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China Law Insight
EPC合同中总承包人的合同义务包括协助办理房产证，发包人能否以总承包人未办理房产证为由拒绝支付工程款？
By King & Wood
作者：武鹏 陈永昌 杨忠勤 EPC合同即设计-采购-施工（Engineering, Procurement, Construction）总承包合同，总承包人需要对工程项目的勘察、设计、采购、施工、试运行或竣工验收等实行全过程或若干阶段的承包，直至交付可直接使用。发包人通常只需提出功能需求和目标，总承包人需对工程质量、安全、工期及造价全面负责。 由此，实践中有EPC合同约定总承包人的合同义务包括协助办理房产证，在此情况下发包人能否以总承包人未办理房产证为由拒绝支付工程款？对于这一问题实务案例较少，本文将结合法律规定及法理做以下具体分析和讨论。 阅读更多
China Law Insight
建设工程质量问题是由承包人采购的相关材料质量不合格导致，发包人是否可以直接向施工材料的供应商提出索赔？
By King & Wood
作者：王欣 建设工程施工过程中使用的材料质量是建设工程质量的基础，根据《建筑法》的相关规定，承包人作为具体施工单位需要对建设工程的质量负责，必须向发包人交付质量合格的建设工程。因此，无论是发包人直接提供或指定承包人购买，还是承包人自行负责购买的建筑材料、建筑构配件和设备，均需要承包人按照建设工程的设计要求、施工技术标准和合同的约定，对建筑材料、建筑构配件和设备进行检验，不合格的不得使用。 阅读更多
Microjuris Blog
Supremo resolverá directamente la demanda del gobierno contra LUMA
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico asumió jurisdicción directa sobre la demanda del gobierno para impugnar el contrato de LUMA Energy, consolidó los recursos de certificación intrajurisdiccional y ordenó a…
Microjuris Blog
La eficacia e ineficacia del negocio jurídico
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El profesor Andrés L. Córdova Phelps examina la regulación de la eficacia e ineficacia del negocio jurídico en el Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, analiza sus principales innovaciones…
Tech & Sourcing @ Morgan Lewis
Hotel Wi-Fi Terms & Conditions – The Contract You Accept Without Reading
By Morgan Lewis
After a day of flight delays, crowded airports, and rental-car lines, the corporate traveler finally reaches the hotel, drops a bag in the room, and opens a laptop. The hotel…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Prayer and Contract Law
One of this blog's favorite corporate law scholars, Stephen Bainbridge, reviews an article by corporate law professor, Ronald Colombo, who provides new scholarship on a contractual analysis of prayer. He…
Adams on Contract Drafting
New “Drafting Clearer Contracts” Presentation Set for 28 and 29 October 2026
By Ken Adams
I’ve just scheduled the next public Drafting Clearer Contracts presentation. It’s on 28 and 29 October 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. ET. Go here for more information. I…
Business and Commercial
The Hidden Legal Risks That Hold SMEs Back—And How to Stay Ahead
Running a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) is no small feat. Between managing operations, driving sales, hiring talent, and serving customers, legal compliance often takes a back seat. Unfortunately, many…
IT Law Blog
How to Properly Arrange the Transfer of Intellectual Property Rights: Country-Specific Considerations
By Publisher
Imagine the following situation: a product company engages an independent contractor to develop a separate module for integration into its own product. The work is paid for, the code is…
Law Times News
Opt in or lose out: the fine print Ontarians may miss and what could save them
McLeish Orlando’s Brandon Pedersen on new auto insurance risk and the cracks nobody’s fixed yet