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Where do you draw the line?

Article Abstract:

The UK Court of Appeal has ruled for the first time on a contractor's obligation to warn of potential dangers in design and construction plans. The court did not rule on circumstances in which a contractor was unaware, but should have been aware, that the design was dangerous.

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Triple helping

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The UK Construction Act is set to introduce a number of legal uncertainties. when it comes into force on May 1, 1998. These include the fact that a main contractor may have to give the so-called effective notice of withholding in order to preserve his right to pay the lesser sum in a claim from a subcontractor for defective work. If the subcontractor exercises the statutory right to cease working until payment is made, then the main contractor will be under pressure. If a court rules that the main contractor was in the right, then the subcontractor could be exposed to a very large claim.

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Plane tale of third parties

Article Abstract:

Plans to bestow advantageous benefits on third parties involved in UK construction industry projects have been dismissed by industry bodies as unenforceable. The proposed legislation is connected with the Contracts Bill, which is under review at the House of Lords during May 1999. The rights of a third party cannot be enforced because of rules covering privity, which state only those involved in the agreement may benefit.

Interpretation and construction, Construction law, Contracts

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