How our team of litigation experts can help you

While every brief is individually evaluated, BCE can attend to any, or all, of the following:

• Provide a scoping report from which a detailed brief can be prepared and agreed to ensure only targeted necessary work is undertaken
• Evaluate and comment on specific or general allegations regarding causation relevant to alleged building or design defects claimed to have resulted in building defects and / or physical damage
• Investigate the circumstances and establish the chronology of events
• Prepare and / or evaluate document trails
• Establish contractual chains, obtain and evaluate contract documents relevant to the design and workmanship requirements
• Evaluate plans, consents (Resource and Building) and TA submissions and the processes surrounding each
• Evaluate or create a scope of works and specification for remedial works, separating elements of remedial works by cause of damage (including evaluation of overlapping causes)
• Evaluate or prepare estimated costs for remedial works
• Evaluate and quantify improvements and betterment
• Monitor reinstatement or remedial works, as required
• Provide litigation and / or mediation support, full reporting and expert evidence on the above, as required
• Identify other potentially liable or contributing parties, including other insurers
• Attend any mediation or trial to provide evidence