Whether practical completion (PC) has been achieved on a construction project is perhaps one of the most fertile grounds for dispute and has potentially wide-reaching implications.

Despite this, the term is used by lawyers and construction professionals so frequently, and with such conviction, as to defy anyone to debate its meaning. This norm may be considered surprising in light of the fact that the term is so rarely defined in construction contracts.

Adjudication has long been considered an affordable and predictable alternative to litigation. With our new capped fee structure, we are taking these benefits one step further, giving clients additional peace of mind over their fees and, more importantly, their cash flow.

Last month, Arianne King participated in a lively panel discussion at the Society of Computers & Law Conference on “Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and ICOs.”

The panel discussion highlighted the fact that blockchain is something everyone is talking about, but not everyone understands in detail.

Over the next few months, we’ll be highlighting the major landmines that lay hidden in these schedules, starting with one of the most common traps: fitness for purpose. While such a clause may seem innocuous, a fitness for purpose clause can have disastrous consequences.

Our own Arianne Elise King explains all to UK Construction Media.

The construction industry is a complicated business. For the largest tenders, bids tend to be won by a major contractor, that – in order to boost its man power or to gain access to highly specialist skills…