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Experience and cases | 01 September 2025
Disputes are commonplace in the energy sector, and there is no surprise why, given that the industry is very technically complex and financially significant. Energy projects, whether it's offshore wind farms or oil and gas extraction operations, involve significant engineering, substantial capital investment, and a lot of complex regulatory compliance. But when disputes arise, expert witness services can and do...
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Planning and delay analysis | 01 September 2025
Construction projects are complicated and require careful planning, coordination and execution. Despite the best efforts of project teams, delays are a reality that can blow out timelines, drive up costs and strain relationships between stakeholders. When disputes arise over project delays, forensic planning and delay analysis are essential tools to understand what went wrong, who is to blame and how...
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AI | 04 August 2025
Traditional quantity surveying is changing. Previously, the industry relied on manual processes, including manual measurements, calculations, and paper-based documentation, and had limited opportunities for collaboration. However, technological advancements are now helping to evolve the industry; the likes of AI, cloud-based platforms, and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are all shaping and promising to enhance quantity surveying. Digital transformation can help automate...
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Dispute resolution | 23 June 2025
For industries and organisations where disputes commonly arise - such as in the construction and energy sectors - alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods are paramount. They help you minimise disruption to your business, avoid soured relationships with partners or suppliers, and avoid costly legal proceedings. One example of an ADR is arbitration, a method where an arbitrator is instructed by...
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The Big 5 | 03 June 2025
Construction projects often encounter many challenges, with the most common ones including disputes, delays and cost overruns. Once these challenges escalate into formal claims or legal proceedings, there are two types of specialists who can help: Quantum Experts and Delay Analysts (often referred to collectively as Quantum and Delay Experts). By providing technical and contractual expertise, these professionals can identify...
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The Big 5 | 13 May 2025
Whether it is contractual disagreements, unforeseen delays or issues securing resources, many things can (and do) go wrong in modern construction, engineering and energy projects. The myriad of complexities in the construction, engineering and energy sectors often lead to disputes that are usually centred around or involving intricate quantum and delay issues. This is where a quantum and delay expert...
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The Big 5 | 02 April 2025
Picture this: You’re heading up a complex construction project that has stalled due to one of your sub-contractors experiencing weather-related delays. This wouldn’t be a huge deal, if only they had communicated this with you right away, provided adequate proof of why works couldn’t continue and given you the chance to find an alternative solution – as was stated in...
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The Big 5, | 20 February 2025
Experience and cases | 20 February 2025
What can complex construction litigation cases teach us? The answer: Quite a lot! In this blog, we will share a case study to highlight the lessons learned, but before we do, let us explain what construction litigation is, why it’s common, what the process is and key considerations for property owners and developers. Read on to learn more about construction...
Read more Experience and cases | 07 January 2025
I originally wrote this article in May 2020 which I posted on LinkedIn where I was instructed in the first ever Zoom trial in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). It is interesting to see how it has aged.
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Bitcoin | 20 May 2024
What is the Bitcoin whitepaper? The Bitcoin whitepaper is the original thesis paper written under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto on 31 October 2008 that set the basic structure of the Bitcoin network. The paper is titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. Read the Bitcoin whitepaper here: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pd. What is the purpose of the Bitcoin whitepaper? A whitepaper summarises a...
Read more Bitcoin | 07 May 2024
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer electronic form of cash created in 2009 with a capped supply of 21 million, 19.7 million of which is currently in circulation. Bitcoin is created at a pre-determined rate written into its code in a process nicknamed “mining”, akin to the process of mining gold, with the rate of Bitcoin mined reducing by half every four...
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The Big 5 | 07 May 2024
Each year, we at Novus Resolve are instructed on behalf of clients either making or defending claims. As a result, our experts are pitted against other expert witnesses in all sorts of proceedings. Because of this exposure, we are often asked by the client or its lawyers if we know the opposing expert and what we think of them. There...
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