How to avoid falling down the rabbit hole
‘Before she knew it. Alice had grown so large she had to stick one arm out of the window and her foot up the chimney.’…
ViewAvoiding the intelligence trap
As a disputes lawyer in the energy sector, you’ve naturally developed a keen sense of the expertise needed in your niche. That’s good, of course.
ViewDon’t fall for Baron Munchausen
‘Never call yourself an expert,’ the saying goes. Like ‘guru’, it’s a term you should let others apply to you. That makes sense from a…
ViewPlaying a more open game
To maximise your chances of getting the right expert and the right expert strategy, bring us in early. We would say that, wouldn’t we? But…
ViewAgreements not arguments
‘A contract is supposed to be an agreement,’ a colleague once said, ‘not an argument.’ His words stuck with me. On large complex projects, disputes…
ViewHow many piano tuners are there really in Chicago?
The physicist and Nobel laureate Enrico Fermi, creator of the first nuclear reactor, was the so-called ‘architect of the nuclear age’. But he’s probably more…
ViewLet ’em wait
A simple technique to share with your expert that confers extra credibility—no extra training or knowledge required. A couple of minutes into our expert’s explanation…
ViewAn extra pair of eyes provides assurance
How can your legal team for a dispute really know whether your expert’s opinions are correct? Perhaps you should hire a ‘shadow expert’. On cases…
ViewProject admin: burden or saviour?
Back when I was a rookie project manager, my boss gave me some sage advice. ‘Administer your project as if…
ViewDangerous tensions hide in plain sight
A tram derailment that killed seven and injured dozens makes a key point about risk tragically clear. ‘It was something no one ever expected…
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