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No Variations by management—The Privy Council on lump sum risk and claims discipline under FIDIC Yellow Book (UBC v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago)
The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Construction weekly highlights—22 January 2026
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...
Time of the essence—construction contractsWhat does time of the essence mean?Where time is 'of the essence' it means that the stated time for...
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged...
Implied terms in construction contractsThe implication of terms into a contract is a large and complicated area of law. Sometimes, a particular term will be implied automatically into all contracts of a specific type, either by statute or by common law. In other cases, implied terms are a way of
Standard of care in construction contractsThis Practice Note considers the obligation for contractors and consultants providing services under construction contracts to exercise reasonable skill and care. It looks at the implied term under section 13 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
Negligence in constructionWhile 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 to advance a claim in tort alongside, or in the alternative to, a claim in contract.The most relevant tort in construction is
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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