Sarah Fox

On a mission to help construction specialists create simple contracts that safeguard their business without annoying their clients, in just 500 words!

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Jul2016

8 Habits of Highly Defective Contracts

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Stephen R Covey’s 7 Habits are principles to help you become highly effective. There are astonishing parallels with my specialist area of law - contracts. In brief, the first six of the 7 habits can be summarised as 'make and keep a promise' and 'involve others and work out a solution ... Read More

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Jul2016

Using Letters of Intent Successfully

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To make letters of intent really work for you, you need a fast but fool-proof process. There are two critical stages: what you do before you send a letter of intent and what you do after. Before You Send It You should check whether the letter of intent you need to send ... Read More

28

Jun2016

Busting Your Variation Myths

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A contract for the execution of work confers on the contractor not only the duty to carry out the work but the corresponding right to be able to complete the work which it contracted to carry out… contracts contain provisions to enable the employer to vary the work in order ... Read More

24

Jun2016

Baffled by T&C?

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Which? (a lobbying organisation) has started a campaign to end baffling terms and conditions. They want to make it simple to know what you are signing up for. Since October 2015, the Consumer Rights Act has required terms to be fair, transparent and prominent. Transparent ... Read More

21

Jun2016

Choosing JCT MW 2016

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How do you choose a contract as the right one for your project? There is rarely only one contract which would work be right for your project. The final choice may depends as much on these factors as something more prosaic like personal preference and familiarity: The recommendation of which standard ... Read More
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Jun2016

When Letters of Intent Go Wrong: The Funder Perspective

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On any construction project, there is likely to be a funder, who lends money to the client for the purposes of getting the development completed. The funder will assess the viability of a project based on factors including: size of the loan ie the amount of money the client needs to ... Read More

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May2016

Is It Ever OK To Use A Letter of Intent?

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It’s not necessarily good or bad to use a letter of intent. Depending on who you believe, letters of intent may be considered ‘necessary evil', a sign that the project has gone wrong, evidence of a defective contract strategy or a means to the right ... Read More

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May2016

When Letters of Intent Go Wrong: The Advisers’ Perspective

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Letters of intent can be recommended in specific circumstances: in view of the perceived importance of achieving early completion and, specifically, early commencement of the works, it was acceptable to advise commencing [the project] under a letter of intent rather than waiting until a formal building contract could be executed." Ampleforth ... Read More

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May2016

Can You Avoid Letters of Intent?

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Whether you can avoid a letter of intent depends on where you are in the contract process - are you at the stage of deciding your contract strategy or are you about to start the construction phase? It can either be a strategic or tactical decision... Strategic Using the contractor to assist ... Read More

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May2016

7 Habits of Defective Contract Strategies

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The UK Government's Construction 2025 report says that our industry's success depends on taking a strategic approach to contracts: Repeat customers... approach the industry in a strategic way and secure a better outcome, particularly in the context of whole life value – and generally through the early engagement of key suppliers ... Read More