No excuse for contractors not doing their legal homework

Article Abstract:

The legal standing of building contractors should be throughly investigated before work commences, as many contractors find themselves paying for work which they had not expected or financially planned for. Legal action is not on the side of the contractor, with law courts deciding in the favour of the commissioning firm for any changes made to the original contract which was agreed and signed by the contractor.

Contracts

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Buying British shouldn't blind decision-makers to fairness

Article Abstract:

The case of French building firm Harmon Facades versus the UK House of Commons highlights the problem of being forced to use European legislation when it comes to procurement and tendering deals for government. The officer in charge of awarding the House of Commons contract appears to have been woefully negligible in his selection process, choosing instead to flout his priviledges and award the contract to a British firm despite its tending being more expensive than the French firm's.

Cases, Harmon Facades

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Getting contractors to do the job properly is no joke

Article Abstract:

Contracts drawn up between parties in the construction industry can be extremely complex and difficult to unravel when it comes to deciding what a specific term means to the individual parties concerned. Agreements added to contracts at a later date may fail to be with held in court if the judge decides the terms fails to be an obvious inclusion.

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