Practical Completion – What does it mean and why is it important?
James highlights the recent discussion around how to determine whether practical completion has been achieved.
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James highlights the recent discussion around how to determine whether practical completion has been achieved.
Click Here to Read MoreClaire Graydon addresses the oft-asked question – what is the obligation on contracting authorities to disclose information to unsuccessful tenderers?
Click Here to Read More“Letters of intent come in all sorts of forms … there can therefore be no prior assumptions”. Robert Burns outlines where exactly the courts stand when considering if a letter of intent can be taken as a contract, and the practical takeaways which can be gleaned from the authoritative judgments that have been handed down on this issue.
Click Here to Read MoreStefan Berry considers the dilemmas faced by contracting authorities with a look at the recent Amey Highways Ltd v West Sussex County Council case.
Click Here to Read MoreWilliam Brown reacts to the series of amendments to the NEC4 suite of contracts.
Click Here to Read MoreJohn Doherty gives a summary of some lesser known cases from 2018, focusing on their implications for construction law and practice.
Click Here to Read More‘Smash and grab’ adjudications were predicted to end after last year’s S&T v Grove ruling; the judgement had its first test case earlier this year. By James Sargeant.
Click Here to Read MoreAs an adjudicator with many years of experience in Construction and Procurement, I know the number of adjudications referred in Northern … Continue reading “Should Insolvency Impact on the Right to Adjudicate?”
Click Here to Read MoreBen Cunningham details his thoughts on what was covered at the Construction Industry Federation Conference in September on the topic of social responsibilities in Public Procurement.
Click Here to Read MoreLiquidated damages are very common in the construction industry, so it is important to understand what they are and when the courts will enforce them.
Click Here to Read MoreWhen non-payment becomes an issue, often the first response is to suspend services or withhold work done. Noreen Smyth questions this response in light of the judgment in Trant v McDonald.
Click Here to Read MoreClaire Mc Carry discusses the ‘contra proferentem’ rule, and the importance of choosing carefully when to rely upon it.
Click Here to Read MoreJohn Doherty details the lessons which can be learned from last year’s ruling in the MT Højgaard AS v E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin
Rigg East Ltd case.
James Sargeant, in light of construction being named the second largest sector prone to labour exploitation, discusses how unfair contracts contribute to the issue of modern slavery.
Click Here to Read MoreThe X22 provision in NEC4 aims to provide more commercial incentives for contractors in two-stage tenders. Chrystele Kan considers its likely impact.
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