JCT contract consultancy
Understand the risk before signing—and control it during delivery.
Commercial support across JCT forms, bespoke amendments, notices, payment and project administration.
When to engage
Make risk allocation a conscious decision.
Standard forms are frequently amended. Our role is to make the resulting obligations, notice requirements and commercial consequences visible.
- During tender or contract negotiation
- When reviewing bespoke amendments
- Where loss and expense or extension of time is emerging
- During payment, variation or final-account disputes
How we help
Commercially focused JCT support.
Pre-contract reviewRisk, amendments and negotiation points.
Contract administrationNotices, instructions, variations and payment.
Entitlement assessmentTime, loss and expense and evidence.
Settlement supportNegotiation and final-account preparation.
Typical deliverables
Structured advice, not a marked-up contract alone.
- Plain-English risk report
- Prioritised schedule of amendments
- Negotiation support and fallback positions
- Notice and evidence requirements
- Commercial recovery or settlement plan
Frequently asked
Practical answers.
Can you review amendments before tender return?
Yes. Reviews can be prioritised around material commercial exposure and the time available.
Can you help establish loss and expense?
Yes. We can assess the contractual basis, records, causation and presentation of the position.
Do you negotiate directly?
Support can include briefing your team, attending negotiations or leading the commercial discussion.