It is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most construction contracts require the contractor to return to...
This Practice Note looks at Employer’s Requirements (also referred to as ERs) within a building contract. It explains what Employer’s Requirements are...
What is a letter of intent?Letters of intent are used in construction and engineering projects to allow the employer to mobilise a contractor before...
While tort claims are not as common in construction projects as breach of contract claims, they do still arise and it is not uncommon for a claimant...
What is sectional completion?Where the construction contract splits the works into sections or parts, usually to be started at different times, there...
Produced in association with 4 Pump CourtPrinciples of natural justiceIf an adjudicator breaches the rules of natural justice during the adjudication...
The JCT Pre-Construction Services Agreement was launched in 2008. A revised edition was published in 2011 to incorporate the amendments to the Housing...
This Practice Note examines the extent to which contractors, sub-contractors and consultants have a duty to warn their employer of inadequacies that...
This Practice Note identifies the key parties involved in most construction projects (including the employer, the contractor, the professional team of...
EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contracts are frequently drafted to be turnkey agreements—the contractor builds the works and all the...
Dispute boards were initially seen on US infrastructure projects, and were then adopted for use in FIDIC forms of contract and on projects funded by...
The use of dispute boards can hold considerable benefits in certain circumstances or with certain contract types, but they are not a panacea for all...
Deciding on the use of a dispute board as part of the dispute resolution procedure in a construction contract is only the first step. Once the concept...
What kind of disputes arise in construction?The construction industry gives rise to a very wide range of disputes:•disputes over money, eg non-payment...
This Practice Note looks at interim applications in cases proceeding in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC). It looks at specific provisions...
This Practice Note looks at various preliminary case management issues affecting cases proceeding in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) under...
Cyprus is part of the EU.The process of effecting service of documents between EU Member States is governed by the process of service rules set out in...
According to the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions, it is not possible to issue a claim in the County Court by email. See CPR PD 5B, para...
CPR PD 51U indeed only makes provisions regarding photocopies at CPR PD 51U, para 13. This provision is silent on photocopying charges for inspection,...
STOP PRESS: this Q&A is based on the first edition of the pre-action protocol (in force until 8 November 2016). For a comparison of the two editions...
Court feesWhere a claimant issues a claim for a sum of money, a court fee will be payable. Generally, the fee will depend on the amount claimed in the...
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