Mediation, statutory adjudication and expert determination for main contractors, sub-contractors, developers and consultants. Decisive, technically literate dispute resolution — usually concluded inside six weeks.
Most construction disputes share a moment of failure — a missed interim valuation, a defective-work claim that escalates, or a final account that never closes. We resolve those moments formally, quickly and without the theatre of full litigation.
A single day or structured multi-session negotiation, facilitated by an impartial mediator who understands the engineering behind the dispute. Voluntary, without prejudice, and settlement-ready.
Statutory adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. A binding decision, enforceable by summary judgment, normally delivered within 28 days of referral. The fastest form of binding construction dispute resolution available in England & Wales.
For valuation, delay, quantum and technical-quality disputes where the parties prefer a binding decision from a domain expert rather than a tribunal. Faster and considerably less costly than arbitration.
Statutory adjudication follows a strict procedural clock. Below is the path most referrals take through our practice. Mediation follows a compressed, commercially-tuned version of the same.
Initial contact, conflict check, and confirmation that your dispute falls within the Act. We acknowledge the same business day.
The responding party serves their account. We narrow the issues, identify the documents that matter and discard those that don't.
Short oral hearing at our Victoria Street rooms or site inspection where defects or access disputes are central to the claim.
A written, reasoned and binding decision is delivered. Enforcement, where required, is by summary application to the Technology & Construction Court.
Meridian Construction Resolution was founded as a single-discipline practice: the resolution of building and engineering disputes without the cost and delay of contested litigation. Our work spans commercial development, residential fit-out, M&E sub-contracting, civils and infrastructure.
We sit on the RICS, TeCSA and Adjudication Society panels, and our appointments include roles as contract administrator, lead mediator and tribunal adjudicator on schemes ranging from single-defect claims to multi-party development interferences. Every referral is handled by the principal — not passed to a junior.
Send the broad shape of the dispute — parties, contract form, headline figures and the question you'd like answered. We aim to respond within one working day, always in plain English, and never on a chargeable basis for the first conversation.