Geoff Adair, Stephanie Console, Matthew Liben, Lindsay Rowell and Andrew Kavanagh | Blakes Involving experts early and thoughtfully in construction projects is critical to mitigating disputes and achieving successful outcomes. Experts provide objective technical analysis, help translate complex data and enhance the credibility of project decisions, all of which position parties to avoid or efficiently… Continue reading Reducing Dispute Risk in Construction Projects: The Role of Experts
Category: Expert Witness
Best Practices for Presenting Quantum Evidence
Owain Stone | Global Arbitration Review This chapter draws from extensive experience serving as a quantum expert witness across numerous jurisdictions and international arbitrations. Over that time, I have seen, at first hand, how the presentation of quantum (damages) evidence can have a significant effect on the outcome of a case. The landscape of expert… Continue reading Best Practices for Presenting Quantum Evidence
Hiring the Right Expert For Your Construction Dispute
Lauren McGinley | The Dispute Resolver Construction projects are complex undertakings, typically involving multiple parties, intricate contracts, and significant financial investments. With so many moving parts, it’s no surprise that disputes often arise over delays, defects, payment issues, or contract interpretation. When these disputes escalate to arbitration or litigation, the technical and specialized nature of… Continue reading Hiring the Right Expert For Your Construction Dispute
Expert Evidence in Construction Disputes: Arbitrator Perspective
Katherine Bell | Global Arbitration Review Introduction The primary methods of presenting factual evidence in international arbitration are contemporaneous documents, testimony of fact witnesses and testimony of expert witnesses. Whereas contemporaneous documents tend to have the highest probative value when it comes to facts in general, expert witness testimony is the predominant means of evidence… Continue reading Expert Evidence in Construction Disputes: Arbitrator Perspective
Expert Reports: Read Carefully Before You Produce Them!
Karina Shareen | DeutschKerrigan Expert reports are common in scientifically complex cases. Every practitioner, regardless of experience level, must read an expert’s report carefully before production. A recent opinion from the Fifth Circuit serves as a cautionary tale against using sloppy expert reports that are fatal to a party’s claim or defense, in this case,… Continue reading Expert Reports: Read Carefully Before You Produce Them!