Construction

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Construction disputes

The construction industry has contributed significantly to the development of a broad range of very sophisticated dispute resolution procedures in recent years. In parallel, the legal system underwent major reform in litigation, arbitration and adjudication in the mid-1990s. The Technology and Construction Court is recognised as having led the way in the development of the law of contract and negligence, and as having laid the basis for many of the procedures later adopted by Lord Woolf in the Civil Procedure Rules.

Dispute resolution must be considered as part of the risk assessment exercise when drafting documentation at the outset of a construction project, as well as when disputes actually arise during a project.

We have experience of the full range of dispute resolution procedures:

• Adjudication
• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Early neutral evaluation
• Mediation

We are able to provide the following services:

• Drafting your dispute resolution procedures
• Managing risk through contract structure and drafting
• Minimising the adverse impact of a dispute mid-project
• Appropriate procedures for resolution
• Advice on the merits of a case
• Tactical and commercial considerations