All construction contracts articles
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CommentSmart contracts: automating weather clauses
A project to automate NEC compensation clauses is breaking ground in smart contracts, writes Jim Mason
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Good faith strikes again
A new ruling shows you can’t breach part of a contract then use the contract machinery to turn that breach in your favour, explains Tony Bingham
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Make contractual provison for rising prices
In the face of disproportionate materials cost inflation, it is vital to use the right fluctuation provisions in your contracts, warns Peter Hibberd
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Making the most of modular contracts
Jahanara Hussain and Sarah Hale on how to minimise the risks and increase the benefits from modular
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Contract 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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Trial by example
A recent case offers valuable guidance on how samples can be used cost-effectively to present complex cases
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NEC4 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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Omission of work – what’s the cost?
The recent case of Van Oord vs Dragados offers guidance on the pricing of compensation for omission of work
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Kick-starting construction with minor works
Recent government initiatives have created opportunities for construction, especially minor works – but which contract forms should you use?
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Net zero carbon: a legal viewpoint
A liability and contract perspective on how the government commitment to net zero carbon by 2050 will impact the industry
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Variations and covid-19 claims
Can variations clauses be invoked over pandemic-driven changes to the way construction projects are being run?
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What will the insolvency bill mean for construction contracts?
The bill aims to help firms hit by the pandemic but will permanently change how contracts work
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Staged completion: It's just a phase
Stephanie Canham explains why staged completion must be handled with care
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Unravelling the intent
What happens if parties have created a contract as a result of an exchange of emails, but they have polar opposite views concerning the scope of works?
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Existing contracts are next coalition target
Government says it will renegotiate key contracts by 2011
