When negotiation fails, the records win. We prepare Scott Schedules, smash-and-grab claims, and true-value adjudications drafted to the standards adjudicators actually apply.
Scott Schedule preparation, smash & grab, true-value adjudication, without-prejudice negotiation. The four routes UK construction disputes take — covered.
A Scott Schedule reads as well as the records behind it. We build the evidence pack — drawings, RFIs, EWNs, daily reports, photo trail — before drafting a single line of the claim.
HGCRA gives subcontractors a fast-track statutory route — but only if the notice is correct. We choose the route that fits the dispute, then run the submission to the adjudicator's expectations.
Most disputes settle without an adjudicator. We lead the without-prejudice channel in parallel — heads of terms drafted, settlement memo prepared, position protected if talks fail.
Winning the adjudication isn't the final step — enforcement, retention release and lessons-learned discipline are what stop the same dispute happening on the next project.
Same value at stake. Same adjudicator. One referral with contemporaneous records, one with reconstructed evidence. Settlement values diverge by hundreds of thousands.
Whether you're weeks from a referral or starting fresh on a new project — we build the same records discipline either way.
Current dispute mapped. Existing records audited for completeness. Statutory clock reviewed (HGCRA timings). Strategic route chosen — adjudication, WP, or both in parallel.
Evidence pack indexed: drawings rev history, RFIs, EWNs, daily reports, photographs, programme baselines, payment cycle history. Scott Schedule drafted in parallel.
Referral notice served (or response defended). Without-prejudice channel run in parallel. Adjudicator submissions filed to procedural timetable. Expert witness statements where appointed.
Adjudicator's decision received. Enforcement strategy executed if MC defaults. Retention release. Lessons-learned pack & template improvements for next project.
Draft it at mobilisation. Update it monthly. Hold it as standby for two years. The cases that never go to adjudication are the ones where the schedule is already drafted.