When positions
harden.
Claims prepared, assessed and negotiated — party-side, commercially grounded. Proactive first: records, notices and entitlement managed early so issues never become claims. When they do, the position is built on documents, not assertions.
Who appoints NorthEight
Contractors, employers, developers and subcontractors facing payment disputes, final account disagreements, loss and expense claims, delay and disruption, or adjudication. Party-representative — working alongside, not instead of, legal representation.
When they call
A pay-less notice has landed on a disputed valuation. A final account has stalled with no agreement in sight. An extension of time has been rejected. A referral has been served and the response is due in days. The earlier the call, the stronger the position.
What NorthEight does
Records assembly and analysis. Entitlement review against the contract. Loss and expense quantification. Delay analysis — cause and effect, not just programming. Final account preparation or assessment. Adjudication referrals and responses (party-side quantum). Negotiation support — commercial positions tested and settlement ranges built.
What we need from you
Construction contract and amendments, all valuations and payment notices, programme records, correspondence on the disputed matters, and any expert or consultant reports already commissioned. If the dispute is unclear, a brief call first to scope the documents needed.
What happens next
Conflict check → initial call to understand the dispute, timeline and objective → receive documents → written scope and fee → work begins. For live adjudication timetables, the first substantive meeting is within 48 hours of instruction.
Fee basis
Hourly for claims work, or fixed fee for defined scopes (e.g. adjudication response). Adjudication representation for disputes up to £100k is available at a fixed fee.
Party representative in adjudication — records assembled, entitlement built, positions negotiated to settlement. Loss and expense claims managed to resolution on live contracts. MCIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) and Society of Construction Law member. Nineteen years across Tier 1 contracting and consultancy.
Adjudication representation, fixed fee
Referring or responding — for disputes up to £100k. A defined scope, a defined fee, and a position built to hold.