Sidebar Org exists because not every engineering or construction firm has an in‑house contracts team – but every project still carries commercial and contractual risk. In court, a “sidebar” is where matters are stepped aside from the noise and dealt with quietly, honestly, and before they become problems. That’s how we work.
We provide practical contract and risk advisory support alongside your business: clear advice, thoughtful judgment, and real conversations when decisions matter. No theatre, no unnecessary complexity – just experienced, well researched guidance, available when you need it and delivered in a way that fits how you actually work
“In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.”
– Albert Einstein –
Sidebar’s bLAWg
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This is, to my knowledge, a common occurrence. The parties are a local municipality on one side, and a firm of consulting engineers, appointed as the design-build contractor for works, on the other side. The contract is substantially based on the FIDIC Yellow Book. The recitals indicated that the firm had already performed consulting work…
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Imagine this: an adjudicator has just ordered you, the employer, to pay your contractor a very large sum of money. You are convinced the decision is wrong. You issue your notice of dissatisfaction the same week and refer the dispute to arbitration. So – can you hold on to your money until the arbitrator decides?…
