Why Corvinus
The right first step
before litigation.
A construction dispute is not simply a legal file. It is a building, a project, a contract or lease, a technical history and an evidential record. Corvinus examines the complete matter before deciding what should be resolved, challenged or escalated.
- Construction understood
- Position established
- Resolution tested
- Escalation prepared
The complete matter
Start where the problem exists.
The legal position depends on understanding the work, the obligation and the evidence together.
The work
What was designed, instructed, built, valued or alleged.
The obligation
What the lease, contract, professional appointment or applicable law required.
The evidence
What the drawings, reports, correspondence and project record support, contradict or leave unresolved.
Resolution first
Understand the matter before allowing the process to define it.
Formal proceedings should not become the default before the matter is understood. Corvinus first tests whether the issue can be resolved through a corrected submission, supported response, remedial agreement, account reconciliation, negotiation or another proportionate route.
- Corrected consent submission
- Technically supported response
- Agreement on remedial work
- Account reconciliation
- Clarification of scope or responsibility
- Negotiation from an established position
- 01
Clarify
Establish what was agreed, instructed, built and recorded.
- 02
Test
Examine whether the allegation, valuation or refusal is technically and contractually supported.
- 03
Respond
Put a corrected submission, supported response or reconciled account to the other side.
- 04
Resolve
Where a proportionate route is realistically available, pursue it before escalation.
Resolution is tested, not assumed. Where a proportionate route is not realistically available, the matter is prepared for the next appropriate step.
If the matter does not resolve
Escalate without reconstructing the project from the beginning.
Corvinus prepares the matter so that a specialist solicitor or counsel can focus on legal advice, procedure and advocacy rather than first having to discover what happened in the construction project.
ESCALATION PACK
Illustrative
- 01Matter summary
- 02Chronology
- 03Indexed evidence
- 04Contract or lease issues
- 05Technical analysis
- 06Strengths and weaknesses
- 07Unresolved questions
- 08Professional briefing
The right stage
The right expertise at the right stage.
Corvinus is not a substitute for an authorised litigator where litigation is required. It is the specialist pre-litigation step that establishes the complete construction, contractual and evidential position before that stage.
Where appropriate
Begin with Corvinus
- Consent matters, including licences to alter
- Construction facts, project history and valuation
- Technical allegations and competing accounts
- Evidence reconstruction from the project record
- Pre-litigation resolution where a proportionate route may be available
- Preparation of the matter for specialist legal escalation
May require immediate legal advice
Go directly to an authorised lawyer
- Proceedings have already been issued
- An urgent injunction or enforcement risk arises
- A limitation deadline may be imminent
- There is forfeiture or possession risk
- The conduct of litigation is required
- Rights of audience are required
- There is an immediate need for privileged legal advice
Whether a matter requires an authorised legal professional immediately is a decision for the client, taking advice where appropriate. Corvinus does not make that determination on the client's behalf.
Law × Construction × Evidence
Law
The contractual, leasehold and legal framework.
Construction
The works, design, methodology, valuation and physical reality.
Evidence
The material that supports or undermines the competing positions.
Corvinus examines all three before recommending a route.
Common questions
Questions about starting with Corvinus.
Present a matter
Resolve what can be resolved. Prepare what cannot.
Present the issue first. Corvinus will determine whether the matter is suitable and what the next step should be.