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Judge puts precedence clause in its place!

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 9 2013

Parties often include a precedence clause in contracts to make sure that, in the case of discrepancies between the various documents which comprise

Alan Sugar, a flock of sheep, an iron paddle-wheel steamship and performance bonds

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 3 2013

What do Alan Sugar, a flock of sheep and a paddle-wheel steamship have in common? Answer: the recent Court of Appeal case between Aviva and Hackney

Pricing in target cost contracts

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2013

The Technology and Construction Court has recently commented on the costs the Employer is required to pay under a target cost contract. The Employer

Changes to the Building Regulations - summary of responses

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 20 2012

The Government published the summary of responses this week on its latest round of proposed changes to the Building Regulations

Liquidated damages - be careful how you draft them

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 30 2012

Over the last few years, the courts have shown themselves to be increasingly unwilling to interfere in the level of liquidated damages set in building contracts

Building blocks

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 11 2012

This edition of Building Blocks focuses on the issue of asbestos and its relationship with the construction industry

Materials becoming deleterious with the passage of time?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 23 2012

In the last few weeks, several collateral warranties have crossed my desk which have required a consultant not to specify "materials which are becoming prohibited with the passage of time"

Adjudication enforcement - no breach of natural justice

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 26 2012

A claim of breach of natural justice failed recently as a contractor sought to avoid enforcement of an adjudicator's decision in favour of its piling sub-contractor

JCT Design and Build Contract 2011: payment

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 21 2012

In this article we explore the basic payment regime under the JCT DB 2011, and highlight the key changes from the JCT Design and Build Contract 2005

Why wouldn't a sub-contractor have to progress works regularly and diligently?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 24 2012

The courts recently held that there was no implied term in a contractor's contract with its sub-contractor that the sub-contractor had to progress the works regularly and diligently

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