Here are some of our insights into aspects of Construction Dispute Resolution. These articles are published by Brant for Clients and visitors to our website. This page is regularly updated with new information.
In response to a recent CIOB governance review a new board was convened to provide strategic direction for the institute on policy and public affairs, with a fresh focus on international policy. The CIOB external affairs advisory board comprises 14 CIOB members, with Ian Brant appointed Chair. Ian’s fist task Read more…
When deciding on your strategy to defend or promote an Adjudication, would you go it alone and fight your case with minimum costs ‘team David’. Or, if finances permit, do you adopt the belt and braces approach and instruct a full legal team and Expert witnesses ‘team Goliath’,? There are Read more…
Brant Construction Quantum Experts are regularly instructed to assist in resolving disputes relating to the abnormal costs associated with developments. These often include Infrastructure costs and occasionally build costs. Brant has been involved in disputes ranging from relatively small housing developments, through industrial developments, to large scale mixed use developments Read more…
Brant is 25 years old. It’s come a long way since Trevor started Brant Associates Ltd from a home-office in 1995. He still participates in the business in his role as Chairman but Mark and Ian Brant joined him, became directors and have been managing the company for the past Read more…
The impact The Office for National Statistics figures demonstrate that as a result of Covid-19, construction output shrank by a colossal 40.1% in April 2020. The Construction Products Association has also forecast a most unwelcome fall of 25% in Construction output in the UK during 2020. With the prospect of Read more…
I am passionate about dispute avoidance and at Brant, we do all we can to support our clients so as to avoid formal dispute resolution. However, in these strange times, what happens if you are in the receipt of a claim, or formal dispute proceedings, such as Adjudication, Mediation or Read more…
I drafted an article, in 2011, entitled, ‘Is Adjudication too Expensive?’ It would now appear the question has been answered and the game has changed! For too long, disputes that have a lower value, less than say £20-30k have not been economical to pursue, because the likely cost and risk Read more…
An article we once published in a Newsletter set out the merits of the planning function in construction projects. It encouraged Employers of Contractors, in particular, to take a pro-active approach to planning in terms of interrogating and monitoring a Contractor’s programme. This is because it is becoming increasingly apparent Read more…
The right to adjudicate a dispute under a “Construction Contract” came into force in 1998 when the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the Act) became statute. One of the primary objectives of the Act was to assist with ensuring that cash flowed down the supply chain. The adjudication Read more…