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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...
Should I include hard copies of conditions in Joint Contracts Tribunal agreements or can I just refer to them?It is not strictly necessary to include the hard copy of the Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT) contract (or indeed any published construction contract) within an agreement for construction
Third party interests in construction projectsIn a construction project, the contractor’s contractual relationship under the building contract is only with the employer. However, in most construction projects, there will be other third parties who will have an interest in the terms of the building
Parties in a construction projectThis Practice Note identifies the key parties involved in most construction projects (including the employer, the contractor, the professional team of consultants (designers and non-designers), sub-contractors and funders) and provides an introduction to their roles
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
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