A number of individuals at Davis Langdon specialise in the review and analysis of the causes and effects of delay and disruption. We are able to analyse a programme and demonstrate the specific effect of individual delays on the whole.

The authority of our objective analysis supports our clients in disputes arising through deviations from the original programme.

Our analysis can range from relatively simple factual reviews to complex time impact studies which involve the electronic processing of large amounts of data. At either extreme a thorough forensic review of the facts is an absolute must, as is an understanding of the practicalities of the construction process (be it building or civil/heavy/process engineering).

There is a certain mystique surrounding delay analysis. The competent delay analyst must be able to de-mystify the process, making it accessible to lay-people such as lawyers and judges. Delay analysis is not a matter of smoke and mirrors, although it can often be made to seem so.

Whatever the nature of our service, every dispute is ultimately different; therefore, our search for new ways to conduct forensic analysis or test assumptions is continuous.