Contract Advice and Dispute Resolution

Forms of procurement are constantly evolving and contracts can be as simple or as complicated as we choose to make them. Advice on the most appropriate form of contract early in the procurement process will save both time and money. Parties can become entrenched in contractual disputes and generally it is in the interests of both parties to avoid costly legal action; expert advice on dispute resolution can help to achieve this.

We offer contract advice; procurement strategy; risk transfer; contract document preparation; contract administration; expert advice and opinion; preparation of formal expert statements and reports; acting as expert witness; all forms of dispute resolution, including mediation, conciliation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation.

We can handle the procurement of highway schemes from minor junction improvements to motorway widening schemes for a variety of clients from private developers to local authorities and government agencies. We have implemented schemes using all forms of contract including traditional remeasurement, Design & Build, Design Build Finance and Operate (PFI) and ECC/Partnering/Early Contractor Involvement.  Work with the Highways Agency has helped to develop many of these forms.
This knowledge has led to us advising clients on the most effective form of procurement and has enabled us to act as expert witness and to assist in resolving contractual claims and disputes.

Scott Wilson staff co-authored the ICE Arbitration Procedure 1997 and are also on the ICE Arbitration Advisory Panel. Scott Wilson is experienced in alternative dispute resolution and is on the lists of Arbitrators, Adjudicators, Conciliators and Dispute Board Members maintained by ICE, CIArb, FIDIC and the Highways Agency. We have experience of resolving disputes by mediation, conciliation and the adjudication processes.