Claims Analysis
Test a contract claim across entitlement, procedure, causation, time impact, quantum, mitigation and concurrency, and observe how evidence gaps change the strength of the management position.
Analyze the case behind the claim—not just the amount being requested.
The worked example is a contractor claim arising from late owner-provided site access. The claim seeks 18 days of time relief and £480,000. The simulator evaluates the strength of the supporting contractual and evidential case.
Claims Analysis — Step by Step
Eight locked stages move from claim context through entitlement, causation, time impact, quantum, mitigation/concurrency, an evidence challenge and management review.
Establish the Contract Claim Context
Entitlement, Causation, Time and Quantum
Reveal the claim context to begin.
Separate entitlement, proof and valuation.
Entitlement & procedure
Identify the operative contract clause or legal basis and verify any notice, timing, record and submission requirements that affect the claim.
Causation & delay
Show that the alleged event caused the claimed consequence. For delay claims, connect the event to the contractual completion path using appropriate schedule evidence.
Quantum
Trace claimed cost to recoverable categories and reliable records. Separate actual cost, estimated cost, duplicated cost, unsupported allocation and unrelated expenditure.
Mitigation & defenses
Review mitigation, concurrent delay, claimant-responsibility events, caps, exclusions, releases, waivers and other contractual or legal defenses that may affect the outcome.
Claim Support Index= Entitlement 20% + Notice 10% + Causation 20% + Time Substantiation 15% + Quantum Substantiation 20% + Mitigation 5% + Concurrency/Defense Position 10%.
Causation Score= average of Responsibility Attribution and Causation Evidence.
Concurrency / Defense Score= inverse of modeled concurrent-delay exposure.
Illustrative Evidence-Weighted Amount= Claimed Amount × Claim Support Index. It is shown only to demonstrate sensitivity and is not a legal valuation, settlement recommendation or amount due.
Important: actual claims depend on the contract, governing law, facts, notice provisions, causation, delay methodology, valuation rules and dispute-resolution framework.
Build Your Own Claims Analysis Scenario
Experiment Mode is isolated from the guided demonstration. Change the claim amount, time, entitlement, evidence and defense assumptions freely.
Quick Knowledge Check
Claims Analysis Cues
Start with the Contract
Identify the clause, obligation, event, remedy and procedure before analyzing the claimed amount.
Test Notice Compliance
Check notice timing, content, records and claim-submission requirements under the actual contract.
Prove Causation
Connect the event to the claimed time and cost consequences using contemporaneous evidence.
Substantiate Time
Use appropriate schedule analysis and records to demonstrate the impact on contractual completion.
Substantiate Quantum
Trace recoverable cost to reliable source documents and remove unsupported, duplicated or unrelated amounts.
Test Defenses
Review mitigation, concurrency, claimant responsibility, caps, exclusions, releases and other contractual/legal defenses.
Test procedure, causation, schedule effect, quantum, mitigation and defenses separately, then build the management position from the evidence rather than from the headline claim value.