Claims Management
Andrew Davidson has a proven track record of analysing contracts and events relating to those contracts to seek resolutions and opportunities to improve the commercial outcome of his clients’ projects. Leveraging his diverse multi-national experience of construction contracts and the substantive law applicable to those contracts, Andrew offers sage practical direction to his clients’ commercial and contracts personnel to define and implement a strategy to improve the commercial outcome of their project.
Maximising his wide-ranging construction experience as both a degree qualified quantity surveyor and ‘hands-on’ project manager, with a postgraduate diploma in construction law, adjudication and arbitration, Andrew knows full well the importance of presenting claims to the standard required for admissibility within the context of arbitration or litigation. He has undertaken formal training on claim preparation to ensure that claims under his management are fact-based, demonstrate entitlement and provide clear substantiation.
His analytical approach to assessing the applicable law of contract ensures that his clients are aware of their rights and remedies which may flow from legal issues such as misrepresentation, negligence, contra proferentem, prevention principle, waiver and other such legal concepts available to his client under the common laws of Scotland and England & Wales, or the civil laws of Italy or other jurisdictions within Europe.
Andrew strives to maximise the negotiating power of his clients’ senior representatives through the contract’s dispute resolution procedure and, where possible, equip his client with the best tools to deliver a negotiated settlement between the parties. As a back-stop, his approach to claims management serves as a springboard for developing heads of claims through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms, such as mediation, adjudication or arbitration or litigation.
His practical use and experience of FIDIC, JCT, SBCC and NEC contracts provides sound basis for the management of notices, particulars, and other correspondence in respect to claims for costs and extension of time (EoT), loss and/or expense or compensation events. His commitment to the establishment of robust record-keeping ensures that his clients are in the best possible position to substantiate claims for disruption and/or delay.
As a resident of Italy with British citizenship, Andrew has freedom to travel throughout the Schengen area and the United Kingdom without the need for a visa.
