Consultants including Project Managers, Engineers, Architects or Principal Agents or Agents are engaged by Clients under professional mandates which include -
- The Consultants own standard terms and conditions or proposal templates, and
- Client requests for tenders for professional services on contracts proposed by their prospective clients.
Consultant's own contracts
Contract Consulting can add value to Consultants by providing the following the following contact consulting services -
- Legal risk reviews of Consultant's own standard terms and conditions an proposal templates and
- Drafting review to craft templates and proposals that use plain language, flexibility and promote good contract management
Client's tenders and proposed consulting contracts
Contract Consulting can add value to Consultants by providing the following the following contact consulting services -
- Legal risk review of proposed consulting tenders and contracts which include
- providing visibility by creating a "conformed version" by merging the Contract with the Contract Data, and other contractual components,
- reviewing the conformed version for ambiguity, conflicts, and provisions that impose unusual or unclarified risk and professional liability.
Please note: These are consulting services and not legal advice. These consulting services are backed by years of legal practice and legal consulting experience, for which please consult the more detailed curriculum vitae here
provide the following consulting services in the building and construction sector and in commercial contract outsourcing environments
Construction Contract Employers/Purchasers
- Expert advice on selection of the correct terms and conditions/template for the project (FIDIC, NEC3/4, JBCC6.1, GCC2015) and drafting bespoke terms (Particular Conditions, Z Clauses, SLAs) to effectively manage contract risk - Right Contract
- Expert review of tender documents & advice on contract formation and documentation - Right Documentation
- Expert assistance with contract administration & close out (communications, claims, disputes, terminations, adjudication, arbitration or litigation) - Right Outcomes
Construction Contractors & Subcontractors/Sellers
- Expert review of tender and contract documentation & assistance with raising pre-tender clarifications - Right Project
- Expert tenders and contract documentation risk analysis report, & advice on contract risk management - Real World Contracting
- Expert review of the contract forms to ensure that a proper contract is formed and the major risks are identified manageable - Right Documentation
- Contract administration plan generation and assistance/mentoring during commercial contract administration - Right Delivery
- Expert assistance with contract clams, disputes adjudication, arbitration and litigation - Right Outcomes
For the Parties
- Impartial Dispute Resolution Services (mediation, adjudication, arbitration)