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The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Construction weekly highlights—15 May 2025
What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to...
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or...
Defects liability period and rectification of defectsIt is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most...
Schedules of servicesThis Practice Note examines the purpose and content of the schedule of services that will usually be appended to a consultant’s appointment entered into in relation to a construction project. It looks at the drafting of the schedule of services and at those contained in industry
Consultants—duties when acting as certifierConsultants carrying out the role of certifierConsultants such as employers' agents, contract administrators, project managers and architects are often required to act as certifier under a building contract. For example, under several of the JCT forms of
Prohibited or deleterious materialsWhat are prohibited or deleterious materials?Most building contracts, sub-contracts, consultants’ appointments and collateral warranties will include provisions dealing with the selection and/or use of materials (see Practice Note: Materials and workmanship in
Standard of care—consultant appointmentsReasonable skill and careUnder its appointment, a consultant has a contractual duty of care and, alongside that, a duty of care in tort. The standard imposed on the consultant is the same in both cases: reasonable skill and care.The consultant’s implied duty
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