Expert

The breadth and depth of HKA expertise is unmatched – and trusted by lawyers and clients across the world.

Lawyers and clients around the world – from owners and operators, financial institutions and insurers through to contractors and government agencies – turn to HKA when seeking experts to resolve disputes and complex technical or valuation issues.

Why HKA?

We offer them unmatched breadth and depth of expertise. HKA employs many of the world’s most foremost experts across a comprehensive range of disciplines – from building defects to systems engineering, business interruption to professional competence, delay analysis to forensic accounting.

HKA’s track record, and the high calibre of our experts and advisory teams, inspire our clients’ confidence and trust, which is repaid. In construction, for example, the global marketplace has consistently ranked HKA as the pre-eminent consultancy with more commended experts than any other firm.

We are also the largest accredited corporate provider of expert services with the Academy of Experts, and highly ranked in the Global Arbitration Review GAR 100 Expert Witness Power Index.

Services

Our people act as expert witnesses, advisers and in expert determination across eight main service areas:

• Engineering & Construction Quantum
• Engineering & Construction Delay & Disruption
• Technical – including engineering and architecture
• Commercial Damages & Valuation
• Forensic Accounting & Investigations
• Government Contracting
• Multidisciplinary – our unique QED+ offering

Such is the spectrum of our skills and experience, we can match an expert to the role and brief for the vast majority of disputes whatever the industry, location, language, jurisdiction – or forum:

• Third-Party Independent Assessment
• Mediation
• Adjudication
• Dispute Boards & Contract Adjudication
• Arbitration
• Litigation

The Role of the HKA Expert

Expert witness

HKA’s expert witnesses bridge the legal-technical divide, and they draw on first-hand experience gained in many specialisms, and sectors – from construction and engineering, energy and natural resources, infrastructure and real estate, to tourism, life sciences, media and technology, and financial and professional services.

As an independent firm with a global reach specialising in claims and disputes, we can recommend experts – who are carefully screened for potential conflicts – to testify in any case.

The authority of an expert witness stems from clarity as well as knowledge. Our experts are highly skilled in presenting evidence and drafting draft well-structured reports that cut through complexity to the heart of the matter.

Expert advisory

When instructed as expert advisers, our consultants apply real-world insights to inform and guide their investigations and analysis.

The stronger the research and the structure of a claim or defence, the greater your likelihood of successful settlement and, ultimately, lower costs. HKA’s dedicated digital and graphic resources also help speed up the process and communicate our findings clearly.

As resolute, trustworthy advisers, we also minimise the risk of a client proceeding where a claim or defence will not stand up to detailed scrutiny.

Expert determination

HKA experts are highly regarded for their work in arbitration and adjudication, and alternative pathways to dispute resolution.

Acknowledged experts in their fields, they are equipped to investigate the facts and interpret the law. Their standing and impartiality inspire the confidence of all parties to a dispute.

HKA experts have determined disputes across a wide range of industry sectors, from construction and manufacturing to processes and technology.