by Levi Osahon | Mar 11, 2025 | Contract Clinic, Contracts
This month’s contract clinic question comes from a subcontractor with a familiar frustration –their main contractor client is withholding payments. Peter Vinden looks at the options. The question We are a subcontractor working on an office redevelopment in...
by Levi Osahon | Mar 4, 2025 | Contract Clinic, Contracts
This month’s contract clinic question comes from a main contractor worried about a data centre project where the client wants to include a contract a clause on the effects of climate events. Peter Vinden looks at this growing area of risk. The question We’re...
by Stuart Wilks | Feb 25, 2025 | Contracts, Events
In February 2025 a collection of outstanding experts joined us to examine topics critical to construction in 2025. First up was a look at sustainability. The team opened with a definition of sustainability, which was that of “Meeting the needs of the present without...
by Stuart Wilks | Feb 20, 2025 | Claims and Disputes, Contracts, Events, Quantum
In February 2024 a collection of outstanding legal and construction experts joined us for an afternoon examining topics critical to construction in 2025. Variation and change seem to be a source of endless content for construction seminars, the seminar we hosted at...
by Stuart Wilks | Nov 15, 2024 | Contract Clinic, Contracts
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,...
by Luke Chamberlain | Jul 18, 2024 | Contract Clinic, Contracts
This month’s contract clinic question comes from a contractor wondering if they can bill more when high winds stop crane operations?’. Luke Chamberlain responds. The question We’re working on a tall building project for which we’re using craneage extensively. The wind...
