Contract Formation, Subcontractors

Jaevee Homes v Fincham: WhatsApp Users Take Note!

BCLP on 5/9/2025

In this Insight, first published in PLC, Anna Blest and Katharine Tulloch consider the decision in Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham (t/a Fincham Demolition) [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC), in which the court concluded, among other things,...more

"Battle of the Forms” in the Hong Kong Construction Industry

BCLP on 4/29/2025

What lawyers call a “battle of the forms” occurs when two parties, negotiating a contract, exchange conflicting standard terms during the contract negotiation and formation. This leads to the obvious and not uncommon dilemma:...more

GAR Know-How Construction Arbitration - United States

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/9/2019

Legal System - 1. Is your jurisdiction primarily a common law, civil law, customary law or theocratic law jurisdiction? Are the laws substantially derived from the laws of another jurisdiction and, if so, which? What...more

Dealing with Difficult Parties on a Project - Modern Contractor Solutions

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/25/2018

If you have been involved in the construction industry for any substantial amount of time, you have likely encountered an individual or an entity on a project who appears to be completely unreasonable or irrational. You may...more

What Happens When the Construction Contract is Not Signed and the Work is Underway?

Snell & Wilmer on 6/23/2015

Although it seems self-evident that participants to a construction project would not want to commence work without first obtaining signatures on a written contract, it happens all too frequently, even on big projects. At...more

Best Practices in Drafting U.S. Government Subcontract Terms and Conditions

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/16/2014

Federal government subcontracts are a hybrid between commercial contracts governed by state law (such as, for the sale of goods, the Uniform Commercial Code) and government contracts governed by the Federal Acquisition...more

Say What??!! When is There an Enforceable Agreement in the Subcontractor Bidding Process?

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/6/2014

A major development and infrastructure project is announced that will provide significant work to a construction manager, general contractor (“GC”), and many subcontractors (“Sub”) across the building trades. The architect...more

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