Independent advice before positions become expensive to change.
Dispute strategy should be informed by evidence, not escalation momentum.
Early independent review can distinguish strong issues from weak ones, identify missing evidence, expose assumptions and help decision-makers understand the range of realistic outcomes.
Support can be provided directly to a party, alongside legal counsel or in collaboration with another consultancy while maintaining clear roles and confidentiality.
For Singapore matters, assignments can include technical and quantum support for Security of Payment Act adjudications as well as arbitration. Independent expert appointments are distinguished from party-side advisory or consulting-expert work, with professional duties and conflicts checked at the outset.
Discuss the scope of supportFocused analysis across the issues that matter.
Flexible support for a defined decision or workstream.
Clear outputs designed for their intended audience.
A structured and auditable process.
Clarify the decision, forum and timetable.
Identify agreed facts, disputed facts and legal assumptions.
Test the programme, records and causal theory.
Assess strengths, weaknesses and evidence gaps.
Develop proportionate resolution options.
Support the selected negotiation or formal process.
Relevant sectors and representative project experience.
The sectors below provide a representative view of project environments relevant to this service. Detailed matter information remains intentionally limited to protect confidentiality.
Process Engineering, Water & Waste
Major process, water, wastewater, desalination and advanced-manufacturing facilities.
- Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF)
- Jurong Island Desalination Plant (JIDP)
Roads & Civil Infrastructure
Road, interchange, bridge, drainage, sewer-diversion and enabling infrastructure works.
- Bruce Highway Expansion (Queensland, Australia)
- Tengah Vehicular Interchange at KJE
Residential
High-end residential, condominium and public-housing developments.
- Good Class Bungalows
- Devonshire 12 Condominium
Practical answers before the engagement begins.
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When should an independent review be commissioned?
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