2 March 2015 Blog Another warning on Final Certificates under JCT Contracts JCT 2011 unamended contracts contain a provision that the Final Certificate is conclusive on a number of issues... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 January 2015 Blog Using the JCT Pre –Construction Services Agreement With two stage tendering, popular JCT’s PCSA 2011 may be presented to you for signature at the end of the first stage... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 January 2015 Blog Building Blocks - Winter 2014 Our winter 2014 edition of building blocks was published on 19 December 2014... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
1 December 2014 Blog JCT’s Hidden Treasure – Its Consultancy Agreement I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the JCT Consultancy Agreement (Public Sector)  2011 form. I am not aware of there being a private sector version... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 November 2014 Blog Adjudication – Fraudulent Misrepresentation. – What does the application to the nominating body say? The case of Eurocom Ltd v Siemens [2014] EWHC 3710 which was reported last week is a salutary lesson in how not to complete a form for the appointment of an adjudicator... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
27 October 2014 Blog Beware of using out-of-date contracts A client of mine recently asked me for advice on a consultant’s appointment that it wished to use... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 October 2014 Blog New revisions to MF/1 The Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers have recently published revision 6 to MF/1... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
20 August 2014 Blog It’s still tough to overturn an adjudicator’s decision In Bouygues E&S Contracting UK Ltd v Vital Energi Utilities Ltd[2014] CSOH 115, the court confirmed that if a party is unhappy with an adjudicator’s decision, it’s tough to kick it into the long grass... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
13 August 2014 Blog Effect of strike or lock-out under JCT and NEC3 ECC On 28 July Unite reported that thousands of its electrician and labourer members have rejected a five per cent two-year pay deal... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
11 August 2014 Blog Do you procure goods, works or services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006? If the answer is "yes" then read on... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
16 June 2014 Blog What is the "appropriate deduction" for defects remedied by an alternative contractor? What is the "appropriate deduction" to be made from the final account for defects arising during the defects liability period which are rectified by another contractor under standard form JCT wording?... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
28 May 2014 Blog The curse of the collateral warranty – a warning from the Courts Following on from my previous blog the case of Liberty Mercian Ltd v Cuddy Civil Engineering Ltd also gives comfort to employers that the courts are willing to assist in obtaining collateral warranties... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read