Scott Schedule: definition and example
A table that sets out disputed items one to a row, with each side's position and figure side by side.
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What it means in practice
A Scott Schedule compares disputed items in a structured table. Typical columns show the allegation or item, the claimant's amount, the response and supporting references. It makes differences easier to see, but the schedule itself does not prove the facts or decide the dispute.
Use one clear item per row and preserve the evidence behind it. Counterclaim defence can help organise a response to itemised allegations.
Worked example
The facts
A main contractor alleges three separate defects and claims a different repair cost for each.
What happens
The subcontractor creates three rows with the allegation, amount and evidence reference.
It records which points are admitted, disputed or awaiting further information.
What this shows
Both sides can see the remaining disagreement without treating an unsupported total as a single indivisible claim.