Resolving Commercial Challenges in Construction

Legally trained Chartered Quantity Surveyors who specialise in
solving complex construction and engineering challenges

40+ Years Experience

Step-by-step Resolutions

Accredited Professionals

Who we are

Welcome to Overford. Your expert team in the unravelling of contractual and construction complexities. Our founding partners have over 40 years of combined industry experience.

We’ve helped companies at all levels within the construction, rail and engineering sectors.  Whether you are a sole trader, an SME, or a multi-national contractor or developer, our team will support you. We’ll guide you through the minefield of commercial and contractual issues in construction.

What We Do

We provide a Specialist Advisory Service which offers commercial management, claims management, dispute resolution in the construction and engineering industries

Claim Strategy, Analysis
and Preparation
Dispute Avoidance Services
Mediation, Adjudication, Arbitration and Litigation Support
Insolvency Support
Expert Advice on Quantum Matters
Commercial Management
Training And Development

Our Latest Updates

Adjudication is, as we’ve mentioned previously, one of the most popular ways to resolve a dispute. Since its introduction in 1997 as part of the then new Construction Act, adjudication has become the go-to method of construction dispute resolution in the UK and some say the only game in town....

The simple answer to this question is, ‘no’. A variation has a very specific contractual implication for a construction project, writes Guy Jackson, founding partner of Overford. A change might not be a variation, even though a variation is almost always a change. No matter whether your involvement in a...

Contract admin – to old hands, it can be one of the most routine aspects of the job. But if you’re new to it, then it might spell the end of your time in a job! So what are the key things to watch out for and what do you...

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