Business case
A 1 bn USD+ dispute over a major refinery project involved wide-ranging delay and quantum claims across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and Covid-related impacts, supported by a highly fragmented evidential record.
The analysis focused the expert and legal teams on the delay drivers and substantiated cost elements most likely to determine the case. It provided a clear, independent framework capable of supporting expert testimony, expert conferencing and sustained cross-examination. The close collaboration between our delay and quantum teams ensured that delay causation and cost substantiation were addressed within a consistent evidential framework.
Our team converted the project data into structured delay and quantum analyses, isolating critical and near-critical paths through key process units and testing causation using programme, progress and commissioning records. In parallel, we assessed cost claims against supporting documentation, identifying unsupported amounts, duplication and gaps in substantiation. The resulting analyses were prepared for use in expert reports, hearing demonstratives and oral testimony.