From signature to settlement

Contract negotiation & establishment

The strongest commercial position is the one you negotiate before signing. We review and negotiate contract terms, risk allocation, departures and amendments on your behalf — making sure the deal you strike is one you can deliver and defend.

We've sat on both sides of these negotiations, so we know which positions genuinely matter, which are worth trading, and how to secure them without souring the relationship you're about to rely on.

Contract administration

Entitlements are won and lost in the paperwork. We establish the standard contractual documentation your project depends on — notices, payment claims, variation and extension of time submissions, correspondence protocols and registers — set up correctly from day one.

Good administration is quiet insurance: when a claim eventually arises, the record that substantiates it already exists.

Commercial claims substantiation

A claim succeeds or fails on its substance. We develop and substantiate commercial claims end to end — entitlement, causation and quantum — built on a clear technical narrative of what actually happened on the project.

This is where our engineering background earns its keep. Because we understand the design changes, site conditions and delivery pressures behind the claim, we can build a case that is strong, robust and defensible — one that holds up in front of the other side, not just in your own boardroom.

Claims & disputes negotiation and resolution

Building the claim is half the job; landing it is the other half. We drive the negotiation from your side of the table — shaping the strategy, preparing the position, anticipating the counter-arguments and equipping your team to present the case with confidence.

And where you want us in the room, we're there — supporting or leading the negotiation as far as suits you, and always in a way that preserves the commercial relationships your next project depends on.

Strategic commercial advisory

Ongoing, senior-level guidance on managing commercial relationships across the contractual chain — reading positions early, managing escalation before it becomes dispute, and keeping your commercial strategy aligned with how the project is actually going.