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Robert Gemmell
Dec 4, 202413 min read
Article 00: Baptism by Fire?
This article describes my first two appointments as arbitrator in construction-related disputes.
Robert Gemmell
Jun 6, 202413 min read
Article 018: Delay Costs – Preliminaries – Applicable Period(s) for Cost Assessment (Cont’d)
Explore the complexities of assessing delayed preliminaries costs in construction projects. Dive into applicable periods and cost assessment
Robert Gemmell
Nov 30, 202311 min read
Article 017: Quantifying Delay Costs – Preliminaries - Applicable Period for the Assessment of Costs
An in-depth look at the applicable period(s) during which the contractor’s entitlement to delay costs should be assessed.
Robert Gemmell
Oct 10, 202311 min read
Article 016: Quantifying Delay Costs – Assessment on a Basis other than Cost – Case Law Scenario
The Ascon Contracting v McAlpine case law scenario also examined the evidence used by Ascon (a print-out of its accounts records) to support
Robert Gemmell
Aug 9, 20238 min read
Article 015: Quantifying Delay Costs – Preliminaries – Case Law Scenario
In my last article, 014, I emphasised that the financial assessment of delayed preliminaries is not always based on cost and this article...
Robert Gemmell
Jul 7, 20236 min read
Article 014: Quantifying Delay Costs – Preliminaries – Assessment Based on Cost
This article examines delayed preliminaries, often the most substantial part of a contractor’s claim for delay costs.
Robert Gemmell
May 29, 20235 min read
Article 013: Quantifying Delay Costs – Labour Resources
Article 013 is an introduction to quantifying delay costs which introduces the primary heads of delay cost claim, claims made for delay...
Robert Gemmell
May 15, 20235 min read
Article 012: Quantifying Delay Costs – an Introduction
This article is an introduction to the quantification of delay costs. Delay costs Generally, it is the contractor who claims delay costs...
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20227 min read
Article 011: Concurrent Delay and the AS Forms
To date, I have written four articles on concurrent delay. The first provided an overview of concurrent delay (007), the second...
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20228 min read
Article 010: Approaches to assess contributory causes of delay and additional cost
To date, I have written three articles on concurrent delay. The first provided an overview (007), the second identified what is not...
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20226 min read
Article 009: Concurrent delay and the prevention principle
This article looks at the interrelationship between the ‘prevention principle’ and concurrent delay. As set out in my previous article...
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20225 min read
Article 008: Concurrent delay: it is not parallelism or pacing
My previous article (article 007), on concurrent delay briefly explored what concurrent delay is. To recap, the concurrent delay...
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20228 min read
Article 007: What is concurrent delay? An overview
My previous article 006 provided an overview of the different types of delay that can occur on construction projects, namely:...
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20224 min read
Article 006: Construction project delays 101 – plus concurrency!
There are several different types of delay that can occur during the progress of the works on a construction project, each of which,...
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20226 min read
Article 005: Float: what is float, who owns the float, and how is float different to contingency?
What is float? The Society of Construction Law Delay and Disruption Protocol second edition 2017, (“SCL Protocol”)[1] defines float as...
BLOGS
The following are the blogs/articles that Robert has posted on LinkedIn:
Robert Gemmell
Dec 4, 202413 min read
Robert Gemmell
May 29, 20235 min read
Robert Gemmell
May 15, 20235 min read
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20227 min read
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20226 min read
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20225 min read
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20228 min read
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20224 min read
Robert Gemmell
Mar 1, 20225 min read
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