\n        <div class=\"service-icon\">B<\/div>\n        <h3 class=\"service-title\">Five-star hotel development \u2014 European Union<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"service-desc\">Appointed by the Contractor to analyse the delays that occurred on a five-star hotel development in the European Union and their effect on completion.<\/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; contractual adjudication proceedings<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- CREDENTIALS -->\n<section class=\"credentials-section\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Credentials<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\" style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">Professional qualifications<br><em>underpinning our expert work<\/em><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"section-intro\">Our expert services are led by a practitioner whose qualifications span both the technical and legal dimensions of construction disputes.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"credentials-grid\">\n      <div class=\"credential-card\">\n        <div class=\"credential-code\">CEng<\/div>\n        <div class=\"credential-name\">Chartered Civil Engineer<\/div>\n        <p class=\"credential-desc\">Technical foundation across construction, engineering and infrastructure projects \u2014 providing the project knowledge that underpins delay and quantum analysis.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"credential-card\">\n        <div class=\"credential-code\">LLM<\/div>\n        <div class=\"credential-name\">Construction Law &#038; 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