Gerard Saunders

Director

Gerard Saunders is a delay expert who has provided written and oral expert evidence in complex engineering and construction disputes, including testifying in the Supreme Court of Queensland. He has more than 20 years of experience across major energy, resources and infrastructure projects, with particular experience in oil and gas, mining and process facilities, power and renewables, pipelines, transport and marine infrastructure. His experience spans Australia, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Africa.

Mr. Saunders has been appointed as a delay expert on numerous disputes, providing independent opinion and expert reports for court proceedings, adjudications, expert determinations, mediations and other dispute resolution forums.
His experience also includes complex international disputes and arbitration matters, working with testifying experts and legal teams through forensic analysis, preparation of expert reports, expert conferences and arbitral hearings.

Mr. Saunders specialises in the forensic analysis of delay, applying critical path principles and recognised delay analysis methodologies to contemporaneous programmes and project records. His work involves identifying and explaining the causes and effects of delay on project completion and key milestones, often in the context of complex disputes.
He is experienced in analysing large, complex project datasets to identify critical facts and project events. His extensive project delivery experience enables him to provide opinions that are technically rigorous, practical and clearly communicated.

Mr. Saunders holds an LLM in Construction Law and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is actively engaged in the construction law and dispute resolution community, with a particular professional focus on complex engineering disputes, expert evidence and international arbitration.

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