Claim management & contract disputes
The anchor capability. We prepare, quantify and negotiate claims under Saudi public and private contracts — and manage disputes to a commercial resolution rather than an open-ended process.
Management Consulting
The anchor of the practice is claim management and contract disputes — protecting value when performance, payment or scope is contested. Around it sit the studies and reviews that give boards the numbers behind hard decisions: feasibility, market assessment, and financial and operational performance.
What we take on
Feasibility studies & market assessment
Decision-grade analysis of whether a project, market or investment carries its own weight — built on Saudi data, read with European rigour, and stated without hedging.
Financial & operational reviews
Independent reviews of performance, cost and organisation — for owners, boards and investors who need the position stated plainly before they act.
How a mandate runs
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Diagnose
We establish the facts of the contract and the record — what was agreed, what happened, and what it is worth.
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Quantify
We build the claim or the review on numbers that survive scrutiny from the other side of the table.
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Negotiate
We put your position to the counterparty, in the language and manner the Saudi system expects.
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Resolve
We drive to a commercial settlement — and prepare the formal route if one is needed.
When clients come to us
- A contract is in dispute, or a claim needs to be prepared and quantified.
- A counterparty has rejected a variation or withheld payment.
- A board needs an independent read on a project’s feasibility before committing.
- Performance or cost is drifting and you need the position stated plainly.
Common questions
When should we involve you in a claim?
As early as possible. The sooner the record is built properly, the stronger the position — ideally before the dispute hardens.
Do you work alongside our legal counsel?
Yes. We prepare the technical and quantum analysis and support your appointed lawyers; our senior engineers have been appointed by Saudi courts as technical experts. The scope of any formal engagement is confirmed per matter.
Is a feasibility study just a document?
No — it is a decision. We state whether the project carries its own weight, and why, in terms a board can act on.
How long does a claim take to resolve?
It varies with the record, the counterparty and the route. A claim built on a clean record and quantified early typically resolves commercially in months; a poorly documented one can outlast the project. Early involvement is the single biggest accelerator.
Can you take over a claim that has already been rejected?
Yes. A rejection is often a verdict on the submission, not on the entitlement. We reassess the record, rebuild the quantification and reopen the discussion where grounds exist.
Do you advise contractors or owners?
Both sides of the market — whichever party’s contract value is at risk. Conflicts are checked before any mandate is accepted.
In practice
How claims work under Saudi contracts
Saudi contracts give more room for well-founded claims than most parties use. Public contracts sit under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law: GTPL Articles 68–69 and the Implementing Regulations provide for price adjustment and compensation in defined events. Private contracts lean on Article 97 of the Civil Transactions Law and on the contract’s own variation and claims machinery. Entitlement always turns on the specific contract and the record behind it.
The recurring levers are practical, not exotic: escalation in materials, services and labour; transport and fuel; insurance premiums; and regulatory change, including environmental compliance. Each is claimable only as well as it is evidenced — which is why the contemporaneous record matters more than the argument.
What decides the outcome is discipline: a record built while the work runs, quantification that survives scrutiny from the other side of the table, submission within the contract’s notice periods, and negotiation conducted in the manner the Saudi system expects. Most well-prepared claims never need a formal route — they settle commercially, which is usually where the client’s interest lies.
SAR 4 billion in claims recovered under GTPL, CTL and contractual frameworks. Most mandates are under NDA — outcomes are discussed in conversation, not published.
A dispute compounds while it waits.
Describe the contract and the position. A senior partner replies — in confidence.