Navigate the complexities of standard form construction contracts with our specialised guidance. Grasp the essentials of JCT, NEC, and FIDIC contracts, ensuring compliance and efficiency in project delivery. Tailored for legal professionals, this topic covers how to effectively mitigate risks, manage obligations, and streamline contractual negotiations in the construction landscape.
Homes England has published updated versions of the Grant Funding Agreement, Deed of Trust and Duty of Care Agreement used in the Cladding Safety...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has updated its Building Safety Act information centre to announce that it will hold the RICS...
The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have announced a £165 million growth and...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation seeking feedback on proposals to enhance proportionality...
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...
JCT collateral warrantiesA collateral warranty is a contract which is collateral to, or sits alongside, the underlying or primary contract (ie the construction contract or consultant's appointment). Most collateral warranties refer to the duties and obligations set out in the underlying contract and
NEC contracts—terminationThe NEC contracts contain detailed provisions for termination, setting out the grounds on which the parties may terminate and the consequences thereof (although they are less extensive than those found in the JCT contracts). Under the NEC contracts, it is the Contractor’s
FIDIC Contracts—Introduction to the Red Book 2017, reprinted 2022 with amendmentsIn December 2017, FIDIC launched the second editions of the Red, Yellow and Silver Books. Three years later, in December 2022, FIDIC launched reprints. The FIDIC Red Book 2022 reprint is to be described as ‘The
NEC Term Service ContractWhat is the NEC Term Service Contract?The NEC Term Service Contract, or TSC, is part of the NEC3 and NEC4 suites of contracts (see Practice Note: NEC contracts—introduction). The NEC Term Service Contract is designed to engage a contractor for a set period of time, to manage
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