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

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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

Venable LLP

"The Government's Just Not That into You" - Can a Prime Contractor Terminate Its Subcontractor Just Because Someone in the...

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Federal contracts famously include a clause permitting the government to terminate the agreement for the government's own "convenience"—even if the contractor did not default on its performance obligations. Aware of this...more

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Federal Subcontractors Beware: The Workshare Provision in Your Subcontract May Not Apply When the Government Increases the Value...

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A recent decision from the Court of Appeals of Virginia may have companies doublechecking the workshare terms in their subcontracts. The Court held that a subcontractor's 40 percent workshare only applied to the $70 million...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Subcontract Payment Provisions Mean Exactly What They Say in Connecticut

The recent Connecticut Appellate Court decision in Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. 50 Morgan Hospitality Group, LLC, 211 Conn. App. 724 (2022), eliminated any remaining doubt regarding a subcontractor’s right to payment for...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? Unfair retainage

Dear YouDig?, We are finishing up a contract to start a piece of a big project. The owner is pushing for a 10 percent retainer of all of our payments. It does not seem fair as most of our costs are front loaded and most of...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Critical Considerations When Drafting and Negotiating Federal Government Subcontracts - July 17th, 1:00pm ET

Join Cohen Seglias Federal Contracting attorneys Maria Panichelli and Micahel Richard for their Lawline Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webinar, "Critical Considerations When Drafting and Negotiating Federal Government...more

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