Contract General Principles

When someone says the phrase time is at large on a construction project; it means that there is no fixed time for completion, or that the date for completion has become invalid and that the contractor is not bound by the obligation to complete the works by a certain date, but can complete the works …

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It is common within the construction industry to see confusion between claims and variations, as the word claim is often, misunderstood in a construction context.   In the terms and conditions of a construction contract, a claim is not an assessment of a variation as the two provisions operate differently because they are utilised in a …

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For the inaugural blog post I thought it would be of benefit to discuss the elements of what constitutes a contract between parties.