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Discover the career pathway of recent civil engineering graduate, Mayar Matar.

A tool for successful monitoring of a project’s progress, or an unnecessary burden? A Delay Analyst’s point of view The use of sectional...

The current uncertainty about the future of British Steel is just the latest manifestation of the multiple and multi-faceted issues now confronting na...

CPD seminars across the UK throughout April and May. These seminars will address some of the common issues that occur when administering programmes an...

We are delighted to release our Annual Report and Accounts for 2024. Click here to read and download our final accounts.

Diales Australia is delighted to announce a new partnership with Smartsheet, the AI-enhanced enterprise-grade work management platform.

Unravelling the complexities and avoiding disputes in the completion phases.

The construction industry has often been faced with unique challenges, but price escalation has become a particular concern due to recent global facto...

A conversation between two of our Directors in Dubai, comparing and contrasting these two methods.

Robert Dean discusses established methods of ADR in the construction sector, and how emerging innovations are beginning to influence industry practice...

CPD seminars across the UK throughout October and November. The seminars will address the day-to-day issues that are common when assessing additional ...

We are looking forward to returning to Berlin Dispute Resolution Days for another year in a row, and to delivering a session as part of the programme.

If claims were truly detrimental, why would numerous contracts include provisions for them?

We are delighted to release our Interim Report for 2024. Click here to read and download our final accounts.

In the recent case of Panther Real Estate Development LLC v Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC, the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”...

Just released, dates for our UK Spring seminar series. We will discuss the (fictional) fraught relationships on an offshore wind farm project, where t...

We are delighted to release our Annual Report and Accounts for 2023. Click to access.

This article discusses several of the essential elements required for substantiating the cause of the delay(s) and the subsequent effect of the delay ...

Click here to view the Interim Report 2023

How can BIM be utilised to minimise the issues that would cause conflicts in construction projects, before they develop into disputes, and how can it ...

We are delighted to participate in the London Legal Walk for another year, raising vital funds to enable everyone to access legal aid.

Shaun brings with him a wealth of valuable Board experience. Get to know him in this news post.

We are delighted to have opened a new office in Seoul, South Korea. View our photos from the night.

Driver Trett and C&E Legal Solutions are pleased to invite you to their seminar on suspension, termination, and quantifying your loss under Qatar Law ...

Get to know our new Director for Canada, Michelle McMillan.

Driver Trett UK deliver the second series of live seminars across the region, this time covering the key issues encountered when subcontracting ...

Here at Driver, we are always considering the best way to meet our clients’ needs. Reflecting on this, our CEO, Mark Wheeler, has collected his though...

With experience in international property, engineering, and construction consultancies, Charlotte brings a wealth of experience to the role.

We are delighted to release the second issue of the Driver Trett Digital Digest. This issue takes a global look at the most recent trends and developm...

Paul Whatley, Driver Trett Technical Director based in the Middle East, discusses the practical considerations for sectional completions.

Khalid Yousri, Driver Trett Director – UAE Country Manager, looks at the growing trend of contracting parties to use Expert Determination as a vehicle...

Khalid Yousri has been promoted to UAE Country Manager. We took the opportunity to ask him a few questions about his new role, his career path and wha...

Click here to view the Interim Report 2022

Driver Trett France est heureux de vous convier à la conférence webinaire, le jeudi 30 juin 2022.

Driver Trett CEO, Mark Wheeler, hosts our first round table session with industry peers and experts in London.

The first live seminar to be delivered in 2 years.

Jon Sanderson, Country Manager for Oman, takes us through the development of Driver Trett’s service offering in the region, which has progressed along...

...and their contribution to the country’s vision 2030 plans Despite the impact of COVID-19 which resulted in the Kingdom’s borders bein...

In this article, Julian Haslam-Jones, Regional Director and UAE Country Manager, defines the role of a shadow expert, and puts forward an argument tha...

As part of issue 22 of the Driver Trett Digest, we took the opportunity to catch up with the Regional Operational Director for the Middle East & Asia ...

Since the global pandemic of covid-19, virtual hearings have allowed the wheels of dispute resolution to continue to turn, with little delay. I believ...

Construction disputes could end up in litigation from defective and vague arbitration agreements, or failed ADR procedures, and sometimes even, as a c...

Mustafa Abdulsalam, BSc Eng. PMP®, PMI-SP®, Senior Consultant in Kuwait, builds upon our earlier article of the same name in this feature, as he takes...

Daniel Morris, Technical Director in Qatar, considers the challenges faced by the State to deliver on its ambitious plans to host the FIFA World Cup 2...

New office in Seoul, South Korea, headed by Mark Murphy and Jung-Guk Lee, the office will provide our suite of services across key industry sectors, i...

Driver Trett were Highly Commended in the Consultant of the Year category at the Construction Innovation Awards 2021.

Les incertitudes sont au cœur des relations contractuelles et constituent une limite à la recherche d’un contrat optimum.

Taking the form of a mock adjudication between a Client and a Contractor involved in an urban realm scheme under an NEC4 contract, the scenario will d...

Ils ont discuté des spécificités du métier de consultant en contract management et de la contribution du Contract Manager externe dans la gestion de l...

Get to know the newly promoted Country Director for Oman, Jonathan Sanderson.

Driver Group Plc's Interim Report 2021

This short article focusses on the retrospective quantification of acceleration claims, written by Principle Quantum Expert, John Mullen.

It is common practice for subcontracts to be placed at varying times during the course of the project. If delays occur during the currency of the proj...

This, the second in the series, covers programmes and progress reports, which show what you planned to do, what you actually did, and when.  The impor...

Our first session will look at key issues arising under the JCT suite of contracts. 

Theo Hermantin and Antoine Clouet from our Paris office deliver this online webinar, in English, sharing their experiences on the operational and cont...

The first of a series of five articles, discussing the common inadequacies and problems with records that Driver Trett face, when producing or assessi...

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) comes in a variety of forms and fundamentally means a process of resolving a dispute other than through litigatio...

Driver Trett and BDO are pleased to invite you to their free webinar on Contractual and Tax Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait.

Phil Duggan, Head of Expert Services in the Middle East, discusses his recent experiences of comparing the FIDIC 1999 Conditions to those of the 2017 ...

Driver Trett is delighted to announce the opening of a new office in Madrid, Spain, along with the hire of Operations Director, Javier Sánchez Llopes,...

With first-hand experience of how contractors’ can spend significantly more than planned on labour and equipment during the course of a construction p...

Consultant Laura Geary evaluates and compares Negotiation and Mediation, and summarises the factors to consider when deciding whether either form of A...

In recognition of World Mental Health Day 2020, we asked members of our team around the world, how they have found looking after their mental health d...

We would like to wish a happy Moon Festival to all who are celebrating, and send our thanks to our clients China Gezhouba Group Co., LTD who delivered...

We have collated the questions asked from our webinar on Delay analysis methods and techniques used in UAE court litigation, and provided the answers ...

Driver Trett announces collaboration with EVRA Consulting (PTY) Ltd (EVRA), based in Johannesburg, South Africa

What’s the rush all about? To accelerate, or not? That is the question.

New office open in Times Square, New York City - along with the hire of two new Senior Vice Presidents, who will be based there.

Driver Trett and Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel are pleased to invite you to their webinar on delay analysis methods and techniques best suited to ...

Driver Group CEO, Mark Wheeler, talks about why the journey to becoming an Expert is just as important, as being a specialist in your field.

David Wileman deciphers the downsides to mediation, and whether there actually are any...

Phil Duggan, Regional Head of Diales in the Middle East, discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the construction industry and its affects across the regi...

Driver Trett  and Charles Russell Speechlys are pleased to invite you to their webinar on disruption claims

Interim Report 2020

Driver Trett Digital Digest

Michael Neill looks at common challenges encountered by contractors when dealing with change on construction projects.

Kelvin Ng takes us through his career, experiences, and training enabling him to become a Diales Expert.

Driver Group announce new CEO

Kirsti Olson, Partner at Dentons UK and Middle East LLPA takes a look at why it is crucial to ensure payment and pay less notices are served correctly...

Impacts of Covid-19 on British Colombia’s construction industry

Chris Sunderland joins Driver Trett as Marketing and Business Development Director.

Craig Palmer's insight into the importance of accurate cost records.

In this article Keith Strutt explains how important good experts are, and takes us through the development process that Diales experts go through to e...

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the economy and politics of most countries worldwide. Canadian provinces and territories are swiftly implementi...

The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a profound impact on the economy and it is expected to have a significant negative effect on the constructi...

Those of you that have attended a Driver Trett seminar, or training course, in the past will be familiar with the mantra “Records, Records, Records”.

Claims that started and finished in the sewer. White Constructions v PBS Holdings

Messrs Stuart Holdsworth and Stuart Macdougald-Denton talk to us about what it’s like to be a Diales technical expert and give some tips and advice fo...

Gavin Hughes highlights the benefits of modular constructions and looks at its future.

Jeremy Ingham, one of our technical experts summarises how fire damaged buildings can be assessed to allow repair rather than demolition.

With the number of reported confirmed cases of the virus on the rise on a daily basis and on a mass global scale, we will explore the options of how a...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Digest which, as always, brings you a variety of articles from around the world. We hope you enjoy this issue!  

Peter Jansen, consultant at Maples Teesdale LLP explains why careful and decisive operation of the contract’s mechanisms to mitigate the effect of mai...

Dr Hamish Lal, Brendan Casey and Léa Defranchi, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld discuss the impact of issue conflicts in International Commercial Arbit...

As part of Oman’s 49th National Day Celebrations (18th November 2019), Oman Post has issued a stamp featuring the Al Batinah Expressway.

In the fifth of a series of articles in the lead-up to EXPO 2020, Driver Trett’s Daniel Weller looks at mitigation; the obligations it places on a con...

The time, cost and pain involved in resolving disputes (whether on complex multi-billion pound international projects, or smaller domestic contracts) ...

Driver Trett are delighted to see Nour Tarabishi profiled in the November edition of Quality World magazine.