Musings

Performance or Prescriptive Specification? Whose design?

The decision over whether to adopt an owner's design (bid-build) or design and construct form of contract involves careful consideration.

Words Matter

The Privy Council reinforces that contract terms prevail over conduct, and the limits of an Engineer's authority

Late and over budget?

The project is delayed and is running over budget - the all too common headline for infrastructure projects - why?

Cashflow is great, but where has the money gone?

With 546 construction company liquidations in the end end October 2024 (1 in 4 of all liquidations in that period being construction companies) we have a problem.

What is a "construction contract"?

When is a contract a "construction contract" for the purposes of the Construction Contracts Act 2002?

Breach! What to do?

Recent cases seem to limit the options to seek redress from a party in breach.