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About Construction Law

In construction, knowing the law is only part of the challenge. It’s also important to see things from a commercial perspective and understand the connection between the agreements you’re advising on and what happens on the ground – knowing when to push a point or let it go and enabling you to give your clients advice that they can work with. From design to build and beyond.

Issues in construction contracts

Applying statutory requirements when drafting and negotiating construction contracts throws up common problems and disputes. We cover HGCRA 1996 requirements plus other issues lke retention, set off, and escrow.

Construction disputes

In-depth guidance and precedent documents for enforcing and challenging the adjudicator’s decision. From correcting errors under the slip rule, to grounds for a jurisdictional challenge, this is the place to go.

Standard form construction contracts

We publish JCT 2016 contracts and FIDIC contracts, and have related schedules of amendments for key forms. See other schedules of amendments, practice notes, and checklists for forms including NEC, MF/1, ICC.

Commercial perspective

Understand the connection between the agreements you’re advising on and what happens on the ground. Know when to push a point or let it go, and give your clients advice they can work with from design to build and beyond.

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Latest Construction Q&As

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I understand that the UK and the EU Commission have taken conflicting stances to the application of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements after 31 December 2020 to the UK. What impact is this likely to have in UK proceedings?
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I need to serve a claim form and I am up against a limitation period. I think I can rely on section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 to prove that I have served it. Is that right? If so, does the section apply to DX as well as the postal service?
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My client/counsel/instructing solicitor/expert witness/third party provider/other key stakeholder is unwell and unable to give instructions and/or otherwise complete work, etc eg to be able to issue prior to limitation expiring and/or to be able to give instructions, etc so as to meet any other court and/or other deadline (examples of third party providers include: the need for an approved transcript of the lower court judgment with any appellant’s notice where the client is seeking to appeal a judgment of the High Court to the Court of Appeal; translations—service/witness statements; third party disclosure providers; etc), what steps should we take?
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Coronavirus (Covid-19)—What happens in situations where an application needs to be heard before a certain date? Would the court be willing to provide relief if it is unable to arrange for an application to be heard?
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What are the implications for trading in goods with the EU27 if the UK trades on World Trade Organization rules in the event of a ‘no deal’ outcome in March 2019?
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Associated legal terms

Change (also known as a Variation)

A variation in the works or services to be carried out. This is usually governed by a Change Protocol which sets out parameters for making Changes.

Head contract

This term is used to describe the contract between a contractor and an employer for the entirety of the works, when some of the works are being sub-contracted out by the contractor. It is commonly referred to as the head or main contract, which distinguishes it from the sub-contracts.

JCT contracts

The most popular standard form of building contracts, which are produced by the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT).
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