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Article
13th September 2021

Supply chain cost increases lead to proliferation of cost escalation on con...

News
10th September 2021

HKA is delighted to welcome a diverse and talented group of colleagues to o...

Article
9th September 2021

Explosion risks related to Ammonium Nitrate

News
8th September 2021

RICS Awards 2021 Southeast Asia shortlist

Podcast
2nd September 2021

Cybersecurity regulatory podcast – Michael Corcione interviews new HK...

Article
31st August 2021

The role of the technical expert in assessing standard of care in construct...

Article
31st August 2021

Restoring confidence in product safety

Article
17th August 2021

Thinking about a contract termination? Consider this…

News
5th August 2021

HKA is delighted to welcome a diverse and talented group of colleagues to o...

Article
4th August 2021

Cryptocurrency mining presents challenges, opportunities for oil and gas in...

Interview
4th August 2021

DecomCONNECT – Skills Viewpoint -An interview with HKA’s Kevin Slater

Article
3rd August 2021

The contractor’s entitlement to claim

News
28th July 2021

Tomi Taggart joins HKA as Partner

Interview
27th July 2021

Society of Construction Law Turkey – SCL Talks: with Benjamin Highfie...

News
14th July 2021

HKA expands construction claims practice in Detroit, MI

News
13th July 2021

HKA expands construction practice in Canada with nine new hires

Article
13th July 2021

The future is light, the future is green, the future requires detailed design

Article
13th July 2021

The Principal Designer for building safety – will architects rise to the ...

News
9th July 2021

HKA is delighted to welcome a diverse and talented group of colleagues to o...

News
8th July 2021

Martin Hicks joins HKA as Principal, Europe

News
6th July 2021

Nicola Caley, re-joins HKA as Principal, Europe

News
6th July 2021

HKA expands presence in Hong Kong with new senior hire, Scott Ramsden

Article
4th July 2021

Dealing with concurrency in construction projects

News
30th June 2021

HKA Partner, Jeff Badman, relocates to European business

Article
23rd June 2021

What does a Court or Tribunal want (and not want) from a party-appointed qu...

News
21st June 2021

Seyran Celik, Director, recognised by Association for the Advancement of Co...

Article
21st June 2021

Applying linear scheduling methodology tools to simplify forensic delay ana...

News
17th June 2021

Record Breaking FIDIC Webinar – the gold standard for projects attrac...

News
14th June 2021

Igor Corelj joins HKA’s as Director & Quantum Expert, Middle East

Article
14th June 2021

The distinction between disruption and prolongation claims

News
10th June 2021

HKA wins 2021 Customer Excellence Award

News
8th June 2021

HKA hires Linda Orton as new Chief Marketing and Global Business Developmen...

News
4th June 2021

HKA is delighted to welcome a diverse and talented group of colleagues to o...

News
3rd June 2021

HKA tops list of world’s leading construction expert witnesses for the fi...

News
3rd June 2021

HKA appointed as Integrated Delivery Partner for Australia’s largest publ...

Article
2nd June 2021

The inevitability of change and how to manage it

Article
1st June 2021

Dispute avoidance in the decommissioning sector

News
1st June 2021

Jad Chouman, Partner & Head of Middle East ranked in Construction Week...

News
24th May 2021

Sekai Nyambo wins Best Woman Consultant at the 2021 WICE Awards’

News
17th May 2021

Sydney Metro awards Project Management Office Support services

News
12th May 2021

HKA promotes eight senior professionals to Partner

Article
12th May 2021

Planning and programmes: hints & tips for structuring and integrating programmes

News
6th May 2021

HKA is delighted to welcome a diverse and talented group of colleagues to o...

News
26th April 2021

Michael Malarkey joins HKA as Partner, Americas

Article
22nd April 2021

Virtual Site Visits – a necessity borne of COVID-19

News
22nd April 2021

WaterNSW announces new Construction Partners

News
20th April 2021

Getting The Deal Through (GTDT) – Lexology : Construction 2021 –...

News
9th April 2021

Rozelle Interchange and Iron Cove Link achieves major milestone

Article
7th April 2021

Reducing the risk of disputes on major infrastructure programmes

Article
7th April 2021

Liquidated damages

Article
3rd April 2021

Duchenne Smile; A.I. Deception Detection

News
1st April 2021

John Chesbro joins HKA as Principal, Americas

News
31st March 2021

HKA is delighted to welcome a diverse and talented group of colleagues to o...

News
29th March 2021

Edward Poon joins HKA as Director, Americas

News
29th March 2021

European Women in Construction and Engineering (WICE) Awards shortlist

News
25th March 2021

HKA Partner Greg Bingham testifies at congressional hearing

News
25th March 2021

Annamarie Rosales Dejaving Cubian, 1979 – 2021

Article
18th March 2021

Best practices can help airports mitigate growing vendor and third-party cy...

Article
18th March 2021

Construction in the Middle East: Conflict causation, avoidance and resolution

Article
17th March 2021

How best to use lessons from the past to optimise EPC delivery in the future?

Article
16th March 2021

Energy Transition – What does it mean from a skills perspective?

News
15th March 2021

HKA expands its global Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages practi...

News
15th March 2021

HKA’s Expert team in the Middle East welcomes Director & Delay Exper...

CRUX
12th March 2021

The sums lost every year to construction claims and disputes are colossal…

News
9th March 2021

Bob Gaines joins HKA as Director within the Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice

News
8th March 2021

HKA celebrates International Women’s Day 2021

News
5th March 2021

Iryna Akulenka elected as Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, ...

News
4th March 2021

HKA is delighted to welcome a diverse and talented group of colleagues to o...

News
1st March 2021

Tiffany Sturges joins HKA as People Director, Americas

Article
25th February 2021

Experienced forensic advisors key to disaster recovery

Article
25th February 2021

More common, more costly: Is COVID-19 causing conflict in the construction ...

Article
18th February 2021

Project time extensions and the relational impact on unabsorbed home office...

Article
16th February 2021

Mediation – voluntary in name only?

News
16th February 2021

The future of Australian infrastructure delivery

Article
12th February 2021

Cyber-attack near super bowl stadium threatens local water supply

News
12th February 2021

HKA supports development of new advocates and experts in Asia in collaborat...

News
11th February 2021

HKA Asia wishes all clients and colleagues a very Happy Lunar New Year

Article
10th February 2021

The second wave: The pandemic changed the world, but how has it changed dis...

Article
9th February 2021

Representation and warranty insurance AICPA guidebook now available

News
9th February 2021

HKA welcomes new colleagues to the firm in January

Article
27th January 2021

Insolvency & the JCT contract

News
27th January 2021

HKA expands Forensic Technical Services offering in Oceania with the appoin...

News
25th January 2021

HKA Partner Frank Giunta honored as an ENR 2020 Newsmaker

News
21st January 2021

HKA sponsored Dubai Hurricanes prepare for a new season

News
20th January 2021

Haris Moraitis – Rest in Peace, 1971-2021

Podcast
15th January 2021

How have expert witness services changed in the wake of Covid-19?

Article
14th January 2021

Weaving innovation into the fabric of infrastructure: Project Management Of...

News
13th January 2021

HKA Middle East shares key successes for 2020 and growth & expansion p...

News
8th January 2021

HKA expands delay and disruption services in Asia with the appointment of S...

Article
7th January 2021

COVID-19: Comment identifier rapidement et efficacement les informations nÃ...

News
5th January 2021

HKA continues to grow its Government Contracts Group with the appointment o...

News
4th January 2021

HKA continues growth of forensic accounting and commercial damages practice...

News
14th December 2020

Melbourne Airport Rail reaches consultation milestone

Article
12th December 2020

Thinking full picture, whole-of-lifecycle, integrated and people centred

News
9th December 2020

HKA bolsters its Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages Practice in the...

News
9th December 2020

HKA experts and future leaders listed in Who’s Who Legal Arbitration Expe...

Article
8th December 2020

You Asked Us: Why are construction disputes so common and so costly?

News
7th December 2020

Global accolade for Sydney Water P4S

Article
4th December 2020

The $50 billion question: Why are construction disputes so common and so costly?

Webinar Summary
2nd December 2020

Transcending traditional paradigms to innovate in the project controls envi...

Article
1st December 2020

Great expectations

News
30th November 2020

Sue Kim is called to the Bar of England and Wales

News
30th November 2020

Award | AIPM NSW Transformation Project of the year

Article
27th November 2020

Community housing providers prepare for stimulus boost

Article
26th November 2020

Time and money: Counting the cost of conflict in the construction industry

News
26th November 2020

Roddy Wilkie, Partner, 1957 – 2020

Article
20th November 2020

Expert report writing – the do’s and don’ts

Webinar Summary
19th November 2020

The great delay debate

News
18th November 2020

HKA named as finalists in 2020 AIPM Awards

News
17th November 2020

Engineering evolution: Australasian Structural Engineering Conference 2020

News
13th November 2020

HKA named construction expert witness firm of the year by Who’s Who Legal

Article
11th November 2020

The importance of extension of time provisions

News
6th November 2020

HKA continues growth of commercial damages and cybersecurity practices

Article
5th November 2020

Variations arising under a construction contract

Article
4th November 2020

What can we learn from the last oil crash in the current crises?

News
1st November 2020

HKA welcomes David Hardiman as Partner

CRUX
29th October 2020

Colossal costs lost to construction claims and disputes

News
27th October 2020

Roads Australia announces fellowship program for 2021

Webinar Summary
22nd October 2020

A future that thrives – the role of the Engineer

News
16th October 2020

HKA welcomes two partners

Article
16th October 2020

Quantum snapshots, article one: valuing variations

Article
13th October 2020

Project records from a delay analysis perspective

News
7th October 2020

HKA’s Toby Hunt becomes Chair of the World Petroleum Council’s UK N...

Article
7th October 2020

Site investigation – a UK perspective in the 2020s

Article
30th September 2020

The dangers of construction insolvency

News
29th September 2020

HKA and H2O CONSULTANCY begin collaboration to launch claims and...

Article
24th September 2020

How will the UK construction supply chain reset and re-invent itself as it ...

Article
16th September 2020

Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

Article
15th September 2020

Productivity claims: Why you won’t win on data alone

Article
15th September 2020

Unabsorbed head office overheads: Prove it

Article
10th September 2020

The importance of records and making a claim

News
8th September 2020

HKA launches claims governance proposition

Article
1st September 2020

Frameworks in a ‘post covid’ world

Article
25th August 2020

The lonely expert

News
24th August 2020

Terry L. Orr joins HKA as Partner

Article
19th August 2020

Managing change through variations with a focus on the rail sector

Podcast
14th August 2020

Holistic engineering and its challenges on large projects

News
6th August 2020

Probyn Miers becomes part of HKA

Article
5th August 2020

Scope creep – how to keep the client happy without catching a cold

Article
28th July 2020

Independent facilitation: A better way of avoiding conflict

Article
20th July 2020

Survey results: Are the force majeure provisions in your contract fit for p...

Article
16th July 2020

The importance of contractual notices

Webinar Summary
16th July 2020

Webinar summary: Dykema and HKA co-host informational webinar on COVID-19 i...

Article
16th July 2020

MEP interfaces – complexities of MEP design

Article
15th July 2020

Technology in construction claims management

Interview
15th July 2020

Interview: HKA talks to… Alexander Nissen QC, Keating Chambers

Article
9th July 2020

Notices – an employer’s perspective

Interview
8th July 2020

Interview: HKA talks to… Robert Wheal, Partner, White & Case LLP

Article
7th July 2020

COVID-19 recovery – the devil is in the detail

News
6th July 2020

HKA appoints Chris Bernard as Global People Recruitment and Equality, Diver...

News
6th July 2020

HKA welcomes Mark Castell as a Partner in the Middle East

Interview
2nd July 2020

Interview: HKA talks to… Alastair Young, Managing Partner, Dentons

Article
29th June 2020

My method is better than yours!

Interview
23rd June 2020

Interview: HKA talks to… James Hargrove, Partner, Orrick

News
18th June 2020

NEC Client of the Year – Congratulations Sydney Water P4S

Article
16th June 2020

Key failings and risks impacting construction

Interview
16th June 2020

Interview: HKA talks to… Anneliese Day QC, Fountain Court Chambers

Podcast
16th June 2020

Podcast: Experts fiduciary duty of loyalty

Interview
11th June 2020

Interview: HKA talks to… James Pickavance, Partner at Jones Day

Article
9th June 2020

NEC Contracts – The Saviour of Alternative Dispute Resolution?

Article
5th June 2020

Covid-19 impact on damages – looking for reasonable certainty in uncertai...

Podcast
4th June 2020

Podcast: Suspension and termination of construction contracts

Article
3rd June 2020

COVID-19: A briefing on claims for loss and expense

Article
2nd June 2020

COVID-19: Key Points to consider when collecting data for use in disputes a...

News
27th May 2020

HKA launches independent facilitation service offering in Europe

Webinar Summary
27th May 2020

Webinar summary: HKA & Kennedys hosted projects in times of crisis – COVID-19

Webinar Summary
26th May 2020

Webinar summary: COVID-19 – leading through a crisis: Contractual implications

Article
20th May 2020

Leading practices to help manage COVID-19 related work shutdowns

Article
18th May 2020

Dispute avoidance using risk management principles

Article
13th May 2020

Working in the post COVID-19 world – contracting for successful delivery

Webinar Summary
8th May 2020

Webinar Summary: Los Angeles County Bar Association hosted COVID-19 constru...

Webinar Summary
8th May 2020

Webinar summary: ACI-NA, ACC and AGC hosted COVID-19 webinar addressing the...

News
8th May 2020

The Colab Group: Professional development for young professionals in the co...

News
6th May 2020

HKA promotes 13 senior professionals to Partner and attracts five new partn...

Article
5th May 2020

The role of the structural engineer

News
30th April 2020

Henry Spieker joins HKA as Partner

Article
30th April 2020

Ten golden rules for testifying experts

Article
28th April 2020

COVID-19: Business interruption policy claims – key points to consider

News
28th April 2020

Increasing the velocity of our economic recovery

Article
27th April 2020

Emerging from the crisis – potential issues and opportunities

News
27th April 2020

HKA appoints Ali Fard as Partner

News
23rd April 2020

Best practices can help contractors navigate COVID-19 challenges

Article
23rd April 2020

Giving expert evidence at an ICC International Arbitration via video confer...

Podcast
20th April 2020

Podcast: COVID-19 impact on public project job sites

Podcast
20th April 2020

Podcast: COVID-19 cost and accounting issues for construction contractors

News
20th April 2020

HKA appoints Kate Wood as Partner and Chief People Officer

News
16th April 2020

Ray Sloane joins HKA as Partner

Article
15th April 2020

Is delay analysis becoming too complicated for its own good?

Article
10th April 2020

Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in America

News
7th April 2020

HKA tops list of world’s leading construction expert witnesses for the fo...

Podcast
6th April 2020

Podcast: Pandemic strategy, FIDIC 1999 Red Book – what you need to know

News
6th April 2020

A strong and resilient business with continued commitment to our clients an...

News
6th April 2020

HKA launches complimentary advice clinic to support clients worldwide

Article
2nd April 2020

Is it time KSA’s private sector widely implements adjudication to resolve...

News
27th March 2020

COVID-19: Guidance advice and ten-point checklist for european internationa...

News
24th March 2020

HKA fast tracks full launch of claims management tool

Article
23rd March 2020

COVID-19 impact – it’s not only about the possibility of recovering time!

COVID-19
18th March 2020

How HKA is managing COVID-19

News
25th February 2020

The Academy of Experts (TAE) welcomed Derek Nelson as new Chairman at their...

Article
21st February 2020

Positive Train Control implementation paves way for the future

Article
20th February 2020

LOGIC and BIMCO decommissioning contracts – a practical comparison

Article
20th February 2020

Catching the wave – rising to the infrastructure challenge

Article
17th February 2020

Has the coronavirus affected the Middle East’s construction sector?

News
31st January 2020

HKA launches forensic accounting and commercial damages service offering in...

Article
28th January 2020

The gender pay gap – what are the statistics telling us?

Interview
16th January 2020

Iryna Akulenka has been selected as a Regional Representative (Dubai) of th...

News
13th January 2020

Partnering for Success program – Regional Delivery Consortia mobilisation

News
8th January 2020

Rick Moffat joins HKA as Partner

News
19th December 2019

Sydney Water’s ‘Partnering 4 Success’ initiative achieves another milestone

News
2nd December 2019

Delivering solutions – HKA provides a series of training workshops to...

CRUX
28th November 2019

HKA launches its 2019 CRUX Insight, A global market sector analysis into cl...

Article
21st November 2019

For commercial damage matters, numbers are not enough

Article
21st November 2019

Beware FCPA provisions while seeking international business opportunities

News
14th November 2019

Project 13 events in Oceania

News
4th November 2019

Derek Nelson elected as Liveryman at WCA Livery Ceremony

Article
29th October 2019

Practical completion and the persian flaw

Interview
23rd October 2019

Culture change needed if contracting is to take on a new form

Article
22nd October 2019

Delay analysis with a human touch

News
8th October 2019

HKA forms a JV with CIArb in South Africa to deliver internationally accred...

Article
3rd October 2019

Dispute avoidance: FIDIC 2017

Article
3rd October 2019

The enhanced claims provisions of the 2017 FIDIC contracts

Article
2nd October 2019

‘Picking up the tab’ – the importance of commissioning in the bui...

Article
1st October 2019

Five years on: A review of statutory adjudication in Malaysia

Article
23rd September 2019

How causation should be analysed in construction claims

Article
17th September 2019

Public-private partnerships help universities fund capital projects

White Paper
11th September 2019

[Not always] keeping the [good] faith

News
2nd September 2019

HKA appoints Simon Moon as partner and chief operating officer

Article
28th August 2019

Collaborate to succeed – the ultimate panacea or the current management fad?

News
23rd August 2019

HKA advisory wins two awards at the AIPM

News
21st August 2019

HKA and NEC to explore strategic partnership in Australia

Interview
20th August 2019

Construction’s conundrum

News
12th August 2019

HKA is the primary source of architect experts in RIBA expert register

Interview
6th August 2019

Paul Blanchard interview

Article
1st August 2019

Aligning performance measures and increasing maturity – a better reci...

News
30th July 2019

HKA announces the appointment of Dale Evans as Executive Advisor to its Aus...

News
18th July 2019

HKA acquires The Kenrich Group

Article
14th July 2019

Abu Dhabi Executive Council circular outlines new payment period for contra...

Article
11th July 2019

Quantifying the financial effects of termination – practical considerations

News
9th July 2019

Arnold An Ho Koh appointed as Arbitrator of the Korean Commercial Arbitrati...

News
2nd July 2019

HKA celebrates move to iconic Doha Tower

Article
26th June 2019

Considerations in respect of contractual time-bars

Interview
20th June 2019

Hear from HKA colleague, Tracy Doyle, on what inspires her as well as voici...

Article
10th June 2019

The enhanced claims provisions of the 2017 FIDIC contracts

Article
14th May 2019

NEC contract project manager: Friend or foe?

Interview
7th May 2019

Hear from HKA colleague, Sonia Guerra, on her career journey

Interview
7th May 2019

Hear from HKA Colleague, David Foxley, on working in the social infrastruct...

Article
2nd May 2019

Realistic and achievable productivity?

News
18th April 2019

HKA makes changes to Middle East and Asia leadership team

Interview
12th April 2019

Hear from HKA colleague, Julia Villalobos, on working in the construction i...

Interview
9th April 2019

From brand building to bridging the professional divide – different p...

News
9th April 2019

Corporate social responsibility update

News
8th April 2019

HKA expands buildings expert engineering team with senior appointments

News
8th April 2019

HKA and TSA management appointed by Roads and Maritime Services for WestCon...

News
29th March 2019

HKA tops list of world’s leading construction expert witnesses for th...

News
28th March 2019

Digitisation of the regulatory compliance systems

Article
26th March 2019

Barristers’ Chambers in England and Wales: Impartiality and independe...

Article
26th March 2019

Forensic delay analysis of linear projects

Interview
26th March 2019

Forensic accounting adds more value in harness with expert services

Interview
22nd March 2019

Hear from HKA colleague, Rhiann Storey, discussing her background as a quan...

Article
19th March 2019

A Second Bite of the Cherry? Referring a dispute to a DAB in a FIDIC contract

News
14th March 2019

Iryna Akulenka appointed as Vice Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitr...

Interview
6th March 2019

Hear from HKA colleague, June Conolly, discussing the day-to-day role of a ...

White Paper
19th February 2019

To partake of part 8

News
29th January 2019

HKA appoints Jonathan Humphrey to expand forensic accounting and commercial...

News
24th January 2019

HKA partner participates in WCA Annual Arbitration Competition 2019

Article
14th January 2019

Time to set new fire safety benchmarks

Article
7th January 2019

Mediation – a Middle East perspective

Article
7th January 2019

Why are energy-from-waste (EfW) schemes so troublesome?

News
24th December 2018

Top eight news & insights 2018

News
11th December 2018

HKA-sponsored Dubai Hurricanes take the Gulf Men’s League Dubai Rugby...

News
5th December 2018

Sue Kim joins HKA’s growing team of experts

Article
29th November 2018

The servant of two masters: How can an expert witness square the circle of ...

Interview
20th November 2018

Head of Oceania plots course for controlled growth amid infrastructure boom

CRUX
15th November 2018

CRUX insight – claims and dispute causation

News
14th November 2018

HKA completes national BIM review on Future Cities programme in Mexico

News
6th November 2018

At what cost?

News
6th November 2018

Shaping the world: HKA celebrates 200 Years of engineering excellence at IC...

News
5th November 2018

Global collaboration at HKA

Interview
24th October 2018

Andrew Drennan talks about why HKA was his employer of choice

Article
12th October 2018

The value of a scheduling standard of care

Interview
26th September 2018

Hear from HKA colleague, Suzanne Chinner, on working in claims and expert a...

News
21st September 2018

HKA is proud to contribute to Shaping the World, the ICE Bicentenary Commem...

Article
17th September 2018

Transit oriented development (TOD): The complexity of TOD decoded

Article
17th September 2018

More than a simple question of quantum? A cautionary guide to expert evidence

News
3rd August 2018

Agile delivery for HKA’s Dubai-based advisory team

Article
31st July 2018

Deficient geotechnical project support for Middle Eastern residential devel...

Article
28th July 2018

Forensic delay analysis: Modeled or planned v. as-built – in periods

News
27th July 2018

Lorna Cuthbertson Tardif joins HKA to head up its Canadian operations

Article
30th June 2018

Making an effective and persuasive case to a dispute board

Article
20th June 2018

The evolution of collaboration in building construction, disputes and exper...

News
11th May 2018

HKA is named Construction Expert Witness Firm of the Year at Who’s Wh...

Interview
10th May 2018

Hear from HKA colleague, Baoqiang Zheng, on working as a delay expert

Article
30th April 2018

Reasonability in constructing fragnets: A crucial perspective required for ...

Article
30th April 2018

Digital and specialist skills help clients see the bigger picture as Asia-P...

Interview
27th April 2018

Hear from HKA colleague, Robert Eadie, Senior Engineer, Championing the Yea...

News
13th April 2018

HKA expands experts team with two senior hires in the oil & gas industry

News
7th March 2018

HKA tops list of world’s leading construction expert witness practice

News
20th February 2018

HKA announces two executive appointments for Middle East and Africa region

News
23rd January 2018

HKA awarded key BIM role on embedding BIM within the Environment AgencyR...

News
19th January 2018

Hector Cubria joins HKA as Principal within Houston operations