Louise Shiels
Brodies LLP
Articles
Ground risks revisited
United Kingdom - December 17 2018 The default position at common law is that the risk for unforeseen ground conditions or ground risk lies with the contractor. That default position…
Overpayments to a contractor spells hard luck for employer
United Kingdom - November 22 2016 A recent Court of Appeal decision illustrates the dangers of failing to properly assess the amount due to a contractor, resulting in an overpayment…
Writing on the wall for variations-in-writing clauses?
United Kingdom - May 18 2016 Most construction contracts contain a clause that specifies all variations to the contract must be in writing. Indeed, there is nothing unusual in…
Coronavirus - how does your contract allocate the risk?
United Kingdom - February 28 2020 At the time of writing, the World Health Organization is on the brink of declaring coronavirus as a worldwide pandemic. With governments around the…
Termination: make sure you follow what the contract says you need to do
United Kingdom - November 22 2017 The recent decision in Interserve Construction Ltd v Hitachi Zosen Inova AG, has confirmed the importance of understanding and complying with the…
