This Practice Note examines agreements entered into under sections 38 and 278 of the Highways Act 1980, considering the obligations they impose and,...
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...
What is a letter of intent?Letters of intent are used in construction and engineering projects to allow the employer to mobilise a contractor before...
While 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...
This Practice Note provides an overview of what interim payments are, how the right to be paid (usually by monthly or stage/milestone payments) arises...
Produced in association with 4 Pump CourtPrinciples of natural justiceIf an adjudicator breaches the rules of natural justice during the adjudication...
This Practice Note considers the status of the programme in a construction contract, what difference it makes if the programme is a contract document...
This Practice Note identifies the key parties involved in most construction projects (including the employer, the contractor, the professional team of...
A variation (also known as a change) under a construction contract involves an instruction for an alteration to the scope of work originally specified...
What are provisional sums?There is no precise standard definition of provisional sum but it is generally understood to refer to an amount inserted in...
This Practice Note deals with the procedure for assessing and valuing variations once it has been established that a variation has arisen. It focuses...
This Practice Note looks at how variations are dealt with under the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC). For a more general discussion on...
We are not aware of any case law which considers the meaning of a ‘fair allowance’ under clause 5.6.1 of the JCT Standard Building Contract 2011/2016...