An advance payment bond is a particular form of performance bond, invariably written as an 'on demand' instrument. See Practice Notes: Performance bonds—construction...
Introduction The ABI Model Form of Guarantee Bond was first published in 1995 and was updated (in 2002) to incorporate reference to the Contracts (Rights of Third...
This Practice Note looks at various factors that construction lawyers need to consider in relation to projects involving demolition works, including planning and Building...
Brexit impact—public procurement: The UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s...
Brexit impact—public procurement: The UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU....
Brexit impact—public procurement The UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU....
This Practice Note looks at ground conditions in construction and engineering projects. It considers responsibility for them at common law and looks at the contractual...
Introduction This practice note examines in closer detail how primary obligations differ from secondary obligations in the context of guarantees. The practice note...
Introduction This Practice Note focuses on the use of indemnities either in conjunction with or as an alternative to guarantees and compares the two in the context of...
Brexit impact—public procurement The UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and is therefore impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU....
The JCT publishes a standard form framework agreement called the JCT Framework Agreement (JCT FA). It was first published in 2005 in both binding and non-binding...
The JCT Pre-Construction Services Agreement was launched in 2008. A revised edition was published in 2011 to incorporate the amendments to the Housing Grants,...
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 the employer is in a...
Introduction The purpose of this Practice Note is to: • examine the nature of the on demand performance bond, and • key elements that help identify whether a performance...
Why have an oversail licence on a construction project? Under English law, the freehold owner of land will usually own the air space above their land unless the transfer...
This Practice Note examines parent company guarantees (PCGs) from a construction perspective. They have many other uses including banking and commercial leases. Many of...