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    • Construction Dispute Specialists.

    With decades of in-field construction experience and a nuanced understanding of the industry from technical, commercial, and contractual perspectives, we build cases that hold up.

    Build a winning case.

    New Bearing strengthens your claim at each step in the process with clear, credible, field-informed reports and analysis.

    The go-to dispute experts for construction and law firms.

    We're former contractors with decades of in-field experience.

    Contractors

    We've experienced and successfully resolved your challenges and disputes firsthand. We bring refreshing clarity, practicality, and accountability to the claims and dispute process.

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    We untangle all the construction complexity, so you don't need to.

    Lawyers

    With a combination of in-field experience, contract knowledge, and mature technical and commercial expertise, we translate the nuances of construction disputes into material that builds a convincing case.

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    Get the facts you need to understand the claim.

    Insurers

    Our extensive in-field experience enables us to interpret, explain, and attest credibly to complex insurance claims' technical and commercial nuances.

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    We leverage our expertise to help you defend and counter claims.

    Owners

    As former contractors with decades of experience in the field, we understand construction, sequencing, delay, and productivity. Get the knowledge you need to win.

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    Contractors

    CLAIM & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

    Lawyers

    MEDIATION, ARBITRATION, LITIGATION SUPPORT, & EXPERT REPORTS

    Insurers

    CLAIMS ANALYSIS & EXPERT REPORTS

    Owners

    CLAIM & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

    Not your average
    dispute specialists.

    Informed.

    Our expertise spans technical, commercial, and contractual spheres, so we can examine the issues from every angle to uncover the broader context and implications.

    Accountable.

    We structure engagements with clearly defined deliverables, milestones, timeframes, and costs to deliver, ensuring we are accountable and reliable at every step.

    Credible.

    With decades of in-field experience as contractors, we develop and present your claim with facts and narratives that hold up under scrutiny and are tangible and easy to understand.

    Focused.

    We are not consulting generalists. We are construction specialists who focus exclusively on dispute resolution for this industry. It's all we do.

    Claim & Change Production

    Present or defend your position convincingly.

    We present or defend your position so you can settle your issue when it arises. We do this by clarifying your arguments and presenting information clearly and concisely.

    Delay & Quantum Analysis

    Know the facts and get the full picture.

    We regularly complete delay and quantum analysis to support claims, adjudication and mediation briefs, ensuring you know what happened and can easily communicate the facts to others.

    Expert Services

    Expert mediation, arbitration, and litigation support.

    We support mediation, arbitration, and litigation with expert reports, replies and testimony for delay and quantum. These services reflect technical and commercial expertise gained during decades of infield experience.

    Seasoned experts
    & leaders.

    Meet the Team

    Terrence Halliday

    Quantum Expert & Managing Partner

    Terry is a professionally trained Chartered Quantity Surveyor and was VP of a multi-disciplined international construction company, where he managed projects and contractual claims across a broad geographic region. He holds a master's degree in construction law.

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    James Seery

    Delay Expert & President

    James is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in heavy civil infrastructure, energy, and utility projects. He has delivered projects worldwide in multiple industries, both the public and private sector.

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    We resolve disputes and win claims for the top construction and law firms.

    About Us

    We appreciate the "roadmapping" and check-in system that New Bearing brings to the table.

    Vice President

    In-house Legal

    The research and strategic outlook that New Bearing brings has been invaluable to us.

    CEO

    Large Scale Contractor

    New Bearing stepped up when we needed them and were critical to our client’s success.

    Partner

    Top 5 Law Firm

    The team is highly skilled, experienced and able to tackle complex situations in a thoughtful and practical manner that puts clients’ interests first.

    Corporate Counsel

    Mining Corporation

    This dispute would have been far more complicated without New Bearing's detailed report.

    CFO

    Contractor

    New Bearing is very much "on the team," meeting deadlines, and adding value at every step.

    Director

    Large Contractor