Construction · CAR
Dispute over the cause of a site incident
- Situation
- A diaphragm wall collapsed after heavy rain, affecting neighbouring buildings.
- Issue
- The insurer argued the cause was faulty design, an excluded peril.
- How we help
- We worked with engineers on cause analysis, checked the exclusion and extension clauses and prepared the technical arguments for the adjuster.
- What to do beforehand
- Keep site diaries, monitoring data and stage acceptance records. They are the key evidence in any argument about cause.
