Construction Claims & Commercial Insights

Step by step guide to notifying a compensation event under NEC4 clause 61.3, surviving the 8 week time bar and avoiding the mistakes that lose entitlement.

How smash and grab adjudication works for subcontractors: the notified sum, default payment notices, pay less notice deadlines, what the payer can do about a true value adjudication and when to use it.

How to apply for an extension of time under JCT contracts: delay notices, Relevant Events, particulars, concurrent delay and the records that persuade.

How to prepare a loss and expense claim under JCT: Relevant Matters, prolongation, disruption, head office overheads, the records that prove each head and why global claims fail.

NEC4 early warnings under clause 15 explained: what to notify, how the Early Warning Register and meetings work, the fee reduction risk for contractors, and why an early warning is not an admission of fault.

Practical guide to recovering retention as a subcontractor: when retention falls due, chasing the first and second moiety, defective pay less notices, adjudication for retention release and stopping the write-off habit.

The eight-week NEC compensation event notification rule has ended more subcontractor claims than almost any other contract provision. Here is what it means and how to protect yourself on NEC projects.

If your payment application has not been met with a valid pay less notice, you may be entitled to recover the full sum through construction adjudication regardless of the underlying merits.

If your main contractor is not paying your applications, you have options. This guide covers pay less notices, smash and grab adjudication and how to recover what you are owed as a subcontractor.

Most subcontractors cannot justify a full-time QS but still need commercial support. This guide covers when you need a quantity surveyor, what they do, and whether outsourced QS is right for your business.

A step-by-step guide to making a construction claim under NEC, FIDIC and JCT contracts. Covering entitlement, notification, records, quantum and negotiation for contractors and subcontractors.

FIDIC contracts impose strict notice requirements with severe consequences for non-compliance. We examine the key notice obligations under FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver Books.