Construction claims
A construction claim is a request for time, money or both, made under the contract when an event outside your risk affects the works. Practice turns on three things: the instrument you use, the window you have to use it in, and the contemporaneous record that proves the event happened when you say it did.
Articles
Every claims article.
Articles with no place named state general practice. A place is named where the law there, rather than the contract, sets the rule.
| Article | Reviewed |
|---|---|
| Extension of timeMoving the completion date. The four elements a time claim must establish, the five defences that beat sound ones, and where each element is taken further. | August 7, 2026 |
| VariationsScope and price. The five elements a variation claim must establish, why agreeing a value may not pay for the time it cost, and where each element is taken further. | August 7, 2026 |