When the account
will not close.
Final accounts prepared, defended and settled — built on records, not assertions. NorthEight works party-side: measuring what was actually done, pricing what it was actually worth, and closing the account on documents. From stalled contractor final accounts to disputed subcontract closures, the quantum is assembled early and the settlement is negotiated from strength.
Who appoints NorthEight
Contractors whose final account has been under-certified or ignored. Employers facing inflated or unsupported final account submissions. Subcontractors locked out of closure by withholding notices. Developers needing an independent view before settlement. Party-representative — working alongside, not instead of, legal representation.
When they call
The contract is complete but the account is open, months later. A final account submission has drawn a pay-less notice worth a fraction of the claim. Variations, loss and expense and dayworks remain unagreed. The subcontractor’s final account is stalled pending the main contract’s. The earlier the account is properly assembled, the stronger the settlement.
What NorthEight does
Final account preparation from site records, valuations and measurement. Defence of the other side’s final account — line-by-line quantum review. Variation and dayworks compilation with entitlement evidence. Loss and expense quantification tied to programme records. Negotiation support from first meeting to settlement. Adjudication quantum evidence if the account cannot close by agreement.
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.