- May 1, 2012
Release of retention under the amended Construction Act
The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (LDEDC Act 2009), which amended the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Construction Act 1996) has now been in force for over half a year. This post focuses on one aspect of the statutory requirement that a construction contract includes an adequate mechanism for payment … Continue reading Release of retention under the amended Construction Act →
- April 17, 2012
Avoiding payment to an insolvent payee under the amended Construction Act
Continuing on the theme of commenting on the drafting of the amendments made to Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Construction Act 1996) by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (LDEDC Act 2009), this blog considers new section 111 of the Construction Act 1996. Specifically, it looks … Continue reading Avoiding payment to an insolvent payee under the amended Construction Act →
- March 20, 2012
Prohibiting conditional payments under the amended Construction Act
To pay or not to pay, that is the question… Not surprisingly, there have been quite a few blogs on this site over the last several months on the amendments made to Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Construction Act 1996) by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act … Continue reading Prohibiting conditional payments under the amended Construction Act →
