Legal views 鈥� Page 24
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CommentLegal: Back of the net
Net contribution clauses apply to all a consultant鈥檚 obligations under that appointment聽
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CommentIt鈥檚 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
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CommentBulwarks against Brexit: assessing its impact on existing construction contracts
David Hansom advises on how to make your construction contracts Brexit-proof
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CommentAsbestos: a duty to manage
To mark Mesothelioma Awareness Day, Mark Price of Daniel Connal Partnership examines the dangers of asbestos and offers advice to employers
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CommentLegal: specialist reports - easy to miss a trick
It鈥檚 vital that you can legally rely on specialist reports into issues such as rights of light or site conditions - so it鈥檚 even more vital that nothing is overlooked
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CommentLegal: Full time
A recent case in the High Court puts limitation periods under collateral warranties on the spot聽
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CommentLegal: Double trouble
Two-stage tendering is here to stay: Matthew Jones clears up some misconceptions about the process
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CommentLegal: The right to exclude
Terms limiting liability must not only be fair but must also correspond with a service provider鈥檚 standard terms of business
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CommentCase in focus: Insolvency
Ted Lowery on the impact of liquidation upon the right to adjudicate
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CommentLegal: It鈥檚 up to you
Parties may contractually allocate concurrent delay risk as they wish, write聽Emily Leonard and Hannah Gardiner
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CommentLegal: It鈥檚 a win on penalties
The approach to any failure to send a timely payless notice has at last been questioned
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CommentLegal: Say what you see
聽If a party has taken a conflicting stand in a related case, an adjudicator may be obliged to disclose those case documents
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CommentLegal: Draft your warranty with care
Aidan Steensma on the relevance to contractors of defects claims in developer-tenant cases
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CommentLegal: Pay it backwards
Stephanie Canham on draft legislation that will introduce a reverse VAT charge specifically for construction, to combat VAT fraud
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CommentLegal: Renewable contracts
In the sixth part of our series on new technology, Sara Cunningham considers how building contracts can be adapted for new buildings that also are required to generate energy
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CommentLegal: Agreed in principle
When is a contract a contract, asks Robert Akenhead 鈥� is it when a notional agreement is agreed, or does it need to be more formal?
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CommentWhat's wrong with retention?
Retentions meet a real need and aren鈥檛 a problem in themselves 鈥� it鈥檚 how they are administered that needs fixing
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CommentCase in focus: valuation evidence
Ted Lowery on when repair costs trump diminution in value as a determinant of damages
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CommentThe 拢12m blame game
When 64 homes had to be demolished, the council claimed the architect had assumed responsibility for others鈥� errors
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CommentLegal: Implied criticism
The Court of Appeal concluded that parties can agree whatever they wish 鈥� even if it seems in hindsight not entirely fair