Beware of the budget

Vijay Bange of Trowers & Hamlins looks at how the new costs management regime has been working in practice in its first few months. A recent case sheds light on what the future is likely to hold.

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Practical tendering guidance from JCT

Russell Kostulin of Pinsent Masons outlines the main points of the JCT’s Tendering Practice Note 2012 which he finds, despite some shortfalls when dealing with quality issues, to be a comprehensive and practical guide for use during any JCT tendering procedure.

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PF2 makes uncertain progress

Robert Franklin and Rachel Chaplin of Clyde & Co review progress so far in introducing a new private finance model, PF2. Government is taking its time with the documentation of a funding model still burdened by association with the discredited PFI.

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Our contracts monitor Michael Phipps, Principal of Thurston Consultants, casts his eye over some appendices to the JCT Practice Note Tendering 2012, including model forms of the invitation to tender and the tender itself.

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Reports from the courts: October 2013

Our regular round up of the court decisions of most interest to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Will Buckby of Beale and Company who focus on a case highlighting the risks to consultants of issuing certificates without due care; and a maritime dispute with analogous lessons for the use of on demand bonds in construction.

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State of play table 185

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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Investing in Britain’s future

Following on from both the 2013 Budget and Spending Round, the ‘Investing in Britain’s Future’ report further outlines the current government’s long term project of improving Britain’s infrastructure, frequently citing the UK’s infrastructural inadequacy compared to both our foreign peers and Victorian ancestors.

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Management time – easier to recover?

Guest editors Sean Brannigan QC and George Woods of 4 Pump Court argue that the courts will approve claims for recovering the cost of staff time lost in dealing with the consequences of a defendant’s breach. A review of relevant judgments though confirms that detailed evidence will have to be produced.

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Legal terms explained: Claims under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978

Construction projects will usually involve various parties and in some cases more than one party will be liable for a loss suffered.

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News in Brief: October 2013

Government has trialled a new planning guidance website that consolidates all of the relevant guidance on one site in a slimmed down form as part of the ‘war on red tape’.

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