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Will a ‘winding-up’ petition force a main contractor to pay up?
This month’s contract clinic comes from an aggrieved subcontractor whose main contractor client is refusing to pay invoices. David Birne from Begbies Traynor explains whether a ‘winding-up’ petition is a sensible strategy. The question Our client, a main contractor, is refusing to pay our invoices. I’ve heard that it’s possible to issue...

London Construction and Law Seminar
We’re delighted to invite you to join us on February 13th for an afternoon of discussion and insight into a range of construction and law topics. As always, we will be joined by an exceptional line-up of outstanding speakers for what promises to be an interesting and lively set of talks. Join us from 2:30pm on 13th February at the IDRC,...

Contract Clinic – What If We Can’t Meet Our ESG Requirements?
This month, Yolanda Walker and Kate Jordan of law firm, DWF examine ESG and requirements under different contract forms. The question - ESG We’re building a modest set of commercial units in Birmingham. The contract requires us to report on our carbon output, diversity, environmental impact and other related key performance indicators...

What happens if we can’t meet BNG requirements? – Contract Clinic
This month’s compliance clinic addresses how to handle biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements for construction projects. Amelia Ku-Neale of DeSimone Consulting Engineers considers implications: The question: We’re building a 0.5ha housing project on a brownfield site with no vegetation near York. The planning requirements appear to...

‘Our client won’t pay. What can we do?’ – Contract clinic
We’ve not been paid for work we believe was correctly invoiced, on time and in accordance with the contract. The employer isn’t replying to emails and insists it’s not their problem. What can we do?
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