by Damian | Aug 5, 2024 | Arbitration, Expert Secrets
Construction dispute hearings can be all-consuming. The pressures are multiple, including a host of competing issues: The preparation in the weeks before. The rush of confidence when you feel you know the report and the records. The apprehension of presenting yourself...
by Damian | Jul 2, 2024 | Expert Secrets
I travel a lot. To the airport, at the airport, on the flight, from the airport, I allow time to pass and don’t allow it to frustrate me or unnerve me. I occasionally do some of my best thinking on the plane and occasionally my best work. On other occasions, I sit...
by Damian | Nov 20, 2023 | Delay, Expert Secrets
Some musings on dispute boards, causes of disputes and their resolution, and the troublesome issue of concurrent delay. I regularly act as a dispute board member in international contracts which often requires me to spend time overseas. A recent trip saw flights from...
by Damian | Nov 2, 2023 | Adjudication, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Expert Secrets
Entering into Autumn 2023 and leaving behind the English summer often provides a time for reflection. As usual, though, my mix of time zones and work patterns means that my English autumn is an African spring. With the warming of the Cape, I head to South Africa and...
by Damian | Sep 23, 2022 | Arbitration, Expert Secrets
In May this year, I was reserved to act as expert in a number of arbitrations. Firstly for a 5-day preparation and 5-day arbitration in Johannesburg. Following this, I was reserved for a 5-day preparation and 5-days hearing in Doha. Following this, I was reserved for...
by Damian | Apr 4, 2022 | Delay, Expert Secrets
In a matter, I was acting as delay expert for a homeowner. The claim was against the contractor. They were appointed to build a new home for the homeowner. I provided evidence that the contractor should not be entitled to an extension of time. The reason being that...
