Andrew Hemsley
好色先生TVHaiti and its neighbours
Working as a QS in the Caribbean Andrew Hemsley is well placed to observe the reaction in the region to Haiti's plight since the earthquake
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How to take calculated risks
Contracting is a seller鈥檚 market right now, which is forcing more clients to go down the construction management route. As this is more dangerous than other methods, it requires more precautions
CommentSupreme indifference
The construction industry has largely ignored the JCT鈥檚 prime cost contract, largely because it doesn鈥檛 do prime cost procurement. But that may change in the near future 鈥�
CommentMade to measure
In the old days, a claim for disruption was a kind of generalised moan about things getting fouled up. These days, there are all kinds of ways of putting a figure on the costs. Here鈥檚 how it works
CommentCan you direct me to my money?
LEGAL AID 鈥� A contractor is withholding 拢45,000 until a subcontractor signs a new deal. But can a letter of intent and a purchase order be used to extract payment anyway?
CommentA granny with a spliff
It鈥檚 radical. It鈥檚 brave. And, amazingly, it鈥檚 the brainchild of the JCT. Prepare to be shocked by Constructing Excellence, a partnering contract with a difference 鈥�
CommentFloored by a contract
A contractor has withheld 拢250k from a flooring firm and told it the contract states it has to arbitrate directly with the client. How can it best recover the money it is owed?
CommentThe victims of crime
When 拢20,000 worth of windows was stolen from a site, the contractor was landed with a six-week delay. So was the delay subject to an extension of time? If not, who was going to pay for the knock-on costs? Our panel of experts ponder the options鈥�
CommentGive us our time back
Legal aid 鈥� This month our panel of experts locks horns with a client that has withdrawn an extension of time, sacked the architect and refuses to pay what鈥檚 due. Should the contractor down tools, lean on the new architect 鈥� or is adjudication the answer?
CommentA disaster waiting to happen
Legal aid - This month our panel of experts tackles a dangerous situation at a college where a newly constructed extension is a potential fire hazard. Who is responsible under the design-and-build contract? And who will foot the bill for the remedial work?
CommentTwo unhappy customers
This month our panel of legal experts wrestle with the case of an M&E contractor that worked for nothing and a client whose contract administrator certified defective work
CommentGreater expectations
Now we've started to use JCT2005, it's clear that contractors and contract administrators will have to handle extensions of time with more care