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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...
Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or...
Defects liability period and rectification of defectsIt is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most...
JCT Pre-Construction Services AgreementThe JCT Pre-Construction Services Agreement was launched in 2008. A revised edition was published in 2011 to incorporate the amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 introduced by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and
What is the relevance of the Base Date in the JCT Design and Build Contract?The Base Date is relevant in respect of a number of clauses in the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016:•Fourth Recital—The parties state the Employer’s CIS status at the Base Date (also see clause 4.5)•definition of the Joint
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
NEC contracts—glossaryNEC terminologyPractitioners who are new to the NEC contracts may find the below explanations of terms used in the NEC ECC useful, as there are many terms used in these contracts that are unique to the NEC suite and/or which may require further explanation.It is important to
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