Contract Due Diligence

Our technical team possess the expertise needed to identify omissions and discrepancies in construction and engineering contracts that can expose our clients to risk. Within these very contracts, there are oftentimes opportunities which underlie the law. Once identified these can also be put to good use.

This combination of skill and experience enhances the relatively rudimentary, yet crucial, quantification process that is handled by our time and quantum experts.

Also, our experience in the industry allows us to assist our clients to reveal potential issues that can trigger substantial claims at a later stage.

WK’s leadership has provided advisory services in multiple countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as North America and Asia providing insight ranging from common law jurisdictions to civil law codes.

We have also worked across a number of sectors including roads, buildings, ports, medical and educational sectors.

Amicable Negotiations

Once credible claims are established, negotiations can begin in an amicable and meaningful manner.  In general, if the other side is constructively engaging in good faith, then our team can work with them to determine credible entitlement under the terms of the applicable contract.

Sometimes, however, the opposing side has little interest in participating in such negotiations. In these circumstances, our team has developed strategies to find, and effectively use, leverage to bring the swiftest possible resolution to the disputed matters in question.

When embedded within our clients’ teams, WK’s people experience first-hand the challenges and invariably become personally invested in finding sound positive outcomes.

Arbitration Support

When involved in complex disputes, we offer critical support by providing strategic insight. We analyse the technical, contractual, and procedural hurdles encountered in the arbitration process in a manner that ensures our clients’ rights are not compromised.

We form the bridge between the project team and legal advisors, to ensure that costs are minimised whilst simultaneously providing strategic options to achieve the best possible outcome.

Adjudication & DAB Support

Since the introduction of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 in England and Wales, adjudication has become an integral part of the fabric of resolving disputes in the UK construction industry.

With the ascent of the Security of Payment Act 1999, regulated adjudication seems to be gaining traction in other jurisdictions such as New South Wales, Australia.

In most other places outside the UK and Australia however, and despite the proven benefits of its application through a statutory framework, adjudication principles will likely only manifest in a Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) if it is part of the agreed dispute resolution procedure in the construction contract.

Our experts have developed and executed proven strategies to exploit opportunities and mitigate risks associated with the unique attributes of both statutory adjudication and DABs.

Expert Witness

Our Expert Witnesses have extensive knowledge of the local construction industry in which they operate and, depending on each of their technical expertise, can provide evidence on disputes concerning points of quantity surveying, forensic delay & disruption analysis, and contract administration.

Our experience in the industry allows us to assist our clients to reveal potential issues which may trigger substantial claims at a later stage.

WK’s experts are skilled in explaining complex technical knowledge in a manner easily understood and we only put forward experts that regularly practise in their fields of expertise, ensuring that they are always well-versed and up-to-date on the current industry methodologies, processes and standards.