Musings

Project Mediation

Effective dispute avoidance using a neutral to identify and manage disagreement.

AI in Mediation

AI has the potential to bring efficiency to mediation. Are the risks overstated?

AI in Arbitration

The use of AI and LLM's in arbitration is the future. Preserving human input will be the challenge.

Performance or Prescriptive Specification? Whose design?

The decision over whether to adopt an owner's design (bid-build) or design and construct form of contract involves careful consideration.

Words Matter

The Privy Council reinforces that contract terms prevail over conduct, and the limits of an Engineer's authority

Late and over budget?

The project is delayed and is running over budget - the all too common headline for infrastructure projects - why?