- January 11, 2011
Escrow accounts: how have they worked in practice?
In construction, the employer is usually more fearful that the contractor will go bust than vice versa, hence the whole panoply of security that usually surrounds a construction contract, such as bonds and parent company guarantees. However, occasionally the boot is on the other foot, particularly if the employer is in straitened financial circumstances or … Continue reading Escrow accounts: how have they worked in practice? →
- March 3, 2010
Come fly with me – a mock mediation
Last week I was one of the “actors” presenting an hour long mock mediation at our annual construction seminar, and it was a fascinating evening. Having participated in a fair few mediations, I thought that there was probably little that I could learn, but how wrong I was.
- July 7, 2009
JCT building contract and consultancy agreement for home owner/occupier
You would be amazed by the number of cases I come across where otherwise sane and rational people agree to employ a builder to carry out major and expensive works to their home on the basis of little or no formal record of: What is to be done. Who is to do it. How much … Continue reading JCT building contract and consultancy agreement for home owner/occupier →
