Disputes can arise on even the most carefully run projects. We help you avoid them where we can, and put your case clearly and credibly where we can’t.
- Contract “health checks” to spot commercial risks early
- Delay and disruption analysis
- Preparing and answering claims for time and money
- Payment disputes, including payment and pay less notices
- Settlement negotiation
- Adjudication referrals, responses and case management
- Mediation and expert determination, preparing your case and representing you
- Support to legal teams in arbitration and litigation
- Independent expert evidence
How We Build a Claim
Whether you are making a claim or answering one, the method is the same.
01
Get the Facts Straight
We go through the contract, programmes, records and correspondence to establish what happened, when, and who carried the risk.
02
Link Cause to Effect
We show how each event affected time and cost, using a delay analysis method that suits the records and the contract.
03
Resolve It
Negotiation first. If that fails, mediation, expert determination, adjudication or arbitration, chosen to fit the dispute and the budget.
Claims for Time and Money
We prepare claims that set out what happened, why it was the other party’s risk, and what it cost, supported by the records rather than by assertion.
- Extensions of time, with a delay analysis method that suits your programme and records
- Loss and expense, prolongation and disruption, including working out of sequence
- Variations valued at fair rates where conditions changed from those you priced
- Final accounts, including the deadlines that can make an account conclusive
Answering Claims Made Against You
Contra charges, delay damages and liquidated damages are often raised late and supported by little. We test each one against the contract, the notices and the evidence, and we make sure nothing is deducted from a payment without a valid pay less notice.
Resolving the Dispute
Most disputes settle once each side sees the other’s case set out properly. Where they do not, we act in adjudication, prepare cases for mediation and expert determination, and support legal teams in arbitration and litigation.
Who We Act For
Specialist subcontractors, main contractors, employers and insurers. Because we act on both sides, we know how the other side will read your case.
Free Guides on Construction Cloud
Plain English guides and calculators from our sister site.
Extension of Time Notices That Protect You
When to notify delay and what to include.
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Contra Charges and Set Off
How to test and challenge deductions.
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Delay Damages and Liquidated Damages
When they are due and how to answer them.
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Free 30 Minute Check
Send us one live problem, whether it is a payment notice, a claim, a delay or a dispute, and we will tell you where you stand and what to do next. No charge and no obligation.
