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...
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...
Scott Schedules are often very useful in construction disputes. They help to identify the key issues between the parties, and to set out for the judge...
This Practice Note identifies the key parties involved in most construction projects (including the employer, the contractor, the professional team of...
This Practice Note considers termination by the Employer under the FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver Books 2017. It does not address the right to terminate...
The NEC contracts contain detailed provisions for termination, setting out the grounds on which the parties may terminate and the consequences thereof...
Background to the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2020)Spurred on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and a desire to mitigate...
What is force majeure?Force majeure is used to describe an event that occurs which is beyond the control of the parties, and which prevents them from...
This Practice Note looks at the Employer’s rights to terminate under the FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver Books 1999, the Gold Book 2008 and the Pink Book...
We have assumed that the contract in question is subject to the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.In construction contracts, the...
Many construction contracts will contain express clauses which allow either the contractor or the employer to terminate on the happening of a specific...