CONFLICT AVOIDANCE
& DISPUTE RESOLUTION
"The calm, considered approach in establishing a negotiated settlement & the just outcome achieved in difficult circumstances by Domec Professional Services expert consultants, was truly exceptional. They are the team you really want in the trenches with you." - Director of Facilities; Several simultaneous multi-track dilapidations actions; Birmingham & Manchester
"Domec Professional Services has pro-actively apportioned contractual risk across parties best placed to accept it & addressed areas of disagreement early to avoid disputes occurring in the first instance" - Regional Director Major UK Institution; procurement strategy, risk identification & contract dispute negotiation; Liverpool, Manchester, London
Domec Professional Services consultants have extensive experience in applying well established expertise in construction & MEP to reduce risk & to avoid & resolve related disputes. Domec Professional Services consultants take instructions regularly from clients in commercial, educational, local authority & health sectors as well as developers, private individuals specialist solicitors & counsel.
Our experienced, award winning team is uniquely placed & includes fellowship level chartered building surveyors & specialist consultants; all leaders in the field & recognised by industry & all of whom have undertaken post-graduate specific training relating to Construction Law.
Typically, our experienced Adjudicators, Mediators & Arbitrators hold fellowship level membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors & The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators & have undergone comprehensive advanced assessment in this highly specialised area of practice. Many of our consultants regularly speak at industry events, university lectures & provide regular commentary across industry press as well as publishing in peer reviewed academic journals.
We have established a carefully selected network in this area of practice & regularly partner with other legal professionals including specialist mediators, adjudicators, arbitrators, solicitors, junior counsel & silks nationally. We are in a position to instruct counsel on behalf of our clients & have strong relationships with leading sets of chambers in London, Belfast, Edinburgh & Manchester.
Legal Solutions
Alternative Dispute Resolution Consultancy
(Adjudication & Arbitration, Mediation & Concilliation)
Project Document Appraisal & Risk Analysis
Post-Project Risk Analysis
Contract Selection & Administration
Procurement Strategy
Dilapidations Actions
Party Wall Matters
Boundary Determination
Dispute avoidance
Conveyancing Related Advice
Landlord & Tenant Consultancy
Expert Witness Reporting & Advocacy
Contract Heads of Terms Production
Construction Inquiry Consultancy
Lease & Licence Review, Summarisation & Advice
Expert Determination
Lease & Licence Drafting
Rights to Light
Oversailing licencing and rights of access
Licences for Occupation & Building Alterations
Safety & Environmental Enforcement Body Actions
Planning Authority Related Actions
Appointing Counsel, Direct Access - Advice & Development of Brief to Counsel
Planning Authority Related Actions
Statutory Compliance & Risk
Building, Construction & Mechanical Defect Claims
Identifying Existence of Contract
Lease & Licences Negotiation & Renegotiation for both Landlord & Tenant
Reputational Protection
Data Ownership & BIM Strategy
Project Delay Analysis & Resolution