All Legal articles – Page 49
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CommentProcurement: Optimum results
A string of high-profile repair and maintenance jobs have failed recently. Is the problem connected to how some clients carry out procurement at the beginning of the job?
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CommentIt's all in the timing
Great care must be taken over payment procedures and timings before and after practical completion, as ignoring them can prove to be a very expensive exercise
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CommentThis looks good on paper
You don’t want the sale of your scheme delayed by missing bits of evidence so make sure your development comes complete with a paper trail
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NewsBuyers circle Queen's builder
Administrators for Fairhurst Ward Abbotts say they are in early negotiations with interested buyers
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CommentAnother fine mess
Construction companies face vastly increased fines for breaching environmental law – so be clear about the legal implications of your activities or you could end up in big trouble
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NewsBarclays hits back at HPF in £5.7m court battle
Barclays has hit back at consultant Hurley Palmer Flatt in the firms’ ongoing High Court battle
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CommentAre you being served?
Unless the employer serves its payment or pay less notices, it should expect to pay the amount applied for - irrespective of the true value of the work actually carried out
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NewsAll clear for Shell Centre as appeal deadline passes
The joint venture between Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar is free to begin its development plans for the Shell Centre after the passing of appeals deadline
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NewsJohn Sisk & Son hits back at Shangri-La over Shard hotel
Contractor removed from fit-out responds to court claim over flagship project with £26m counterclaim
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CommentThe change mechanism
In projects where a large number of variations have taken place, should the contractor argue that the entire scheme of work be re-priced?
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NewsBudget to exempt thousands from inheritance tax
Cameron and Osborne also use letter to the Times to signal housing benefit will be cut
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CommentCyber security: Security protocols
The latest PAS document goes beyond BIM to look at wider security concerns in the digital built environment
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CommentAdjudication: The lay of the land
Does the work you’re engaged with constitute a ‘construction operation’? You had better be clear on this before you enter into adjudication
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CommentSubrogation: Not so plain sailing
Subrogation and issues of joint insurance often arise when drafting construction contracts. What guidance can a judgment involving a hired boat offer in these areas?
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NewsHewlett Construction creditors owed £11m
Hewlett Construction entered into administration at the end of May owing £11m
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CommentAs time goes by
An adjudicator’s decision is binding until the dispute is finally determined but here’s a case that opens up the question of limitation and how late that determination can take place
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CommentExclusivities: Exclusive arrangements
Exclusivity or lock out agreements are becoming increasingly common. But what are the benefits and why are they so popular all of a sudden?
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CommentOverpayment: Rare need for redress
It should be difficult to overpay on an interim payment but when it does occur, should there be an express term providing for repayment?
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NewsValue of construction disputes grows
The value of construction disputes in 2014 grew sharply in value to an average of £32m
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CommentRight to buy and development
What impact would an extended right to buy have on housing association development programmes?