Prompt payment charter due

Major contractors and government clients are to pledge to pay all suppliers within 30 days under a new ‘prompt payment charter’ that was due to be published by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) as CL went to press.

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CDM consultation under way

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has started a ten-week consultation exercise on proposals to replace the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/320 that imply a shift in responsibility towards design professionals.

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News in brief: May 2014

The Public Accounts Committee says in a report that details of construction contracts with public sector bodies should be freely available under Freedom of Information legislation.

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Legal terms explained: Time at large

Time at large is a term which is used to describe circumstances when the original completion date falls away and is replaced by an obligation on the contractor to complete the works in a reasonable time.

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A quiet revolution

Guest editor David Mosey, Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College London, says a procurement and project delivery method that is collaborative, transparent, and commercially robust is emerging from three recent initiatives.

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UK Green Building Council publishes ‘Building Zero Carbon – the case for action’

In February 2014 the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) published its report entitled ‘Building Zero Carbon – the case for action’, drawn up by a panel of construction and property experts.

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State of play table 190

This table, prepared by Clyde & Co, provides a regularly amended guide to new and proposed legislation that will affect the construction industry. In addition to EU Directives and UK legislation, the table includes notes highlighting discussion papers issued by both government and non-government organisations, and commentary on the latest developments.

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Reports from the courts: May 2014

Our regular review of the cases of most interest to construction comes from Will Buckby and Andrew Croft of Beale and Company, with the focus on an appeal court ruling in a case concerning order of precedence clauses; and another suggesting that relying on claims for extensions of time for serving claims forms can mean ‘dicing with procedural death’.

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That’s the contractor’s responsibility

Our contracts monitor Michael Phipps, Principal of Thurston Consultants, continues his inspection of the JCT’s revisions to its Management Building Contract. Changes have removed some long winded wordings.

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What is the effect of a failed assignment?

Michael Douglas QC of 4 Pump Court analyses a recent court decision relating to non-assignment clauses and declarations of trust. Use clear wording in contracts if you want to rely on declaring a trust to avoid a non-assignment clause, he advises.

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