Design and Build – Fitness for Purpose – English Law and the Design Obligations of Construction Contractors in both Design-Build and Traditional Contracts.

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  In light of Ryan Turner’s Society of Construction Law paper (Turner, Ryan. 210, May 2018, Hanging by a slender thread: Design obligations in construction contracts following MT Højgaard v E.ON) ,[1] and  following the Supreme Court judgment,[2] this article will reflect upon English Law and the design obligations of construction contractors in both design-build […]

‘Good Faith’ in Construction Contracts in Ireland – A Lacuna in the Law ?

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This Blog will delve into ‘Good Faith’ in construction. Clause 4 of the Irish Public Works Contract (PWC) imposes obligations upon the Employer’s Representative, with reciprocal cooperation being the most important for all parties, being the Employer, ER and the Contractor, ‘forming a triumvirate of prime importance’[1]. Clause 4 of the PWC also explicitly mandates […]

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