Navigate the intricate regulatory landscape of the construction industry with expert insight and practical advice. This topic provides comprehensive guidance on compliance, from local building codes to complex environmental standards, ensuring your projects adhere to all necessary legal requirements. You will find essential tools and strategies for managing risk, mitigating legal exposure, and maintaining operational efficiency within the stringent regulatory framework.
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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...
What is a section 104 agreement?A section 104 agreement usually refers to an agreement made pursuant to section 104 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (WAI 1991, s104). Under a section 104 agreement, a landowner and water company/sewerage undertaker agree that after completion of construction of a
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
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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