All articles by Jeffrey Brown – Page 2

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    Storm damage: Under the weather

    2014-06-11T07:25:00Z

    Last winter’s storms and flooding caused damage to existing buildings and those in the process of being constructed. But who bears the liability for delays to ongoing building projects?

  • Jeffrey Brown and Steve Goodwin
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    NEC3 : Compensation culture

    2014-02-28T06:00:00Z

    The new NEC3 contract features mechanisms to change contract prices and completion dates, under certain circumstances. We look at compensation events

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    No stay of execution

    2013-09-20T00:00:00Z

    A contractor tries to delay paying its subcontractor, arguing that it cannot reclaim the money later if the other firm goes into administration. What did Mr Justice Ramsey think?

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    Groundworks: Digging deep

    2012-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Who carries responsibility if the ground conditions necessitate a design change in a building project?

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    Legal disputes: The Olympics and Wembley

    2012-02-10T00:00:00Z

    The notable lack of disputes on Olympic projects has been down to the openness of dialogue and willingness to share and exchange documents. If only Wembley had done the same

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    Design defects: Careful what you claim

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    It’s a tough claims market out there with insurers taking a strict approach to the policy wording. Contractors should think twice before they splash out to resolve a design defect

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    Half-way houses: Greening social housing

    2010-01-15T00:00:00Z

    Open mike So we’ve finally got serious about making existing homes greener. That can make a big difference to social housing, says Jeffrey Adams – but only if we mix ambition with pragmatism

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    Devon’s deadline: Perils of e-tendering

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    If a contractor has to submit an electronic tender by a certain deadline, what excuses can it offer if it’s a few minutes late? Well, as this case makes clear, there aren’t many …

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    I've started so I'll finish: Can you omit all future works?

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Cunning developers who want to terminate a contractor’s employment without facing claims are altering contracts to omit all future works. Can they get away with it?

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    Kiss and tell

    2007-07-13T00:00:00Z

    The wrangles between Multiplex and Honeywell at Wembley have thrown up an interesting problem about whether information in a negotiated settlement can be disclosed in court

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    On your marks, get set ...

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The NEC suite of contracts, as used by the London Olympics, contain some highly specific requirements concerning compensation events. It’s worthwhile paying attention to them now

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    New life in old claims

    2002-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Two recent cases mean that concealed defects can still come back to haunt builders, even if they are found many years after the building is completed

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    Cover me!

    2001-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Design-and-build contractors often have to remedy design flaws quickly to prevent third-party claims down the line. But will their insurer pay their costs?

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    Not bad, but not perfect

    2001-05-25T00:00:00Z

    Jeffrey Brown presents the results of the Lee Crowder adjudication survey. It found that too many main contractors are dissatisfied with the dispute resolution process …

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    Clarified better

    2000-11-10T00:00:00Z

    The appeal court's ruling in Henry Boot vs Alstom has clarified the way variations should be valued and now, the ICE 7th Edition is making it easier to identify valuation problems at the outset.