Welcometo the 26th DigestI am delighted to welcome you to the 26th edition of the Driver TrettDigest. It is with great pleasure as the new Chair of the Group, that Iwrite this introduction to the Digest with contributions from our peopleacross the UK and mainland Europe, the Middle East and our Dialestechnical team covering a wide variety of topics.I would like to start by thanking Scott Steigler of Vinson and Elkinsfor his contribution to this edition, turn to page 12 to gain some of hisinsight into claims for prolongation costs.Vincent Fogarty, Vice Managing Director of Diales Technical, looks atwhat corporate sustainability is and how we can make an impact.Paul Mullen attempts to demystify cause and effect by discussingseveral of the essential elements for substantiating cause of delay andthe subsequent effect.From our Parisien team, Natasha Fortune, gives us an introductionto disruption claims, what they are, and some practical tips on how tosucceed, and Mark Blackmore from the UK has procurement blues –why aren’t things the way they used to be, and how they’ve changed.Amongst other excellent contributions from our global team.You may notice that this issue has a new look and feel. We are constantlystriving for the Digest to be an engaging and intriguing read, so, after 12editions and 6 years since our last design update, we felt it was time tomove the Digest forward again; never compromising on its quality.I hope you enjoy this edition and all it has to offer. I look forward tomeeting more of you in the near future, including the contributors to ourupdated Digest.Shaun SmithNon-Executive Group Chair2
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