10 October 2006
Jeremy Glover, in a paper given for the Academie voor da Rechtspraktijk at the Kasteel Ammersoyen, in the Netherlands, reviews how a typical English contract treats defects from the viewpoint of the relationship between the employer and the contractor, looks at some of the problem caused by limitation and finally considers how damages for defects are assessed.
August 2010
The note by Frederic Gillion reviews the differences between the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction for Building and Engineering Works Design by the Employer, 1999 Edition (the 1999 Red Book) and the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) Harmonised Edition of the 1999 Red Book (FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction), revised June 2010, also know as the MDB Harmonised Edition (the Pink Book), highlighting the effect of the changes on the parties.
September 2004
Nicholas Gould, in a paper given to the IBA Conference on "Construction Projects from Conception to Completion" held in Brussels, considers some of the legal issues arising from the execution of a project in relation to delay and disruption. The paper considers the need to prove cause and effect, float, concurrency, dominant cause, proximate cause and apportionment. In addition, the paper discusses change management - one of the key building blocks of the Society of Construction Law's delay and disruption protocol.
November 2009
The New Remedies Directive comes into effect on 20 December 2009. Igor Bichenkov explains how it might affect you.
23 April 2008
Jeremy Glover, in a paper given at the 14th Construction Law Update Seminar, reviews how a typical English contract treats defects from the viewpoint of a relationship between the employer and the contractor and considers how damages for defects are assessed.
8 February 2007
Nicholas Gould, in a paper given to the Society of Construction Law Conference in Singapore, provides a summary and overview of the 3 rd edition of the New Engineering Contract.
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