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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...
Construction case law tracker―2024The Construction law case tracker is a list of key judgments from 2021, 2022 and 2023 considered relevant to construction lawyers, with cases listed in reverse chronological order. For previous years, see the Construction law case tracker, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017,
Ground conditions in construction projectsThis Practice Note looks at ground conditions in construction and engineering projects. It considers responsibility for them at common law and looks at the contractual provisions that can be incorporated into building contracts to deal with the contractor
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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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