ABSTRACT
Global claims remains a subject where the exact circumstances of each dispute must be examined very carefully and comparison made with the circumstances of decided cases before a decision is made to present or reject a claim founded in this manner on any particular contract. The correct and the usual way in the majority of circumstances found in construction contracts is for a ‘claim’ to be presented in a final account or before an arbitrator or a court by linking each cause with each effect. Normally, a contractor will seek to show that the late issue of instructions, say about groundworks, had an effect on completion of the groundworks. Because these works were, as often, on a critical path for the contract, the whole of the works were therefore claimed to be delayed. Contractors and sub-contractors are advised to get it right first time and link the cause and effect of every event giving rise to a claim.
