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Cost and Time
Practical commentary on the interaction between time and money in construction claims — prolongation cost, acceleration, valuation of variations, and compensation.
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Cost and Time
DIAC 2024 Annual Report: Construction Disputes Still Dominate Dubai Arbitration
DIAC registered 295 cases in 2024, with construction and real estate accounting for 58% of the caseload. What the figures mean for parties appointing construction expert witnesses.
Cost and Time
DIFC as Default Seat: Reading DIAC's 2024 Seat, Law and Language Statistics
DIFC was the seat in 48% of DIAC arbitrations registered in 2024 and is the default seat under the DIAC Rules 2022. What that means for expert evidence in Dubai construction disputes.
Cost and Time
Construction Expert Witness Services in the UAE: Navigating DIAC, ADCCAC and the DIFC Courts
A guide to construction expert witness evidence across DIAC, ADCCAC, and the DIFC Courts, and how procedure differs in each forum.
Cost and Time
Choosing the Right Forum for Construction and Energy Disputes
Comparing the DIFC Courts and arbitration for construction and energy disputes, and what each forum means for expert evidence.
Cost and Time
Party-Appointed Experts in UAE Arbitration: Applying the IBA Rules and the CIArb Protocol
How the IBA Rules and the CIArb Protocol govern party-appointed expert witnesses in UAE construction and energy arbitration.
Cost and Time
Concurrent Expert Evidence ("Hot-Tubbing") in DIAC and DIFC-Seated Arbitrations
Why DIAC and DIFC-seated tribunals increasingly take concurrent expert evidence, and how experts should prepare for hot-tubbing.
Cost and Time
The Period for Evaluation of Compensation in Delay Claims
Identifying the correct period for evaluation of prolongation and disruption cost is fundamental. Core Principle 22 of the SCL Protocol provides the framework.
Cost and Time
The Relevance of Tender Allowances in Prolongation Claims
Tender allowances are not the basis for prolongation cost recovery, but they have evidential relevance. Core Principle 21 of the SCL Protocol explains how.
Cost and Time
Calculating Prolongation Cost: The SCL Protocol Approach
Prolongation cost should be calculated by reference to the period of compensable delay, not by reference to the period of overrun. Core Principle 20 explains why.
Cost and Time
Concurrent Delay and Prolongation Cost: Time But No Money
Even where a contractor obtains an EOT for concurrent delay, it generally cannot recover prolongation cost for the period of concurrency. The SCL Protocol explains why.
Cost and Time
Early Completion: Can Contractors Recover for Lost Opportunity?
Contractors who plan to finish ahead of schedule sometimes claim compensation when employer delays consume that early completion margin. The SCL Protocol explains when such claims succeed.
Cost and Time
The Link Between Extension of Time and Compensation
An EOT does not automatically carry a financial entitlement. Core Principle 12 of the SCL Protocol explains why time and money are separate questions.
Cost and Time
Preliminaries: The Cost of Running a Construction Site
What preliminaries are, how they are priced and recovered, and how they are assessed in claims for prolongation and additional cost.
Cost and Time
Acceleration Cost in Construction Claims: Constructive and Directed Acceleration
How acceleration cost arises, the distinction between directed and constructive acceleration, and the methodologies for quantifying acceleration claims.
Cost and Time
Prolongation Cost in Construction Claims: A Practical Guide
How prolongation cost is assessed, the principal heads of cost recoverable, and the records required to substantiate a claim.
Cost and Time
Cost Analysis and Benchmarking on Construction Projects
How cost analysis and benchmarking inform cost planning, support project decision-making and provide a defensible basis for the assessment of cost in dispute.
Cost and Time
Cost Estimating in Construction: Fundamentals and Common Pitfalls
How construction cost estimates are prepared, the categories of estimate, and the common pitfalls that lead to inaccurate forecasts and downstream disputes.
Cost and Time
Cost Planning for Construction Projects: Principles and Practice
An introduction to the principles of cost planning, the stages at which cost plans are prepared, and the role of the quantity surveyor in delivering a project to budget.
Cost and Time
Understanding FIDIC Contracts and Claims in the Middle East
A practical guide to FIDIC contract forms commonly used across the GCC and how they shape the claims and dispute landscape in the region.
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