Standard form building contracts play an important role in many construction and engineering projects. There are various advantages to using standard form contracts (as further detailed below), with a wide array of standard forms available to suit the particular types
Challenger Acquisitions said that a court hearing on the project is scheduled to be held today in New York. It had previously announced that there is a contractual dispute with the original wheel erector, which led to New York Wheel
A jury in the US state of Florida has entered a US$45m (£34m) damages verdict in a case concerning a fatal crash involving a highway contractor. It emerged in the trial that the highway construction company had no safe system
Australia’s Federal Court has imposed the maximum penalty on a construction union that repeatedly stopped work on a Commonwealth Games project. Above: The stoppages took place at the Carrara Sports & Recreation project The Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union
A recent judgment, though unsurprising, shows that it is wise to keep an eye on your mail. Sarah Evans reports. The Technology & Construction Court decision in Lobo v Corich & Anor [2017] EWHC 1438 shows that a party cannot
Mark Clinton reports on the recent case of an architect found liable for services provided to friends for free. Above: Mark Clinton is a partner of Irwin Mitchell LLP In the recent case of Lejonvarn v Burgess & Anor [2017]
By Joshua Glazov on February 9, 2010Posted in Claims, Countries (Other Than USA), Damages (Liquidated), Great Britain In Building Overrun Cases on the Rise, journalistEd Hammond at the Financial Times reports that late completion disputes are already rising this year
By Joshua Glazov on June 22, 2010Posted in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Yesterday, the US Supreme Court ruled that when (a) there’s a dispute over whether the arbitration provision in a contract is enforceable, and (b) the contract says that the arbitrator
Andrew Ness of Jones Day explores future challenges and trends in the construction sector and their potential impact on lawyers and their practices: “While major disputes still occur, they are fewer in number, and as a result the focus of
Looking at endemic corruption in the construction sector, Júlio César Bueno of Pinheiro Neto Advogados highlights the need for new regulations, transparency and better governance within the industry. The Call for Change Studies by Transparency International, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation