Adjudication/Negotiation/Mediation

Dispute Resolution / Adjudication, Negotiation, Mediation

Construction Adjudication

Subcontractors like you can recover your disputed money from main contractors by utilising our expertise in construction contracts and proficiency in Adjudication 
Are you a Subcontractor or Specialist in Construction who is struggling to obtain payments from its Main Contractor Clients, has a dispute, or is in need of contractual support, or advice before signing a Sub-Contract?

Have you heard of Adjudication but aren't sure what it involves, how to go about ensuring a win, or how much it will cost?
Do you need to resolve a dispute and collect your cash quickly?

Our expertise as construction adjudicators will guide you through the process, prepare the submisisons, and manage the process with you having as much, or as little, involvement as you prefer. We play to win for you, and treat your money as we would our own.

RJH have helped their clients to resolve disputes ranging from £10,000 to £12 Million in value. Often, an initial letter is all that is required to bring the problem to a head and to facilitate negotiations. Our support at the negotiating table has proved highly beneficial in obtaining much fairer settlements for our many Subcontractor clients, of all trades, and in unlocking their unpaid cash.

However, once a dispute has manifested itself, it usually means that the other party has made a positive decision not to pay you, or to agree to grant the required extension of time. In these situations RJH regularly provides a full Adjudication service to its Subcontractor clients. With your input, we prepare and submit all of the necessary formal adjudication documentation, arrange for the appropriate appointment of an experienced Adjudicator, and manage the process up to the obtaining of a Decision for you. In well over 120 Adjudications to date, we have been very successful in all but a handful of our cases; however those losses had been anticipated and advised to our Clients, who still decided to 'have a go'.

In addition to Adjudication, we are equally able to advise upon and represent our clients in other forms of dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and expert determination.

RJH has successfully represented many Subcontractors, and Employers in numerous Adjudications concerning:
  • Payment Disputes
  • Retention Release
  • Defects and associated rectification costs
  • Extensions of Time
  • Loss and Expense
  • Liquidated Damages
  • Contra-Charges
  • Damages for Breach of Contract
  • Loss of Profit
Adjudication was made part of the UK's Construction Law in 1998 via the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act. Most construction contracts hence have the right to refer disputes to Adjudication, whether the Contract provides for it or not. Once commenced, Adjudication is a 28-day process, with the Adjudicator's Decision being binding on both parties, and enforceable at law if necessary.

If you are owed money under a construction contract or subcontract, the likelihood is that RJH will be able to successfully recover payment on your behalf, either via Negotiation, Mediation, or using the power of Adjudication. We will firstly review the strengths of your case with you, and then agree the strategy needed to obtain your money.

In the majority of cases we can offer a fixed fee arrangement, or even a no-win no-fee service which allows you to reduce your risk in the unlikely event that the Adjudicator does not decide in your favour.

"It is wrong that the Subcontractors who do all the hard work have to suffer as a result of non-payment."

Richard Hildrick - Founder
BSc(Hons) MSc MRICS MCIOB FCIArb

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Richard Hildrick - Founder
BSc(Hons) MSc MRICS MCIOB FCIArb

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