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Construction Contract
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ContractsProf Blog
Texas Supreme Court Addresses State Sovereign Immunity and Construction Contracts
In 2014, Texas Southern University (TSU) executed a contract with Pepper-Lawson/Horizon International Group (PLH) on a project to construct student housing. The contract required completion by August 31, 2015, subject…
Adjudication Insider
Adjudication: an iterative process?
By Paul Hughes
On 11 August 2023, the Irish High Court delivered judgment enforcing two adjudicator’s decisions in DNCG Ltd v Genus Homes Ltd [2023] IEHC 490. Central to the judgment is a consideration…
Texas Construction Law Blog
Texas Legislature Expands Suspension Rights Under the Prompt Pay Acts
By Joe Virene
The private and public prompt pay acts both provide contractors and subcontractors with the right to stop work if an owner or upstream contractor fails to pay an undisputed amount. …
BuildSmart
The Basics of Contract Interpretation: A Primer for Non-Lawyers in the Construction Industry
Every first year law student in the U.S. takes a course on the Law of Contracts. It’s a rite of passage where lawyers-to-be learn all about things like consideration and legally-enforceable…
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Preconstruction Services, Project Savings, and Great Expectations
By Colm Nelson
Many standard construction contracts include a placeholder for incentives for a contractor that completes a new project on time and under budget. Possible rewards include early completion bonuses and/or sharing…
Adjudication Insider
The Irish courts’ continued support for construction adjudication
By Paul Hughes
On 23 June 2023, the High Court delivered judgment enforcing two adjudicator's decisions relating to the same parties but on two different construction projects. In McGurran Civils (ROI) Limited v K&J…
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Can AI Be Trusted to Draft a Construction Contract?
As alluring as it may be to enlist the help of an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, such as ChatGPT, to prepare a construction contract, even the chatbot will advise against…
Property Legal Insider
Introduction of liability caps to the Public Works Consultant Appointments and the likely impact on construction contracts
By Siobhan Kearney, Síomha Connolly
On 31 March 2023, the Office of Government Procurement (the OGP) introduced monetary caps on liability in the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) and the Standard Conditions…
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Efforts Expected of a Contractor When Efforts Clauses Are in Dispute
By Tamara Boeck
A construction project can be delayed for a multitude of reasons. Where the cause of the delay is not force majeure, or other excusable delay by a contractor, and where…
Construction Blog | Construction & Public Contract Law Section
When Construction Projects Don’t Go According to Plans
Most construction work is done pursuant to a set of plans and specifications issued by the architect that tells the contractor what they are to construct and the owner what…