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Admissibility of expert evidence in procurement challenges ( R (on the application of Good Law Project Ltd) v Minister for the Cabinet Office)

Admissibility of expert evidence in procurement challenges ( R (on the application of Good Law Project Ltd) v Minister for the Cabinet Office)

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The limits of disclosure under the pilot—what you won’t get even if you ask (Curtiss v Zurich Insurance plc)

The limits of disclosure under the pilot—what you won’t get even if you ask (Curtiss v Zurich Insurance plc)

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Construction weekly highlights—29 July 2021

Construction weekly highlights—29 July 2021

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Amendments when limitation is an issue—the court’s approach (D R Jones Yeovil Ltd v Drayton Beaumont Services Ltd)

Amendments when limitation is an issue—the court’s approach (D R Jones Yeovil Ltd v Drayton Beaumont Services Ltd)

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Defects liability period and rectification of defects

Defects liability period and rectification of defects

Defects liability period and rectification of defectsIt is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most...

Provisional sums

Provisional sums

Provisional sumsWhat are provisional sums?There is no precise standard definition of provisional sum but it is generally understood to refer to an...

Repair and maintenance contracts

Repair and maintenance contracts

Repair and maintenance contractsThis Practice Note looks at the nature of repair and maintenance contracts, how they are used and the different types...

Concession contracts—materials and resources

Concession contracts—materials and resources

Concession contracts—materials and resourcesA concession is a form of public private partnership (PPP). It is a long term contractual arrangement...

Practice notes

The final account in construction and engineering contracts

The final account in construction and engineering contractsWhat is the final account?The expression 'final account' refers to the consolidated...
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19th May
Practice notes

Prohibited or deleterious materials

Prohibited or deleterious materialsWhat are prohibited or deleterious materials?Most building contracts, sub-contracts, consultants’ appointments and...
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19th May
Practice notes

Letters of intent—construction

Letters of intent—constructionWhat is a letter of intent?Letters of intent are used in construction and engineering projects to allow the employer to...
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19th May
Practice notes

NEC and JCT contracts compared

NEC and JCT contracts comparedThis Practice Note examines some of the key areas where the NEC3 and NEC4 standard form construction contracts take a...
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19th May
Practice notes

Target cost contracts on construction projects

Target cost contracts on construction projectsWhat is a target cost contract?A target cost contract is a type of cost reimbursable contract under...
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19th May
Q&As

What is a design responsibility matrix?

What is a design responsibility matrix?A design responsibility matrix is a tool used in construction projects to allocate responsibility for the...
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19th May
Q&As

What is the relevance of the Base Date in the JCT Design and Build Contract?

What is the relevance of the Base Date in the JCT Design and Build Contract?The Base Date is relevant in respect of a number of clauses in the JCT...
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19th May
Practice notes

MF/1 Rev 6 (2014)

MF/1 Rev 6 (2014)Originally called 'Model Form A', 'MF/1' comprises Conditions of Contract for the design, supply and installation of electrical,...
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Produced in partnership with Penningtons Manches and Sarah Fox 19th May
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Practice notes

The Scheme for Construction Contracts

The Scheme for Construction Contracts This Practice Note looks at the Scheme for Construction Contracts, as contained in:•the schedule to the Scheme...
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19th May
Practice notes

The prevention principle

The prevention principleThis Practice Note considers the meaning and nature of the prevention principle and its relevance to delay claims in...
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Produced in partnership with Tim James Seal 19th May
Practice notes

Duty to warn

Duty to warnThis Practice Note examines the extent to which contractors, sub-contractors and consultants have a duty to warn their employer of...
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19th May
Practice notes

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Silver Book 2017

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Silver Book 2017In December 2017, FIDIC launched the second editions of the Red, Yellow and Silver Book. This...
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Produced in partnership with Victoria Tyson of Corbett & Co 19th May
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Practice notes

MF/2 Rev 2 (1999)

MF/2 Rev 2 (1999)'MF/2' is one of the suite of Model Forms published on behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the...
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19th May
Practice notes

Section 38 and section 278 Highways Act agreements—contractor’s perspective

Section 38 and section 278 Highways Act agreements—contractor’s perspectiveThis Practice Note examines agreements entered into under sections 38 and...
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19th May
Practice notes

Pricing structures in construction contracts

Pricing structures in construction contractsThis Practice Note compares the pricing structures most commonly used in construction contracts. It...
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19th May
Practice notes

JCT contracts—variations

JCT contracts—variationsThis Practice Note looks at how variations are dealt with under the main forms of JCT contract. For a wider discussion on...
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19th May

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Q&As

What is an evaporation clause?

What is an evaporation clause?‘Evaporation clause’ is an alternative name for a particular type of clause limiting liability. This type of clause is...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Is the BPF Agreement likely to be accepted by consultants?

Is the BPF Agreement likely to be accepted by consultants?There are several forms of consultant appointment published by various bodies, such as NEC,...
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31st Jul
Q&As

How does the Construction Industry Scheme apply to contract administration, and what duties are owed by the contract administrator to the employer in respect of the scheme under JCT?

How does the Construction Industry Scheme apply to contract administration, and what duties are owed by the contract administrator to the employer in...
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31st Jul
Q&As

What type of appointment and schedule of services should I use for a BIM level 2 coordinator?

What type of appointment and schedule of services should I use for a BIM level 2 coordinator?It is important firstly to understand what the parties...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Can poor or incorrect administration of a sub-contract invalidate that sub-contract?

Can poor or incorrect administration of a sub-contract invalidate that sub-contract?Administration of the sub-contractThe general duties and...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Where a consultant is in repudiatory breach, and the appointment contains no termination provisions, can the employer recover costs of appointing the design team directly to complete the project? Does the consultant still receive its remaining fee?

Where a consultant is in repudiatory breach, and the appointment contains no termination provisions, can the employer recover costs of appointing the...
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31st Jul
Q&As

What is a design responsibility matrix?

What is a design responsibility matrix?A design responsibility matrix is a tool used in construction projects to allocate responsibility for the...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Are you aware of any cases or guidance regarding an independent design checker’s liability when it approves a design and build contractor’s design that proves to be defective?

Are you aware of any cases or guidance regarding an independent design checker’s liability when it approves a design and build contractor’s design...
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Produced in partnership with Abdul Jinadu of Keating Chambers 31st Jul
Q&As

Should an employer insist that a consultant exercises ‘all’ reasonable skill and care? Does the inclusion of ‘all’ impose a higher duty of care?

Should an employer insist that a consultant exercises ‘all’ reasonable skill and care? Does the inclusion of ‘all’ impose a higher duty of care? Under...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Which standard form construction contracts are available on LexisNexis?

Which standard form construction contracts are available on LexisNexis?Reference copies of the following contracts are available on LexisNexis as...
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31st Jul
Q&As

What liability would an employer (term is used in the consultant appointment) have for personal injury to a consultant who was injured while carrying out professional services?

What liability would an employer (term is used in the consultant appointment) have for personal injury to a consultant who was injured while carrying...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Bringing a professional negligence claim based on the duty in contract, tort and equity

Bringing a professional negligence claim based on the duty in contract, tort and equityHaving established the existence of a ‘professional’ who may...
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30th Jul
Precedents

Schedule of Amendments to RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2020: Architectural Services

Schedule of Amendments to RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2020: Architectural ServicesThis Contract comprises the completed RIBA 2020...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

NEC Professional Service Short Contract

NEC Professional Service Short ContractOverview of the NEC Professional Service Short ContractThe NEC Professional Service/Services Short Contract, or...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

Limitations and exclusions of liability—consultant appointments

Limitations and exclusions of liability—consultant appointmentsThis Practice Note provides specific guidance on exclusions and limits of liability...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

MF/4 (2003)

MF/4 (2003)'MF/4' is one of the suite of Model Forms published on behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

Standard of care—consultant appointments

Standard of care—consultant appointmentsReasonable skill and careUnder its appointment, a consultant has a contractual duty of care and, alongside...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

Schedules of services

Schedules of servicesThis Practice Note examines the purpose and content of the schedule of services that will usually be appended to a consultant’s...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

The RIBA Plan of Work 2020

The RIBA Plan of Work 2020What is the RIBA Plan of Work?The RIBA Plan of Work 2020 maps out the structure of the design process for a construction...
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30th Jul
Practice notes

Copyright in a consultant's appointment

Copyright in a consultant's appointmentThe question of who owns intellectual property in the designs, drawings, specifications etc, created in...
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30th Jul

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Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a negligent breach of duty of care outside a statutory duty, see Practice Notes:•Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?•Negligence—when is the duty of care

Parent company guarantees (PCGs) in construction

Parent company guarantees (PCGs) in construction

Parent company guarantees (PCGs) in constructionIn the construction industry, parent company guarantees (PCGs) are commonly given to the employer by the main contractor’s holding company to guarantee the performance of the contract by the subsidiary main contractor. This is a requirement in almost

Fraud by false representation

Fraud by false representation

Fraud by false representationFraud by false representationFraud by false representation applies to a broader range of conduct than the offences under the preceding legislation (the Theft Act 1968 (TA 1968)). No gain or loss need actually be made, and no deception need operate on the mind of the

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sector

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sector

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sectorOn 29 August 2015, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the PRA Rulebook (Rulebook). The transition from the Handbook to the Rulebook was intended to benefit PRA-authorised firms, to access clearer and more concise