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The Welsh Government has published revised standards, codes and rules for the building control profession. The revised documents include the Building...
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has announced a strategic alliance with Newcode to integrate AAA alternative dispute resolution (ADR)...
This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes: a consultation by the Welsh Government on proposed regulations under the Building...
The Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) has published the SBCC 2024 Design and Build Suite for use in Scotland. Based on the JCT 2024...
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...
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged in the construction industry. Product liability insurance is applicable to other industries, but those are outside of the scope of this Practice Note
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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