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In construction, knowing the law is only part of the challenge. It’s also important to see things from a commercial perspective and understand the connection between the agreements you’re advising on and what happens on the ground – knowing when to push a point or let it go and enabling you to give your clients advice that they can work with. From design to build and beyond.

Issues in construction contracts

Applying statutory requirements when drafting and negotiating construction contracts throws up common problems and disputes. We cover HGCRA 1996 requirements plus other issues lke retention, set off, and escrow.

Construction disputes

In-depth guidance and precedent documents for enforcing and challenging the adjudicator’s decision. From correcting errors under the slip rule, to grounds for a jurisdictional challenge, this is the place to go.

Standard form construction contracts

We publish JCT 2016 contracts and FIDIC contracts, and have related schedules of amendments for key forms. See other schedules of amendments, practice notes, and checklists for forms including NEC, MF/1, ICC.

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Understand the connection between the agreements you’re advising on and what happens on the ground. Know when to push a point or let it go, and give your clients advice they can work with from design to build and beyond.

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How does the disclosure pilot scheme (DPS) under CPR PD 51U impact on proceedings in the Technology and Construction Court?
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If a company self-reports a corrupt transaction but withholds details of other incidences of bribery, will the SFO give them the benefit of having self reported?
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What are the legal issues for contracts impacted by war and sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
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Tenants may become members/shareholders of a management company that is responsible for the repairing and other covenants under occupational leases in a residential block, having been party to those leases, but the management company itself does not hold a legal interest in the building. Is this scenario covered by the Building Safety Act? It would seem in this scenario that the tenants cannot claim the benefit of caps (ie, it cannot be a ‘relevant building’) given the management company's role but I can't find any authority for this. If it is a relevant building then the management company presumably has to provide the landlord's certificate but how if it is not the landlord?
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Is it the case in the situation where the freehold of a mixed use 8 storey building is still owned by the developer but there is a headlease over that part comprising the residential flats which is held by a social housing landlord, neither the freeholder nor the social housing landlord are obligated to pay towards either cladding or non-cladding remediation costs? Will a lease of a residential flat within such a building remain a "qualifying lease" if bought by a company if it was such as at 14 February 2022 ie will such a corporate successor in title to the flat continue to benefit from the leaseholder protections conferred by the Building Act 2022? Should a buyer of a flat within an 8 storey mixed use building obtain a leaseholder deed of certificate from the seller establishing that the lease is a qualifying lease for the purposes of the Act as part of the purchase process and should this be served on the landlord or retained in anticipation of any future request by the landlord?
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Evaporation clause

A clause capping liability at the level of professional indemnity insurance cover held.

LDs

damages'>Liquidated and ascertained damages (LADs or LDs)

Prequalification

Preliminary stage of tender process whereby contractors are asked to provide certain information (eg qualifications) and answer questions. Often in the form of a questionnaire circulated to and returned to the employer by prospective tenderers. If successful at ‘prequal’ stage, contractors will be invited to submit a tender.
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