Tag: Construction Law

A Black Letter Review of Design Culpability in Construction Contracts
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract Despite preceding case law, scholarly journals and current legislation, the issue of design culpability applicable to construction contracts remains an issue, as disputes continue to be ra...

Unethical Act Among Contractors: Class F in Selangor'
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1.0 INTRODUCTION Contractors are the independent entity that agree to construct certain number or quantity of goods, material, equipment personnel ,or services that meet the requirement of specificati...

Legal Issues of ICT Use in the Construction Industry
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract While in the 21st century the construction industry prefers to conduct business using the information and communication technologies (I&CT), the presence of legal issues pertaining to th...

Procurement Methods for Design and Construction
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1.0 Introduction A client brief has been provided for the development of a new facility in the University of Salford. In this report, a review will be carried out based on the requirements of the clie...

Forms of Contract for Construction Work
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1.0 Introduction – The Scenario A leading manufacturer of confectionery in the UK suffered a devastating fire at their factory in Sheffield. Their insurers have authorised an immediate commencem...

The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 Introduction The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (the “Regulations”) came into effect on 1 March 2014 affecting both public and pri...

An Investigation into the Legal Issues Relating to BIM in UK
11th Dec 2019
Introduction: An Investigation into the Legal Issues Relating to BIM in UK   ABSTRACT The UK Government has mandated the use of fully collaborative 3 dimensional Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2, i...

Deregulation of Local Planning Authority's Control and Regulation of the Conversion of Offices to Residential Use
9th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1. Introduction 1.1 Deregulation of planning functions In 2014 the Government at that time undertook a consultation of the relevant interested bodies and parties as part of its ‘Technical Consultat...

Legal and Statutory Responsibilities in Construction
9th Dec 2019
Introduction: A report focussing on: The Legal and Statutory Responsibilities in Construction Table of Contents Page Number 1.0 Executive Summary       3 2.0 Terms of reference       3 3.0 Proced...

Construction Contracts Operation and Administration
9th Dec 2019
Introduction: Table of Contents 1. Meadow Gardens Project 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Termination 1.3 Consequences of termination (Clauses 8.4 to 8.6). 1.4 Payment 1.5 Settlement of outstanding claims 1.5.1 – Rele...