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ACE Agreements 2009 – Amendments
August 2009The ACE has published some amendments to some of its Agreements and one of its Services Schedules. Rachel Barnes gives details of these amendments, where to find them and how to use them. Location: UK
What happens to collateral warranties if the client goes into liquidation?
August 2009Griffiths & Armour have recently received queries concerning the position of consultants in respect of collateral warranties when their clients go into liquidation. We set out some general guidance about this. Location: UK
Much ado about nothing
July 2009Architects have been fighting the possible retraction of a 'no set-off' clause in the RIBA Standard Form of Agreement. But actually, for them the clause is almost meaningless. Location: UK
The ACE Agreements 2009
July 2009The ACE have recently published revised Agreements and some new Agreements. Rachel Barnes gives a resume of these and describes which of the Agreements have been replaced and the main changes in the attached document. Location: UK
Employing migrant workers under the new UK immigration laws
June 2009As the trend towards globalisation and mobility continues, and with the widening of the European Union, immigration and visa requirements are increasingly playing a large role in the recruitment process and in business considerations. Time frames are often important in recruiting personnel and those involved in recruitment now face additional pressures introduced by the radical… Read More >
Strategic Forum for Construction – 6 principles of best practice
June 20096 principles through which the construction industry will endeavour to achieve a better industry and achieve best practice
CIC liability briefing on the implications of appointing subconsultants
June 2009This Briefing looks at the advantages and disadvantages of a consultant being appointed to undertake services, and then engaging subconsultants to undertake some or all of those services. Published with kind permission of the CIC.
Novation to a design/build contractor
May 2009Why is the CIC Novation Agreement the correct basis for the novation of a consultant There are two basic forms of novation agreement. The “ab initio” form (produced by the CLLS and often by clients) and the “switch” (produced by the CIC). Location:UK
Langstane Housing Association Limited -v- Riverside Construction
May 2009A recent decision from the Outer House of the Scottish Court of Session offers helpful guidance to construction professionals when incorporating conditions of engagement by reference and useful judicial insight on the enforceability of the net contribution clauses and in particular the net contribution clause in the ACE 1998 Conditions. Location: UK