“[the Blackrock expert] worked tirelessly on the case... [the] evidence was particularly impressive when taking into account that he was appointed relatively late in the proceedings.”
“We found [the Blackrock expert] and team to be very efficient, thorough and helpful. [the Blackrock expert] got to grips with the issues quickly and produced a very user-friendly expert report...”
“[the Blackrock expert] brought considerable clarity to a complicated matter and an exceptional willingness to put in long hours with patience and ability to remain focused on the essentials.”
“...clearly an outstanding expert witness, he is very easy to work with, in that he is calm and unflappable, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the documents and the events on site, and approaches each task in hand with great professionalism and good humour.”
“...thank you both very much indeed for all the commitment, effort and persistence you brought to this.”
“[the Blackrock expert’s] work was exemplary in all respects with an unflagging objectivity and constructively critical approach...”
“[the Blackrock expert’s]...detailed knowledge of the facts and technical abilities was helpful throughout.”
“...thank you all for the months and in some cases, years of hard work and dedication it has taken to bring together a particularly difficult and challenging project...”
“Given our previous experience of working with [the Blackrock expert] on similar large disputes, we had no hesitation in inviting Blackrock Expert Services to accept our instructions to act as both programming expert and construction management expert”
“…the Tribunal is impressed with the thoroughness and detail of [the Blackrock Experts’] analysis…”
Our projects
Financial Services
Technology and financial services support for investment management IT dispute
Technology and financial services support for investment management IT dispute
Selected by one of the UK’s leading investment management firms, based in the North West of England, to provide expert IT and financial services advice in support of an ongoing IT implementation project dispute. Investigations were conducted on a new ‘live’ electronic trading platform for online share dealings, account management and regulatory reporting. Assessed delivered functionality against customer requirements with a view to helping the customer renegotiate new terms for its supplier contract for ongoing development and support costs.
Financial Services
Mixed-use property at centre of liquidation dispute
Mixed-use property at centre of liquidation dispute
Appointed to provide expert advisory services to a firm of liquidators engaged in the sale of a prominent mixed-use residential, commercial and hotel building located in London, UK. Services include resolution of quantum and accounting issues, as well as providing financial services insight into London’s commercial property market at the time of sale.
Financial Services
Quantum and financial services expertise combine to assist in asset management dispute
Quantum and financial services expertise combine to assist in asset management dispute
Retained by a leading UK law firm to provide expert assistance in relation to the impact of foreign exchange (FX) rates on investment returns in various asset classes for an asset management dispute. Support involves drawing on extensive accounting, valuation and financial services knowledge and expertise to help define the impact of FX execution by different types of asset manager.
Financial Services
Expert opinion for determining contract for differences fees
Expert opinion for determining contract for differences fees
Instructed by a leading UK law firm to provide expert opinion on reasonable broker fees associated with financial derivatives trading. A dispute has arisen concerning fees being charged by a broker relating to illiquid equity in a Southern European country.
Financial Services
FX dispute leads to review of trader activity and behaviour
FX dispute leads to review of trader activity and behaviour
Engaged by a large global bank based in London, UK, to provide expert financial services support relating to a foreign exchange (FX) dispute with an investment manager. Assistance included a review of FX trader activity and behaviour in the context of specific trades executed by the bank on behalf of the customer and in the context of the market at the time.
Construction & Engineering
Complex building envelope surrounds research campus dispute
Complex building envelope surrounds research campus dispute
Engaged to prepare an independent expert report and analysis of critical delay and disruption for an ICC Arbitration hearing relating to a dispute arising on a large energy and environmental research campus in the Middle East. The facility comprises five main buildings: a research centre, library, conference centre, IT centre and musalla, together with ancillary buildings within a 60he site. Key issues surrounded the complex envelope featuring glass reinforced concrete (GRC) façades and roofs that connects the buildings.
Technology
Expert advisory services for complex High Court technology case
Expert advisory services for complex High Court technology case
Appointed to provide expert technical advisory services for Lead Counsel in a long-running, complex UK High Court public sector technology case. The dispute surrounds the adequacy of a high-throughput electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) system and its various interlinking components and services. The exercise involved assessment of the contemporaneous evidence disclosed in order to ascertain whether hypotheses from the Defendant’s technical expert were valid.
Technology
Expert witness services in high-profile information technology case
Expert witness services in high-profile information technology case
Instructed as technology expert witness in a high-profile UK High Court case regarding functionality of a large, bespoke electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) payment and accounting system. Analysed contemporaneous and legacy documentation to opine on the suitability of the development process adopted in construction of the system. Key issues included the robustness of the software and its functionality, adequacy of the support services alongside review of historic bugs and issues, and testing practices.
Technology
Tactical approach to negotiations helps resolve public sector IT dispute
Tactical approach to negotiations helps resolve public sector IT dispute
Appointed to provide technical advisory services for a UK public sector IT implementation project which had fallen into dispute due to a disagreement regarding requirement gaps and scope creep. Following a “kill or cure” assessment, deployed tactic to assist the client with analysing the technical components of the delivery against the contractual dependencies to provide a ‘strengths and weaknesses’ portfolio for negotiation. The output provided to the client enabled successful continuation of the implementation.
Construction & Engineering
Adjudication decides contractor -v- subcontractor building services dispute
Adjudication decides contractor -v- subcontractor building services dispute
Construction adjudication services to resolve a dispute arising between a main contractor and its mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) building services subcontractor, engaged for the refurbishment of a residential and office building in London, England. The dispute concerned whether the contractor wrongfully terminated the subcontractor’s contract for the supply, installation, testing, demonstration and commissioning of MEP building services systems, and the sum due to either party, depending on the decision on the validity of the termination.
Construction & Engineering
Private residential dispute in London resolved through adjudication
Private residential dispute in London resolved through adjudication
Third party adjudication services for the resolution of a dispute arising during the refurbishment of a Grade II listed private residence in central London, England. Scope involved construction of a single-storey front basement and single-storey rear basement, including mechanical and electrical services and external works. The dispute concerned the Contractor’s entitlement to extensions of time, partial possession dates, their effect on the parties’ obligations and liabilities, and the date on which practical completion was achieved.
Materials
Detailed programme analysis for open-pit gold mine dispute
Detailed programme analysis for open-pit gold mine dispute
Independent delay expert analysis in an international arbitration case concerning the termination of a civil and earthworks subcontractor by the Employer at a US$175m open-pit gold mine facility in West Africa. The 924,000oz gold reserves facility, the first to be built in the region for more than two years, includes a processing plant, tailings storage, ball mill and carbon-in-leach (CIL) tank. Performed a detailed programme and causation analysis relating to delays on the project, leading to a US$50m dispute.
Transportation
Technology advice for electronic toll charge programme in Southern Africa
Technology advice for electronic toll charge programme in Southern Africa
Technology advisory services in support of a European consortium engaged in a dispute relating to the commissioning of an open road tolling project in Southern Africa. Operating under the FIDIC Gold Book Conditions of Contract for Design, Build and Operate (DBO) projects, the dispute arose over the impact of delay and allegations of the Employer failing to discharge its operational obligations. Assessed fitness for purpose relative to expected KPIs and assumptions, system scalability and performance tuning for the future.
Telecommunications
SAP implementation project recovery for large media corporation
SAP implementation project recovery for large media corporation
Expert technology advisory services for a US$60m dispute relating to the implementation of an SAP enterprise resource planning software system at a major UK media and broadcasting corporation. The organisation was advised that specific SAP modules could interface with its legacy systems with no customisation and no changes to the existing legacy systems. In the event, the legacy systems required extensive re-work and the lifespan of the project, initially 12 months, extended to nearly three years.
Oil & Gas
Contract termination stalls early production of onshore oil and gas field
Contract termination stalls early production of onshore oil and gas field
Appointed to produce an expert delay report for an LCIA arbitration case relating to an onshore early production facility in the Middle East. The proposed 150,000 barrels of oil per day scheme included oil and gas gathering systems and pipelines, and associated sulphur handling and granulation plant. Report addressed matters relating to planning and programming with respect to the critical path and delays that occurred on the project, which was terminated during the detailed design stage.
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