All payment terms articles
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CommentContract terms: the eiusdem generis rule
Lindy Patterson explains a key principle of contract interpretation, based on a presumption against the use of surplus words
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NewsMultiplex improves payment times but remains amongst slowest to settle up
Firm behind 22 Bishopsgate tower still some way behind contracting peers, latest data shows
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CommentNEC4 revisions on liquidated damages and payment provisions
NEC4 contract terms have been altered in the light of two recent court judgments
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FeaturesAre contractors with poor payment records about to be let off the hook?
A government plan barring late-paying contractors from bidding for major public contracts comes into effect in September. But there are loopholes
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NewsLaing O'Rourke improves the time it takes to settle up - by just one day
Country’s biggest private contractor falling behind peers in getting bills paid quicker
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CommentPayment malpractice – is this the beginning of a crackdown?
Government is telling firms to shape up over paying their suppliers - or face the consequences - but will it make any difference?
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NewsBalfour and Kier still taking 50 days or more to settle up
Building’s table of biggest firms shows who’s improving and who’s not
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NewsInterserve queries more than 80% of its invoices, new data suggests
Build UK payment performance table reveals the good, the bad and the ugly
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NewsProposed reforms to tackle late payments welcomed by cross-party group of MPs
Recommendations made by the Association of Accounting Technicians as part of call for evidence by business department
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CommentIt’s time to amend the public contracts regulations on payment terms
Softly, softly approaches to changing bad practice do not work in the construction industry, says Rudi Klein