Pre-Dispute Advisory
The earlier the technology is understood, the better the decisions that follow. When a project is failing or a dispute is looming, we provide early, independent assessment of the technical position, clarifying what has gone wrong and what the evidence is likely to show. That clarity helps clients and their advisers weigh the merits, scope the issues, and decide how to proceed before positions harden and costs escalate.
What this involves
- Early technical assessment of failing or delayed projects
- Independent view on merits and likely evidence
- Scoping the technical issues before proceedings
- Support for pre-action conduct and strategy
- Early neutral evaluation and mediation support
An early, honest read of the technical position
The decisions that matter most are often taken before a claim is issued, when the facts are still unclear and positions are hardening. We provide an early, independent assessment of the technology at the centre of a looming dispute: what appears to have gone wrong, how strong the technical case looks on each side, and what the evidence is likely to show once it is examined properly.
Because our experts owe the same duty of objectivity in advisory work as in the witness box, that read is candid. It is far more useful to hear early that a technical argument is weak than to discover it under cross-examination.
Scoping the issues and the evidence
Early involvement lets us frame the technical questions the dispute will turn on, identify the primary material that must be preserved before it is lost, and scope any investigation proportionately to what is at stake. That groundwork saves time and cost if the matter proceeds, and sharpens the strategy whether it settles or fights.
Supporting settlement and ADR
A clear, neutral account of the technical merits is often what makes early resolution possible. We support pre-action conduct, early neutral evaluation and mediation, giving the client and, where appropriate, the other side an objective basis on which to assess the dispute before costs escalate.
A foundation for whatever comes next
Advisory work is designed to flow naturally into formal expert evidence if the matter does not resolve. The understanding built early carries through, so there is no wasted effort and no change of hands at the point the case needs it most.
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