Scott Schedules are often very useful in construction Disputes. They help to identify the key issues between the parties, and set out for the judge in a single document a summary of the parties’ rival cases on an item-by-item basis.

The need for a Scott Schedule in construction cases arises because the parties’ disputes are often factually very complex. It can be confusing and time-consuming to move back and forth between the parties’ rival (and often very long) statements of case in order to compare what each of them says about a particular item. A Scott Schedule is designed to provide a single-source document setting out the rival cases.

Scott Schedules are typically used to compare the parties’ respective positions in:

1. •

   defects cases

2. •

   Final account/valuation disputes

3. •

   delay claims

Scott Schedules derive their name from one of the early Official Referees sitting in what is now the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).