Arbitration | Dispute | Expert witness

Daniel Miles has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal (‘WWL’) as a Future Leader in Arbitration.

Advisory | Building | Civil Engineering | Construction ouput | Residential

On 11 November 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its monthly update on the construction industry. Recovery and improvement are now becoming more evident in the aftermath of the pandemic, but equally there are still areas where the industry is showing slower signs of progress as the pandemic’s…

Adjudication | Arbitration | Event | News item

Aquila Forensics were proud to once again be sponsoring and taking part in the UK Adjudicators 2021 London Adjudication & Arbitration Conference, which has become an important event in the Adjudication & Arbitration calendar.

Expert witness

Aquila Forensics are pleased to announce that Mark, Daniel and David have been recommended by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) for their practice areas.

Arbitration | Dispute

 As we adapt to the changes in working practices as a consequence of COVID-19, David Richards and Dan Miles reflect on their experiences of new working practices, lessons learnt, and practical implications of using virtual technology in dispute boards and arbitral hearings.

Confessions from the witness box | Podcast

We are delighted to be joined by David Rollason, Director at David Rollason Associates for our fifth episode.

Event | Expert witness | News item

On Wednesday 26 May 2021, Daniel joined a panel of experts to discuss ‘getting the most from a construction expert witness’.

Dispute | Event

Daniel Miles joined the expert development and construction team at Watson Farley & Williams (‘WFW’) for their inaugural ‘On Site’ webinar series to discuss Who pays when works are disrupted: 7 points to consider, which took place on Wednesday 28 April 2021.

Confessions from the witness box | Podcast

For our fourth episode Dan is joined by Jeremy Glover, Partner at Fenwick Elliott LLP and discuss, among other things, archaeology, techno music and hot tubbing.

Dispute | Event | Expert witness

The UK Adjudicators’ 2021 Edinburgh Adjudication & Arbitration Conference took place on the 5th March 2021, where Daniel Miles joined the panel discussing the role of an Expert.

Confessions from the witness box | Podcast

Daniel is joined by Wendy MacLaughlin who is a senior partner at GB², at the time of the recording Wendy was in Australia but is based in GB²’s London office.

News item

Despite COVID-19,  Aquila Forensics is continuing to expand and we are pleased to announce that Garrick Jefferys has recently joined the team as an Associate Director. Garrick brings with him a wealth of experience in a number of key sectors, having previously spent 18 months in charge of the planning…

Podcast

Aquila Forensics Director, Daniel Miles, is joined by DLA Piper Partner, Edward Shaw.

Investigatory

A common construction dispute that we see typically involves an employer failing to pay a contractor for agreed and additional services rendered, leaving the contractor’s balance sheet in a cash negative position. If the contractor considers that they have a good position on entitlement, and assuming all other forms of…

Podcast

Aquila Forensics Director, Daniel Miles is joined for our inaugural podcast by David Richards.

Investigatory

Much has been written around liability and interpretation of clauses for construction firms and employers alike, as a result of the immediate fallout from the COVID-19. However, the financial losses and cost implications arising from this pandemic are yet to be fully understood, at either project or company level.

Expert witness

An expert witness (EW) should, first and foremost, be considered to have expert knowledge relating to the particular subject matter of his/her field, but the role is evolving. There are several additional attributes and skills that distinguish the EW, some of which are gained from prior experience of the dispute…

Investigatory

Innovation is key for all industries and businesses. However, the construction industry has typically relied on an ageing yet experienced workforce with a preference for doing things the same way but with slight modifications and improvements rather than a fundamental shift in the underlying approach. It is difficult to challenge…