In construction and engineering, clients highly value the ability to bring clarity and proactive solutions. At gb², we offer a full suite of dispute avoidance services, including project review, troubleshooting, assistance with project turnaround, claims review, strategic advice, and the provision of mediators. Our early involvement often helps prevent disputes from escalating, saving time, cost, and relationships.
Whatever the nature of the dispute, we provide sound, practical advice backed by extensive experience. Our goal is always to deliver clear, precise, and persuasive expert opinion. We are regularly appointed as quantum experts, single joint experts, court-appointed experts, or quantum advisors in connection with litigation, arbitration, mediation, adjudication, and expert determination.
Our forensic consultancy is grounded in hands-on investigation and detailed analysis. We provide expert support across cost and project audits, cost analysis, measurement and valuation of Bills of Quantities and variations, procurement, and pricing analysis. We assess claims for loss and expense due to prolongation, acceleration, disruption, or termination, and quantify damages where needed. Our team also reviews irregular project accounting, conducts programme and time-risk assessments, and performs forensic critical path and delay analysis to support claims for extensions of time and loss of productivity.
We provide independent project reviews to identify risks and areas of concern at an early stage. By highlighting potential disputes before they escalate, we help clients maintain clarity and control. This proactive approach allows for timely adjustments that safeguard project delivery.
Our team undertakes impartial reviews of claims to determine entitlement and exposure. This helps reduce uncertainty for clients and provides a solid basis for negotiation. Clear, defensible analysis ensures that claims are managed efficiently, and disputes are minimised.
We offer practical, experience-based advice to support decision-making in complex construction and engineering projects. Our guidance helps clients navigate challenges, resolve issues quickly, and focus on achieving commercial objectives. By providing clarity, we reduce the risk of disputes developing.
Where disagreements arise, we assist through structured mediation and turnaround support. Acting as independent experts, we provide balanced insight to help parties find common ground. This enables efficient, cost-effective resolution while preserving working relationships.
We deliver independent quantum and delay evidence that is structured to withstand cross-examination. Our reports are methodical, transparent, and have been relied upon in judgments and arbitral awards, providing tribunals with clear foundations for their determinations.
Our experts are regularly appointed in both domestic and international arbitrations. We prepare rigorous analyses and present testimony in a manner that assists tribunals in addressing complex technical issues within the framework of procedural rules.
We support counsel in litigation by producing impartial expert reports and giving evidence before the courts. Our input assists in clarifying technical matters, narrowing the issues in dispute, and ensuring that fact-finders are equipped with reliable analysis.
In alternative dispute resolution proceedings, we provide objective, independent insight that supports negotiated outcomes. By presenting balanced technical assessments, we contribute to efficient resolution processes while reducing the need for protracted formal proceedings.
We conduct detailed forensic reviews of project records to establish an objective understanding of the facts. Our analyses identify the causes of delay and cost growth, providing tribunals and clients with evidence that is transparent and reproducible.
Our team prepares rigorous evaluations of costs, variations, and damages. These assessments are presented with precision and independence, forming a reliable basis for negotiation or formal determination in arbitration and litigation.
We apply recognised delay methodologies to assess programme performance and the impact of critical events. By presenting clear and defensible findings, we assist courts and tribunals in determining responsibility and entitlement.
Our reports are impartial and structured to meet the evidentiary standards of dispute proceedings. Each report is designed to withstand scrutiny, offering tribunals clarity in resolving complex technical and financial matters.
