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.
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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...
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 2017—Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication BoardsThis Practice Note considers the use of Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Boards (DAABs) in the FIDIC Red, yellow and Silver Books 2017. These contracts all provide for disputes to be referred to a DAAB, which issues a binding decision. The DAAB
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
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