The Court of Appeal has recently ruled that a clause designed to exclude liability was indeed effective in excluding liability. Unsurprising on the surface, but big news when considered against the narrow interpretation rules of contra proferentem and Canada Steamship that historically limit the effectiveness of these clauses. The decision indicates a move away from such restrictive principles and towards a more natural interpretation of clause wording....
Research commissioned by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today revealed that a third of construction firms employ overseas workers...
The roles and responsibilities of key people on a build project, including that of the facilities manager, should be identified as early as possible to ensure that the soft landings process works most effectively....
This article considers some of the merits and potential pitfalls of proceeding with construction works under a Letter of Intent....
We are delighted to confirm that our partner David Rintoul, head of our construction and engineering group, has been asked to speak at the national 2017 Soft Landings Conference: Delivering value through Soft Landings conference organised by BSRIA, the Built Environment specialists. It will take place on Friday 16th June at RIBA HQ in London and our clients and friends are all warmly invited to attend the conference, invitation to which can be accessed via the below link:...
JCT has now released all of the 2016 edition of its standard form suite of construction contracts....
Limitation of liability clauses are one way in which businesses can manage risk and control their maximum potential financial exposure. As a result, limitation of liability...
After 12 years of NEC3 and its approach to proactive project and risk management, NEC releases NEC4 on 22 June 2017. NEC has described this as an evolution but not a revolution...
Clarkslegal takes a look at modern slavery in the construction industry and outlines some actions employers should take to protect their workforce and their reputation...
Ruth Wilkinson joins the Construction team at Clarkslegal in Reading...
Lawyers providing specialist legal advice to the construction industry - Right To work Checks and CSCS cards...
The recent wave of updated industry standard contracts may seem hard to keep up with at times, but we continue to post regular updates ...
January is almost behind us and has certainly provided its fair share of interesting developments. Having recently published an article on what key themes we expect to see in 2017, we now highlight some of the significant developments to keep an eye out for over the remaining 11 months....
The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has published the fourth of its 2016 edition of contracts, the JCT Intermediate Building Contract suite. ...
In addition to the release of the new 2016 suite of contracts, the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has published 2016 collateral warranty documents. ...
With the New Year round the corner, we look ahead to 2017 and pick out four of the key themes we expect to be reading and writing about, with a recap on where we are now....
David Rintoul Partner and Head of Construction at Clarkslegal reviews the latest news...
The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has published the third of its 2016 edition of contracts, the JCT Standard Building Contract suite....
Letters of Intent (LOI) are much used by parties at the start of their contractual relationship – usually where there is a need to place orders or start work but the contract and its terms have not been fully finalised....
TeCSA has released the new Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering disputes, which is expected to come into force on 9 November....