- November 2, 2011
The new first edition FIDIC sub-contract
Last month FIDIC published its official “First Edition” of “Conditions of Subcontract for Construction, Building and Engineering Works designed by the Employer” – the subcontract primarily intended to be used with the FIDIC Red Book and the harmonised MDB Conditions (the Pink Book). As the “Test Edition” was launched almost 2 years ago (in December … Continue reading The new first edition FIDIC sub-contract →
- December 16, 2009
Contractual chestnuts: fitness for purpose
“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” (Robert Byrne) It’s nearly Christmas, so why not take another look at a fine old contractual chestnut: fitness for purpose. (This blog looked a different aspect of this issue before). Fitness for purpose can get construction lawyers and their clients quite worked up, but why exactly? … Continue reading Contractual chestnuts: fitness for purpose →
