Topic
Construction
217 published works
The Lien Zone
3 Simple Steps to Filing a Payment Bond Claim
By Alex Barthet
A payment bond secures one’s right to be paid on a construction project. If a job is bonded, a claim exists against that payment bond. How do you know if…
China Law Insight
俄罗斯建设工程项目审批许可—— 崎岖还是坦途？（承包商篇）
By King & Wood
作者：田文静、徐越、丁泓序、Vladislav Zinovyev（纪巍）金杜律师事务所 在世界银行最新发布的世界各国投资环境概览——《Doing Business 2017》中，俄罗斯的整体投资便利程度在本次纳入统计的190个国家中位列第40位，在“一带一路”沿线的64个相关国家中也位居前列，越来越多的中国承包商也将目光投向亚欧大陆最大的工程承包市场之一——俄罗斯。 与投资便利程度形成较大反差的是，俄罗斯在《Doing Business 2017》的审批许可便利程度方面仅排在第115位。受限于语言和实践经验等因素，对俄罗斯市场跃跃欲试的中国承包商，可能对俄罗斯建设工程项目涉及的审批许可缺乏整体了解。那么，新进入俄罗斯市场的中国承包商在建设工程项目的审批许可方面需要关注哪些问题、又需要注意哪些法律风险呢？ 全文阅读，请点击此处。
From the Ground Up
Portland’s Construction Boom
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Portland is quickly joining the ranks of American cities with the most significant construction projects. According to a report Friday from the Seattle Times, Portland now ranks seventh in the…
Construction Law Zone
Twenty-Five Years in the Construction Industry—We’ve Come a Long Way Baby, or Have We?
In November 1989, I was a second year law student interviewing with firms in Connecticut and New York for a summer associate position. During the Thanksgiving Holiday, I scheduled an…
Ahead of Schedule
Yes, Contractor Licensing May Be Required Under California Law Even if the Contractor Does Not Physically Build Anything Itself
By Tamara Boeck
It seems that almost weekly, and certainly monthly, I receive a call or inquiry from colleagues and/or prospective clients as to whether a license is really required if the prospective…
N.C. Construction Law, Policy & News
Improving the Odds for a Jackpot Year for Your Commercial General Contracting Business
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Cordell Parvin Blog
What Are You Reading?
What are you reading for your career? Seth Godin recently posted: Did you do the reading? I always "did the reading." What kind of reading? First, I read everything I could…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Division Asking for Pre-Rule Site Construction Information
By Ilya Batikov
Ohio’s Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management anticipates that the new Horizontal Well Site Construction Rules will become effective July 16, 2015. As a consequence, they are asking operators…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Damage to Windows During Cleaning Amounted to Making Good Faulty Workmanship
Damage caused to windows by cleaning company during construction of building was not covered by all-risk policy containing exclusion for cost of making good faulty workmanship. Ledcor Construction Ltd. v.…
Construction Law Zone
Connecticut’s Construction State-of-the-State & Jet Engines
By Keane Aures
Great news: the State of the State in Connecticut is optimistic! There are many new State construction projects on the horizon, and Connecticut will be building in the coming years.…