Introduction - A recent example: Hunter v Canary Wharf - Legal background - The limited relevance of planning law - Assessing and managing 'neighbour risk' - The worst-case scenario - Conclusions.
Introduction - Express requirements of the IAI contract - Other points concerning the grounds for determination - Defective work at the date of determination - What happens after determination - Possibility of an injunction - Conclusions.
When a building contractor comes under pressure from the employer to speed construction, what legal consequences may follow? John Lyden considers the position under the major Irish standard forms, within the context of how other common law legal systems deal with acceleration issues.
When variations are ordered under the standard forms common in Ireland, how is the cost payable to the contractor calculated? John Lyden considers the contractual rules – closely similar to those in the ICE forms – and discusses in the light of case law when each possible method of assessment of cost is appropriate, and what is meant by a ‘fair valuation’.
