Article Category: Construction & Engineering – Insight & Opinion

Are you thinking of building a purpose built home to meet all of your needs, dreams and desires? If so, making sure that your home comes in on time, to budget, and is all that you expected, will be top of your list. One way to help with this is by putting a building contract… Read more »

In a major new reported case, the court has given guidance on how to assess the financial impact of extensions of time on building and civil engineering projects. What are the commercial issues? In Carillion Construction Limited v Emcor Engineering Services Limited [2017], the Court of Appeal recently (February 2017) considered the liability for two… Read more »

In the construction industry, it is normal to obtain monthly or regular payments as work progresses. So that contractors are not starved of cash during the construction phase of a project, Parliament decided that cash flow must be guaranteed. Since the case of ISG Construction Limited v Seevic College [2014] it has become accepted as… Read more »

In the recent case, Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd v AMEC (BSC) Ltd [2016], the court decided that Arcadis had not limited its liability. This decision has been made even though every version of the terms of contract under discussion had included a limit on the liability of Arcadis for a breach of their professional duty…. Read more »

In December 2015, by its decision in the case of MJ Harding Contractors v Paice & Springall, the Court of Appeal offered some common sense on pay less notices after a series of perhaps surprising decisions by the Technology and Construction Court. Over the last year it has become normal that contractors can take advantage… Read more »

In a recent article for Fresh Business Thinking, Roger Allsup, Partner in the Construction & Engineering team at SAS Daniels, explains the true cost of relocating your business. In the article, Roger looks at why rent isn’t the only cost businesses are likely to face and why it’s vital to understand the whole cost of the… Read more »

All too often, in the rush to acquire new premises, businesses treat the actual fitting-out of a new base as something of an afterthought. A bit of thought ahead of time can save you time, money and hassle. The sheer initial costs of a fit-out can (and in many cases will) dwarf the annual rental… Read more »