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What does Early warning mean?

The early warning process is found most notably in the NEC3/NEC4 suite of contracts, but the concept also exists in some other standard form contracts. It requires the parties to the contract to notify each other, as soon as either of them becomes aware of any matter that could increase the total cost, delay completion or impair the performance of the finished work, so that the parties can proactively deal with the issue.

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Consumer credit—timeline (2011–2023) [Archived]

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The value we add

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JCT Management Works Contract 2016—Form of Agreement and Amendments

JCT Management Works Contract 2016—Form of Agreement and Amendments Agreement in relation to [insert brief details of the works/project] at [insert address of works] (incorporating (inter alia) the JCT Management Works Contract Agreement 2016 (MCWC/A 2016) and JCT Management Works Contract Conditions 2016 (MCWC/C 2016) as modified and supplemented in the manner indicated in this Agreement and the Schedules hereto). This Agreement is made on the [insert number] day of [insert month] 20[insert year]. Parties 1 [insert name of the Management Contractor] (company registration number [insert number]) whose registered office is situated at [insert address of the Management Contractor] (‘the Management Contractor’); 2 [insert name of the Works Contractor] (company registration number [insert number]) whose registered office is situated at [insert address of the Works Contractor] (‘the Works Contractor’). Now it is agreed that: 1 Interpretation In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the meanings that are respectively assigned to them in the JCT MCWC/A 2016 and the JCT MCWC/C 2016, referred to in and...

Schedule of Amendments to JCT Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design 2024

Schedule of Amendments to JCT Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design 2024 Schedule of amendments to the jct minor works building contract with contractor’s design 2024 The Contract comprises the Minor Works Building Contract with contractor’s design 2024 Edition published by the JCT subject to the following amendments: agreement ARTICLES Article 5 and 6 [See drafting note] Article 8 Article 8 ArbitrationDelete Article 8 and insert ‘All references to arbitration in this Contract are deleted.’ Article 10 After Article 9 insert the following: Article 10 [ To be added on the face of the contract ] Schedule of Amendments The Employer and the Contractor agree that the modifications in the Schedule of Amendments attached hereto (as initialled by the parties) are incorporated into this Contract and the provisions of the Agreement, the Contract Particulars, the Conditions and the Schedules annexed to the Conditions shall have effect as modified by the Schedule of Amendments which together comprise the ‘Contract’. Article 11 Insert new Article: ‘Article...

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Under the JCT and NEC contracts, is the contractor entitled to an extension of time if construction works are delayed due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

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PPI publishes report on impact of inequality on UK pension system

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