Variations and delay claims, handled by people who used to write them
Philip spent two decades preparing and defending extension of time and variation claims under JCT contracts and through adjudication. We know how they are built, and where they are weak.
- Stage
- Whenever the contract is tested
- Who it's for
- Private villa owners and investors
- Where
- Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Variations and delay are where villa budgets are most often lost, and where owners are least equipped. A contractor's extension of time claim can look persuasive: a programme, a list of events, a delay analysis and a demand for time and money. Whether it is right depends on the contract, the records and the critical path, not on how persuasive it looks.
We review variation requests and delay claims on your behalf, test them against the contract and the records, and help you reach a fair answer quickly. Most disputes are cheaper to resolve in the first month than the sixth. Where legal advice is needed, we work alongside your UAE-qualified lawyer and give them the construction analysis they need.
What we do
- Review of variation requests: entitlement, price and time effect
- Extension of time claims tested against the programme and records
- Delay and disruption analysis in plain English
- Record-keeping set up from day one, so you are never on the back foot
- Negotiation support and settlement strategy
- Construction analysis to support your lawyer where a dispute escalates
What you receive
- A clear view of what you owe, and what you don't
- A response you can send, or one we send on your behalf
- Fewer disputes, settled sooner
A delay claim is only as strong as the contemporaneous records behind it. The side with better records almost always wins. We set up your records from the start, so that if a claim ever comes, the facts are already on your side.
Questions
What is an extension of time claim?
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My project is already in dispute. Can you help?
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