All articles by Alan Elias

  • Comment

    Know your rights

    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Five years ago this month the Third Parties Act came into force with the intention of doing away with the tedium of collateral warranties. So did it succeed?

  • Features

    The American way

    2000-11-17T00:00:00Z

    How does US construction law compare with the UK variety? Honours seem to be even, with better general protection for contractors over there, but no pernicious "pay when paid" over here.