Project Risks

Analysis of commercial and contractual disputes almost always discovers problems at their heart caused by uncontrolled or unallocated risks. Quite often, the parties to a contract either did not collectively consider or assess the project risks at the centre of the dispute, or one or more of the parties to the commercial relationship assumed that […]
Time Bars and Their Contractual Implications

Effective construction contract management is a strict discipline and requires absolute adherence to the terms of the contract, including any time limits imposed by the contract. Such time limits are called ‘time bars’ and they usually require actions required by the contract to be performed within a certain time-frame. Typically, time bars operate to limit […]
Being a Head Contractor in Construction is not Easy

Being the conduit between the Principle Client and the delivery of the works by several Sub-Contractors, the life of a Head Contractor is not an easy one. The Head Contractor needs to keep his Principal client content and confident in the Head Contractors ability, his staff and sub-contractors safe as well as maintaining cash flow […]