In this special episode of the Construction Week Viewpoint podcast, Ciaran McCormack, regional director Middle East at global construction consultancy Linesight, sits down with Jack Ball, senior reporter at Construction Week.

In this wide ranging interview he provides expert insight into the nature of disputes in region’s construction industry; a consultant’s ever-shifting role in alleviating problems; as well as the group’s plans as it eyes growth opportunities in key regional markets like Saudi Arabia.

“We try to remove as much of the grey areas as we can. There’s a lot of risk that contracts can impose on contractors so you need to be clear about and give them a fighting chance so they can see what they’re signing up to.”