06, Advisory, Rev A, Post-completion
Entitlement and quantum positions, without prejudice papers and negotiation strategy, prepared alongside your lawyers before a dispute hardens.
06Dispute avoidance and resolution support
Dispute avoidance and resolution support, this service: from delivery to dispute.Fig. 1Dispute avoidance and resolution support against the life of a project, with the other services behind it.
Source: SUMIT services, as at October 2026. Indicative: every project differs.
Prepared alongside your lawyers.
Step 01
The dispute, the contract, your lawyers and the deadlines; a conflict check and confirmation we act for you in an Advisory capacity.
Step 02
The contract, correspondence, claims, assessments and programmes.
Step 03
An entitlement and quantum position, with its strengths and gaps, prepared under privilege where your lawyers direct.
Step 04
Without prejudice papers, meeting support and the figures behind any settlement.
Step 05
Input to the settlement terms, or a handover to your lawyers and an independent expert if the matter goes further.
Fig. 2A dispute's documents, from the first call to settlement or escalation, prepared alongside your lawyers.
Source: Illustrative. Advisory throughout: SUMIT does not act as a party's adviser and its independent expert in the same dispute.
Timing depends on the matter. Contact SUMIT to discuss yours.
Negotiated the valuation and calculation positions on which both sides' senior leadership settled John Holland's COVID-19 claims on Waterloo Station by deed.
Contributed to claims reports under legal privilege for Goldwind on two wind farms worth $600m and $850m.
Set out termination, step-in and scope removal options for CDC Data Centres on an $80m data centre.
Where a value is given, it is the contract value of the project or package worked on, as published or contracted, not SUMIT's fees. A claim value is the amount claimed.
Guidance
What a global claim is, the four things Kvaerner requires of a total cost claim, why Mainteck treats a significant cause not attributable to the defendant as fatal, how Decor proved its tender baseline, and how to disaggregate during delivery.
Guidance
A six-category method for answering deductions, the five questions to put to every back-charge, the AS 4000 notice that comes before rectification by others, and the NSW and Victorian rules that hold respondents to their schedule reasons at adjudication.
Guidance
Why an adjudicator's error of law within jurisdiction is not reviewable, the forms of jurisdictional error that are, how Queensland and WA differ, and how to decide whether a challenge is worth its cost.
| Basis | Used for |
|---|---|
| By the hour | Ad hoc advice, contract questions and reviews, billed by the hour |
| By the day | Short-term support or a long-term role embedded in your project team |
Other engagement models are on the Advisory page.
Facing a notice, a claim or a payment deadline? Call Malachy on 0452 549 257.
Discuss your projectWritten by Malachy Mullin, Director. Last reviewed 13 October 2026.