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Sub-Contractor receives settlement of £245,000 payment dispute.

Summary A Sub-Contractor submitted its Payment Application valuing its payment amount due at £245,000, but received a Payment Notice from...

Mark Holden-Smith

16 hours ago1 min read

Managing Risks under NEC - Practical Guidance

Without professional guidance, it can be difficult to know where to start with the management of risks through NEC3 and NEC4 Engineering...

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 152 min read

Navigating Adjudication Processes in Construction Disputes

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

Mark Holden-Smith

Sep 2, 20242 min read

How To Quantify Loss & Expense Claims

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

Mark Holden-Smith

Aug 28, 20246 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.

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 22, 20243 min read

Delay Analysis: A basic approach to quantum

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

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 21, 20242 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 .

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 14, 20242 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...

Mark Holden-Smith

Nov 14, 20231 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...

Mark Holden-Smith

Nov 13, 20235 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...

Mark Holden-Smith

Apr 10, 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...

Mark Holden-Smith

Apr 5, 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...

Mark Holden-Smith

Mar 22, 20231 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...

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...

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...

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,...

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 20, 20232 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...

Mark Holden-Smith

Feb 20, 20231 min read