Areas of expertise
Construction & Engineering
Payment disputes, defects, delay and disruption, variations and final accounts across construction and engineering projects.
Introduction
Construction disputes are technical, document-heavy and disruptive. Programmes slip, variations are instructed informally, valuations are disputed and by the final account each party has a very different view of what is owed.
Contractual chains add complexity: employer, contractor, sub-contractors and the professional team may all have a stake in the same set of facts.
What we cover
- Payment and interim valuation disputes
- Defects and remedial works
- Delay and disruption
- Variations and change control
- Final accounts
Why mediation?
Adjudication is quick but decides a narrow issue and often leaves the relationship worse. Litigation and arbitration can take years and consume the margin on the whole project.
Mediation can settle the entire account rather than a single dispute, can be arranged around a live project, and can bring several parties to the table on the same day.
How ProMediate can help
Our mediators are used to Scott Schedules, programme analysis, quantum expert reports and multi-party contractual chains, and will not be daunted by the volume of paper.
We work with the parties to reduce the issues to the ones that actually move the number, and to build a settlement that covers payment, outstanding works, retention, defects liability and, where appropriate, the completion of the project.
Why choose ProMediate?
An experienced panel
Barristers, solicitors and senior professionals who have mediated across the full range of commercial, civil and workplace disputes.
CMC Registered Provider
ProMediate is a Civil Mediation Council Registered Mediation Provider, working to recognised professional and complaints standards.
Nationwide coverage
We arrange mediations throughout England and Wales, at a venue convenient to the parties or at our own arranged rooms.
Online and face to face
Full online mediation on Teams or Zoom, hybrid sessions and traditional in-person days — whichever suits the dispute.
Flexible appointments
Evening, weekend and short-notice appointments are available, and most mediations can be arranged within two to three weeks.
Confidential throughout
The process is private and without prejudice. Nothing said in the mediation can be used later if the matter does not settle.
Commercial and pragmatic
We focus on outcomes that work in practice — payment terms, future arrangements and clean settlements — not on winning arguments.
Frequently asked questions
- Can we mediate while an adjudication is running?
- Yes. Parties often mediate in parallel, or immediately after an adjudication decision, to settle the wider account.
- Can sub-contractors join the mediation?
- Multi-party mediations are common in construction and we will structure the day, and the rooms, accordingly.
- Do you need experts to attend?
- Not always, but where quantum or delay is genuinely disputed, having experts available for a joint session is frequently decisive.
Request a mediation
Request a mediation, ask for a quotation or speak to our team about this dispute. Tell us briefly what has happened and we will suggest suitable mediators, available dates and a fixed fee — usually within one working day.