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Navigating Adjudication Processes in Construction Disputes

Mark Holden-Smith

Sep 22 min read

Navigating Adjudication Processes in Construction Disputes

Welcome to our short guide on navigating adjudication in construction disputes.

Mark Holden-Smith

Aug 286 min read

How To Quantify Loss & Expense Claims

Here is a short guide, with key considerations, on how to quantify loss & expense claims.

Here is how we helped a Subcontractor settle a dispute of £288,000 concerning suspension, repudiatory breach, termination, adjudication, and a settlement agreement all in the same dispute!

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 223 min read

Here is how we helped a Subcontractor settle a dispute of £288,000 concerning suspension, repudiatory breach, termination, adjudication, and a settlement agreement all in the same dispute!

Here is how we helped a Subcontractor settle a dispute of £288,000.

Delay Analysis: A basic approach to quantum

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 212 min read

Delay Analysis: A basic approach to quantum

Here is a basic approach to quantifying a claim for delay.

£245,000 valuation dispute settled for our client with Adjudication.

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 181 min read

£245,000 valuation dispute settled for our client with Adjudication.

Our client received a Payment Notice valuing its works at £Nil so we procured a payment of £200,000 using Adjudication.

£740,000 valuation dispute resolved for our client in Adjudication.

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 142 min read

£740,000 valuation dispute resolved for our client in Adjudication.

Here is a short post on how we resolved a complex and high value dispute for our client using Adjudication .

£400,000 payment procured for Delay, Disruption and Variations Dispute

Mark Holden-Smith

Nov 14, 20231 min read

£400,000 payment procured for Delay, Disruption and Variations Dispute

Overview The client received a Payless Notice giving a payment of just over £8,000.00, which it disputed, and we were instructed to...

Whats the Issue? - A Guide to Formatting a Coherent Claim

Mark Holden-Smith

Nov 13, 20235 min read

Whats the Issue? - A Guide to Formatting a Coherent Claim

Introduction The purpose of this guide is to explain and discuss an approach and format that can be used to clearly and coherently draft...

£600,000 for delay procured for our client without Adjudication.

Mark Holden-Smith

Apr 10, 20231 min read

£600,000 for delay procured for our client without Adjudication.

Overview Holden Smith Consultancy (HSC) were commissioned to provide professional judgment on the true value for the sum due as loss and...

Dispute resolved concerning valuation, delay & disruption and a £150,000 payment procured

Mark Holden-Smith

Apr 5, 20231 min read

Dispute resolved concerning valuation, delay & disruption and a £150,000 payment procured

Overview Holden Smith Consultancy (HSC) were commissioned by its client who disputed a valuation in a Payless Notice it received that...

£56,000 dispute resolved concerning true value, delay and termination.

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 22, 20231 min read

£56,000 dispute resolved concerning true value, delay and termination.

Holden Smith Consultancy Ltd (HSC) were employed to evaluate and manage a dispute that arose between two parties concerning a disputed...

Dispute avoided concerning Extension of Time with costs

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 20, 20232 min read

Dispute avoided concerning Extension of Time with costs

Brief Overview Our client (the Sub-Contractor) received a payers notice that included a payment of £nil for its losses incurred through...

We defended our client in Adjudication against a £1.3M damages claim for wrongful termination

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 20, 20232 min read

We defended our client in Adjudication against a £1.3M damages claim for wrongful termination

This post provides a brief overview of a defence prepared by Holden Smith Consultancy for a client who received a claim for damages...

Dispute avoided concerning omission of works and loss of profit

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 20, 20232 min read

Dispute avoided concerning omission of works and loss of profit

Overview Our client (a Sub-Contractor) had parts of its contract works omitted by the Contractor and given to other Sub-Contractors, and...

£300,000 loss & expense payment procured for our client without a dispute

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 20, 20232 min read

£300,000 loss & expense payment procured for our client without a dispute

Introduction Our client (the Sub-Contractor) had its claim for extension of time and loss and expense rejected by the Main Contractor,...

£75,000 payment for disruption agreed without Adjudication

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 20, 20231 min read

£75,000 payment for disruption agreed without Adjudication

Overview Our client (the sub-contractor) received a Payless notice showing a difference of £75k, and we were instructed to procure a fair...