Arbitration
Arbitration offers an alternative route for resolving disputes outside of traditional court litigation. We tailor our approach to each case, combining our expertise in finance, economics, valuation, engineering, strategy, and accounting to deliver bespoke solutions.
We provide expert opinions in arbitration cases, including investment, commercial, and construction arbitration, across a variety of sectors, situations and geographies. Our unique capacity to coordinate multidisciplinary teams of experts and combine their opinions sets our international arbitration practice apart. Teams of experts across 14 countries regularly provide written and oral evidence in commercial and investment treaty cases arbitrated under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, SIAC, NAI, SAC, and DIFC rules, as well as at the PCA.
Accuracy is amongst the top 10 firms worldwide listed in the Global Arbitration Review Expert Witness Power Index 2024. Twenty-two Accuracy experts are recognised as leading arbitration expert witnesses in Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration Expert Witnesses 2024, and nine Accuracy experts have been recognised as outstanding experts due to their impressive work on disputes and claims arising from both quantum and delay issues in major construction projects.
INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
In disputes involving an investor (or group of investors) and a state or state-controlled entity, we focus on the quantification of financial damages to the investor(s) resulting from alleged breaches of bilateral or multilateral investment treaties.
These cases typically revolve around the economic consequences of expropriations, breaches of fair and equitable treatment obligations, or changes in regulations.
As experts appointed either by the investor or by the state, we provide robust valuation, market, and financial analyses, grounded on the available evidence, to help the tribunal make an informed decision.
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Commercial disputes in international arbitration arise from situations such as breaches or early termination of contracts, unfair competition, shareholder disputes and post-M&A. Each case is unique and requires a tailor-made approach.
Our multidisciplinary team of forensic accounting experts, valuers, market experts, and industry specialists analyse the factual situation, including the allegedly unlawful acts, estimate the hypothetical scenario without them, and assess the financial damage suffered by the claimant.
Our analyses often involve complex loss of profits or valuation techniques to substantiate our findings.
CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION
Long-term projects frequently experience significant time and cost overruns, leading one party to seek the recovery of financial losses or damages from the other.
Disputes in major projects can arise from situations, including delay, disruption, additional work, or even early termination of the project.
Our highly experienced team of construction specialists provides advice and assistance to contractors or owners and acts as both delay and quantum expert witnesses in international arbitration proceedings.