Cladding Matters
Who we provide services to
Adair’s experts are instructed by lawyers and clients directly on each aspect of construction, clients, consultants, main contractors, subcontractors and the supply chain as a whole. We have a rounded and full appreciation of what this means to each player, and an inherent understanding as to how these problems have arisen and the consequences each party faces. We act for claimants and defendants.
We support the full spectrum of participants who must address and resolve disputes relating to many aspects of cladding and construction ‘post-Grenfell’ in our capacity as Quantum, Time/Delay and Technical Experts in conjunction with subject matter Technical Specialists.
As experts in this field, we deliver robust, commercially focused advice across quantum and programme analysis, defining the extent of claims and remediation. We assess mitigation efforts and, alongside legal counsel, provide clear insight into liability and culpability.
Key Services
Specialising in cladding matters we provide the following expert witness services for use in litigation scenarios.
- Employer’s Agent and Project Management Expert Witness
- Forensic Quantum Expert Witness
- Forensic Delay Expert Witness
- Building Surveying Technical Expert Witness
The Directors and senior staff are experienced in the formulation of reports and giving evidence.
We provide an independent delay service offering which is objective and unbiased. We get involved at all stages of a dispute regardless of size, value or complexity. Irrespective of which method of delay analysis is deployed, we approach each matter with an open mind, ensuring conclusions are sound from a common-sense perspective, which considers all relevant facts.
- Critical Path and Delay Analysis (adopting any of the six commonly used methods of delay analysis in the UK).
- Detailed and forensic review of the project records and correspondence to establish the critical path, the extent and causes of delay.
- Preparation of advisory notes, high level opinions and expert reports which are court compliant.
- Advisory support during adjudication, arbitration or litigation proceedings.
- Oral Testimony.
Our quantum experts are experienced quantity surveyors and well equipped to conduct the most detailed of investigations into procurement measurement and cost related issues.
Our skilled experts excel in delivering expert evidence, both in writing and orally. They possess extensive experience in formulating and pursuing claims, in addition to providing authoritative witness testimony on complex economic and financial issues such as:
- Breach of contract
- Changes in design
- Contract termination
- Cost allocation
- Delay and prolongation
- Lost profits
- Scope change
- Variations in pricing
In construction cladding disputes understanding the technical details can quickly become overwhelming. This is where a Technical Expert Witness can make all the difference in helping to bring clarity, credibility, and resolution to complex matters.
Appointing a Technical Expert Witness can help a legal team with case strategy. They can assess the technical strengths and weaknesses of a case early in the process. Their insights may guide strategic decisions, encourage informed settlement discussions or strengthen the case.
In our role as impartial, independent experts, we provide robust commercial and programme analysis of the extent of any claim and associated remediation; identification of how effectively a party has undertaken the duty to mitigate; and in conjunction with legal counsel, indications of culpability.
We are providing expertise to a number of projects and cases where incorrect products have been used – including, but not limited to, use of inappropriate materials such as insulation which cannot be demonstrated to be non-combustible as required by building regulations, or which cannot be classified as such.
We also provide guidance and initial review to the parties, where there may not yet be a dispute.
Adair’s inherent understanding of, and respect for, architectural design and the design process is a vital element of what we bring as it informs our technical perspective and thereby our commercial review and reporting.
Key Insights
Dispute resolution team
Key Contacts
Charlie Firmin
Justin Sullivan
Mark Lucas
Mark Ruddell
Oliver Blowey
Quantity Surveying/Project Management team
Key Contacts
James Mulreany
Lucas Garnett
Mark Curle
Mark Passfield
Our Projects
Examples where Adair is or has been instrumental in achieving the best and most equitable outcomes for our clients and their legal advisors (understandably, we are not able to share confidential client specific information and project images are for illustration purposes):
