January 2007
Nicholas Gould, in a paper prepared for clients, sets out how the NEC form of contract deals with compensation events. The article includes discussion of early warning and notice procedures.
Click to download PDF"Partnering - threats and opportunities"
12 October 2004
Dr Julian Critchlow, in a paper given at the Fenwick Elliott seminar Capital Projects in the Education Sector, explores the relationship between partnering and the contractual structure of a project and provides some examples of successful partnering case histories.
"Tendering? Know your contract!"
November 2009
David Bebb, in paper given at the first Fenwick Elliott Procurement Update Seminar, reviews some of the important changes made by the JCT in revision 2 to the 2005 Standard Contracts, looks at some of the less well-known clauses in the GC/Works Contracts and also discusses the effect of some of the common amendments to the Standard Form Contracts.
"Framework Agreements : Practice and Pitfalls"
22 May 2008
Jeremy Glover, in a paper given at the Construction Law 2008 conference organised by Butterworths, held at Holborn Bars, London, discusses the purpose and workings of framework agreements with particular reference to the JCT and NEC3 standard forms. The paper also considers the impact of the EU procurement rules
"Design Liability, Defective Buildings and Remedies at Law 2007"
12 September 2007
Simon Tolson, in a paper given to the IBC Construction Law Summer School held at Queen’s College, Cambridge, analyses the subjects of design risk, responsibility for design, redress when it all goes wrong and the court’s approach to the assessment of damages. In addition, he considers questions of design liability under the JCT 05, JCT Major Projects Form and NEC3 Contracts.
"Novation: Principles and Pitfalls"
31 January 2006
In a briefing paper for clients prepared on 31 January 2006, Matthew Needham-Laing discusses the key points that any party should consider when dealing with the issue of novation.