All construction contracts articles
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Information - BuildingCPD 25 2025: Mastering contract modifications – managing variations and scope changes in construction projects
This CPD module – sponsored by Informa Connect Academy and adapted from its Contracts Management Certificate course – looks at key strategies for successfully managing modifications, variations and scope changes in construction contracts
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CommentClauses designed to help avoid conflict in JCT construction contracts
How updated provisions in JCT 2024 are helping drive behavioural change in the industry towards conflict avoidance
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CommentSafety comes first in the JCT’s updated contract suite
Peter Hibberd unpacks the new JCT revisions, which embrace the Building Safety Act and the last year’s Building Regulations amendments
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CommentHow retrofit impacts on procurement
How does building retrofit impact on procurement and do adequate standard form contracts exist for its delivery? Peter Hibberd explains
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CommentContracting for offsite schemes
Peter Hibberd sets out the JCT standard form options when selecting a contract for a project that will use modern methods of construction
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CommentNever overlook the impact of price volatility when entering a contract
In a climate of strongly fluctuating prices and pressure on supply, provision for such risks must be factored into the contract
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CommentSmart contracts: automating weather clauses
A project to automate NEC compensation clauses is breaking ground in smart contracts, writes Jim Mason
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CommentGood faith strikes again
A new ruling shows you can’t breach part of a contract then use the contract machinery to turn that breach in your favour, explains Tony Bingham
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CommentMake contractual provison for rising prices
In the face of disproportionate materials cost inflation, it is vital to use the right fluctuation provisions in your contracts, warns Peter Hibberd
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CommentMaking the most of modular contracts
Jahanara Hussain and Sarah Hale on how to minimise the risks and increase the benefits from modular
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CommentContract terms: the eiusdem generis rule
Lindy Patterson explains a key principle of contract interpretation, based on a presumption against the use of surplus words
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CommentTrial by example
A recent case offers valuable guidance on how samples can be used cost-effectively to present complex cases
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CommentNEC4 revisions on liquidated damages and payment provisions
NEC4 contract terms have been altered in the light of two recent court judgments
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CommentOmission of work – what’s the cost?
The recent case of Van Oord vs Dragados offers guidance on the pricing of compensation for omission of work
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CommentKick-starting construction with minor works
Recent government initiatives have created opportunities for construction, especially minor works – but which contract forms should you use?
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CommentNet zero carbon: a legal viewpoint
A liability and contract perspective on how the government commitment to net zero carbon by 2050 will impact the industry
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CommentVariations and covid-19 claims
Can variations clauses be invoked over pandemic-driven changes to the way construction projects are being run?
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CommentWhat will the insolvency bill mean for construction contracts?
The bill aims to help firms hit by the pandemic but will permanently change how contracts work
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CommentStaged completion: It's just a phase
Stephanie Canham explains why staged completion must be handled with care
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CommentUnravelling the intent
What happens if parties have created a contract as a result of an exchange of emails, but they have polar opposite views concerning the scope of works?