Dispute Management

Construction disputes are time consuming and expensive. Throughout the life cycle of your project, you will be doing all you can to avoid problems crystallising into disputes. An effective claims management strategy plays a vital role in this process.

Claims Management

​Sometimes clients can be hesitant about proactively managing claims, worried that it may impact relationships with employers or the supply chain. But failure to issue notices, submissions and determinations in timely manner and as prescribed by the contract, will result in you losing out on entitlements.

Let us help you take proactive steps to realise your entitlement to additional cost and time. Avoid problems down the line by setting commercial and claims strategies. Whether you need to make claims for extension of time or loss and expense, we can help provide an analysis of your position. We’ll help you prepare or defend submissions and determinations. Our robust analysis will put you in a stronger position for negotiation.

Whether you are the employer or contractor, our forensic quantum and delay analysis will put you on a stronger footing. Independent, objective expert claim assessment will ensure you understand your entitled position and any liabilities. We will prepare your claims documents and set out your case clearly

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Negotiation & Mediation

If it seems as though a dispute may be on the horizon, often it is better to negotiate early and come to an agreement. Allow us to guide you through negotiations, to ensure you reach a commercially attractive conclusion, whilst maintaining working relationships. Alternatively, mediation support will help you understand your contractual position and assist you to settle disputes in a fair and equitable way.

If you enter formal mediation proceedings, we will be there to steer you through the process. Once again, a strong understanding of your commercial and contractual position will be the key to a successful outcome in the dispute resolution process.

Quantum Expert Services

Should you need to appoint a quantum expert, you can rely on us to provide you with a balanced and impartial quantum report.

Our experience in dispute resolution means we understand the impartial role an expert must undertake. Nexus experts are used to working with legal teams and advisors to easily bridge the gap between the many technical and legal issues that might arise during a dispute.

Thorough and detailed quantum expert reports will provide you with a clear analysis of the project financials. Obtain accurate and impartial valuations that accord with contracts to ensure the best possible outcomes in dispute resolution forums such as adjudication, arbitration or litigation.

Arbitration & Litigation

Construction arbitration and litigation are typically more intensive than other forms of dispute resolution. They often require the coordination of multiple resources and clear communication between teams.

We will support you and your legal team by ascertaining the technical facts of the dispute. A detailed position paper will ensure your legal team are armed with an understanding of the facts. This will support their efforts towards a positive outcome in arbitration or litigation. 

Adjudication

​Adjudication is a statutory right for parties to a construction contract in the UK and can be a quick and cost-effective way to resolve disputes of time and money. However, due to adjudication’s fast nature, it can be tricky to navigate for those unfamiliar.

Nexus can lead you through the adjudication process as party representative. Whether the referring or responding party, we will advise you of your obligations and help you prepare effective submissions. For more complex disputes, we will support you and your legal team ascertain the technical facts of the dispute. Our detailed position papers can arm your legal team with an understanding of the facts. This can support you towards a a positive outcome in adjudication