Contracts and Law

Some practitioners appear to be unclear about certain breaches of planning control and the time limits that local authorities have for taking enforcement action to remedy them - we explore some of the issues.

We look at reasons building contracts are required.

Frances Forward explores considerations when assembling an NEC3 contract.

Tendering is the process by which bids are invited from interested contractors to carry out specific packages of construction work.

This programme explains the workings of ProCure21+; why it has replaced the old ProCure21 model, and; how these changes in procurement may affect healthcare design.

The programme explains how the forms account for changes in relationships between project team members and construction technology and describe how to use the suite and in particular, when to use the short or standard form.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to all dispute resolution processes outside litigation where a third party assists in resolving differences. Often characterised as a quick, cheap and informal method of resolving disagreements, the last 35 years has seen a boom in ADR as an alternative route to litigious proceedings in the construction industry.

Archaeology has become an increasingly common statutory component of most projects. We look at some of the key requirements and mistakes to avoid.

We look at some of the essential and non-essential paperwork on construction projects.

Hefty fines can ensue for firms found to be ‘cover pricing’ their work. We investigate the pitfalls.

Part II of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 has brought about significant change to practices in the construction industry - we look at impact and areas for potential improvement.

Preliminaries for Revision 2 to the JCT Standard, Intermediate, Minor Works, and Design and Build Contracts will be available with NBS Update 2009-3 and also on the NBS website. NBS Technical Author, Stuart Doran, outlines the main changes.