Legal and Dispute Resolution

At Quentessential Surveying, our Legal & Dispute Claims services ensure your project’s commercial interests are protected, even when disagreements or contractual challenges arise.

We support clients throughout the lifecycle of disputes from early risk identification and claims preparation to adjudication, arbitration, or litigation support helping to secure fair outcomes and minimise financial exposure.

Within are wider team of consultants and mentors we have a proficient Quantity Surveying legal team headed up by, Quentin Eve (BSc, MSc, LLM, MCIArb).

Our experience of winning claims of high value and providing robust dispute resolution services ensures the smooth and continuous running of projects.

We have 11 successful adjudication enforcements, including leading in Sitol Limited v Finegold & Anor [2018] EWHC 3969 (TCC).

Our legal services include:

  • Dispute resolution and representation through negotiation, mediation, and adju-dication
  • Preparation of adjudication documents, including Notices, Referrals, Statements of Claim, and Quantum Meruit claims
  • Specialisation in non-payment of notified sums
  • Completion of delay and disruption claims
  • Preparation of draft position papers demonstrating the client’s contractual strength of claim

Just a few examples of the cases our construction dispute resolution team can advise on include:

  • Payment Problems
  • Delayed/Incomplete Works
  • Contract Terminations
  • Third-Party Contractor Issues
  • Property Damage/Defects
  • Overpayment