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The majority of construction work is carried out by subcontractors. As building projects become more complex, subcontractors need to understand the implications of the agreements they sign. The JCT 2011 Building Subcontracts has been written to help the busy subcontractor deal effectively with the range of JCT 2011 subcontracts they will encounter. It covers the most commonly use 2011 subcontracts, looking at the key contract conditions, the rights and obligations of the parties and how risk is allocated. A key element of the book is the discussion of the main practical problems that arise.…mehr
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The majority of construction work is carried out by subcontractors. As building projects become more complex, subcontractors need to understand the implications of the agreements they sign. The JCT 2011 Building Subcontracts has been written to help the busy subcontractor deal effectively with the range of JCT 2011 subcontracts they will encounter. It covers the most commonly use 2011 subcontracts, looking at the key contract conditions, the rights and obligations of the parties and how risk is allocated. A key element of the book is the discussion of the main practical problems that arise. Accessible and practical, this book will ensure building and construction subcontractors understand these contracts and have an easy to consult reference if any questions arise. It will also be of interest to main contractors, architects, contract administrators, project managers, quantity surveyors, contracts consultants and construction lawyers.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
- Seitenzahl: 288
- Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 241mm x 168mm x 13mm
- Gewicht: 544g
- ISBN-13: 9781118655634
- ISBN-10: 111865563X
- Artikelnr.: 42834347
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
- Seitenzahl: 288
- Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 241mm x 168mm x 13mm
- Gewicht: 544g
- ISBN-13: 9781118655634
- ISBN-10: 111865563X
- Artikelnr.: 42834347
Peter Barnes MSc, FCIOB, FCIArb, MRICS is a Chartered Arbitrator, Registered Adjudicator, Accredited Mediator and Chartered Conservationist, and has been actively involved in the Construction Industry for over 40 years. Since moving into consultancy he has been appointed to act as Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator, and as Expert Witness in respect of both Liability and Quantum issues. Peter is a member of the Consultants' College for the JCT Council and sits on the JCT Council. Matthew Davies BSC (Hons), LLB (Hons), LPC is dual qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Solicitor, with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He specialises in providing legal, commercial and contractual management, construction claims and dispute resolution services to the construction industry, including representing organisations in adjudication and other dispute forums. He also drafts and reviews contracts, sub-contracts and collateral warranties, and advises on a variety of contentious and non-contentious construction matters.
Preface xiii 1 Background and Introduction 1 1.1 The Joint Contracts
Tribunal (JCT) 1 1.2 Sub-contracting 1 1.3 The formation of contracts and
sub-contracts 2 1.4 Standard forms of contract and sub-contract 6 1.5 The
JCT Sub-contracts dealt with within the chapters of this book 7 1.6 The JCT
Sub-contracts not dealt with in the chapters of this book 10 2 The
Sub-contract Agreement 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 The structure of the
sub-contract agreement 19 2.3 The recitals 20 2.4 The articles 22 2.5 The
sub-contract particulars 23 2.6 Attestation forms 35 2.7 Schedule of
information 37 2.8 Supplementary particulars 38 2.9 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 38 3 Definitions and Interpretations 44 3.1 Introduction 44 3.2
Definitions 44 3.3 Interpretation 45 3.4 Reckoning periods of days 46 3.5
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 46 3.6 Giving of service of
notices and other documents 46 3.7 Effect of the final payment notice (or
the default payment notice) 47 3.8 Applicable law 49 3.9 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 49 4 Sub-contractors' General Obligations 51 4.1
Introduction 51 4.2 General obligations 53 4.3 Sub-contractor's design 59
4.4 Materials, goods and workmanship 71 4.5 Compliance with main contract
and indemnity 75 4.6 Errors, discrepancies and divergences 76 4.7
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 80 5 Time 85 5.1 Introduction 85 5.2
Time and the adjustment to the period for completion 86 5.3 Practical
completion and lateness 96 5.4 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 98 6
Defects, Design Documents and Warranties 102 6.1 Introduction 102 6.2
Defects 103 6.3 Sub-contractor's design documents 107 6.4 Collateral
warranties 108 6.5 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 113 7 Control of the
Sub-contract Works 114 7.1 Introduction 114 7.2 Assignment and sub-letting
116 7.3 Person-in-charge 118 7.4 Access provided by the sub-contractor 119
7.5 Opening up the works and remedial measures 119 7.6 Attendance and site
conduct 123 7.7 Health and safety and CDM 129 7.8 The CDM Regulations (i.e.
the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015) 135 7.9
Suspension of the main contract by the contractor 142 7.10 Benefits under
the main contract 146 7.11 Certificates/statements or notices under the
main contract 146 7.12 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 147 8 Payment 150
8.1 Introduction 150 8.2 The amount due in respect of interim payments 151
8.3 Unfixed materials 152 8.4 The amount due in respect of the final
payment 153 8.5 Retention 156 8.6 Payment due dates and final dates for
payment for interim payments 159 8.7 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
for interim payments 160 8.8 The payment due date and the final date for
payment for the final payment 162 8.9 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
in respect of the final payment 162 8.10 VAT (Value Added Tax) 164 8.11
Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) 164 8.12 Interest 164 8.13
Sub-contractor's right of suspension 165 8.14 Fluctuations 166 8.15
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 167 9 Loss and Expense 171 9.1
Introduction 171 9.2 Can common law damages claims be excluded by the
contract? 173 9.3 Are claims for extensions of time and loss and/or expense
linked? 173 9.4 What are the grounds/requirements for loss and expense? 174
9.5 What are Relevant Sub-contract Matters? 174 9.6 Can the contractor
recover direct loss and/or expense from the sub-contractor? 176 9.7 In
pursuing a loss and expense claim, what does a sub-contractor need to
prove? 177 9.8 What needs to be proved in a loss and expense claim
document? 179 9.9 What is a global claim? 180 9.10 Common heads of a loss
and expense claim 182 9.11 Prolongation costs 183 9.12 Disruption claims
186 9.13 Winter working 187 9.14 Head office overheads and profit 187 9.15
Loss of profit 190 9.16 Increased costs 190 9.17 Cost of claim preparation
191 9.18 Interest and finance charges 191 9.19 Acceleration 192 9.20 Common
law damages 193 9.21 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 196 10 Variations
197 10.1 Introduction 197 10.2 What is a variation? 198 10.3 How is a
variation instructed? 198 10.4 Can a variation vitiate a contract? 199 10.5
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued? 200 10.6
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued that may
injuriously affect the efficacy of the sub-contractor's design? 200 10.7
What happens if a sub-contractor does not comply with a direction issued?
201 10.8 How should variations be valued? 201 10.9 How should variations
that relate to a sub-contractor's design work be valued? 201 10.10 What is
the procedure to be followed in respect of a schedule 2 quotation? 202
10.11 What are the valuation rules? 205 10.12 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 210 11 Injury, Damage and Insurance 214 11.1 Introduction 214
11.2 Sub-contractor's liability for personal injury or death 215 11.3 The
sub-contractor's liability for injury or damage to property 216 11.4 The
sub-contractor's liability for loss or damage to the sub-contract works 217
11.5 What Specified Perils insurance cover, in respect of loss or damage to
works and site materials, does the sub-contractor obtain under the joint
names all risks policies? 218 11.6 What is the sub-contractor's liability
for damage to the sub-contract works? 218 11.7 What are the employer's
options where terrorism cover is not available? 220 11.8 Is the contractor
responsible for damage caused to the sub-contractor's plant, etc.? 221 11.9
Is the sub-contractor required to take out professional indemnity
insurance? 221 11.10 When and how does the Joint Fire Code apply? 222 11.11
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 223 12 Termination of Sub-contract 226
12.1 Introduction 226 12.2 How can a contract come to an end? 227 12.3 What
can cause a sub-contract to be terminated? 228 12.4 What is a breach of
contract? 228 12.5 Will any breach of contract enable one to terminate the
sub-contract? 228 12.6 What is a repudiatory breach at common law? 229 12.7
Why have termination provisions in the contract if the sub-contract can be
terminated at common law? 229 12.8 What is the effect of a sub-contract
being terminated at common law? 230 12.9 Are the effects of a sub-contract
being terminated under common law or by contractual provisions the same?
230 12.10 Where can the contractual termination provisions be located in
the Sub-contract? 231 12.11 Are the party's common law termination rights
preserved under the Sub-contract? 231 12.12 What reasons give the
contractor a right to terminate the sub-contractor's employment under the
JCT Sub-contract Conditions? 231 12.13 What is deemed to be default by the
sub-contractor under clause 7.4.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 231 12.14 What happens
when a sub-contractor commits a specified default noted at clause 7.4.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 232 12.15 Must all notices either by the Contractor or the
Sub-contractor referred to under Section 7 'Termination' of the
sub-contract conditions be given in accordance with clause 1.7.4? 233 12.16
What does insolvency of the sub-contractor mean? 233 12.17 What happens
when the sub-contractor becomes insolvent? 234 12.18 What does corruption
entail? 235 12.19 What are the consequences of the contractor terminating
the sub-contractor's employment? 235 12.20 What reasons give the
sub-contractor the right to terminate his or her employment under the JCT
subcontract conditions? 237 12.21 What is deemed to be default by the
contractor under clause 7.8.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 237 12.22 What happens when a
contractor commits a specified default noted under clause 7.8.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 238 12.23 What does insolvency of the contractor mean? 239
12.24 What happens when the contractor becomes insolvent? 239 12.25 What
are the consequences of the sub-contractor terminating his or her own
employment? 240 12.26 If a sub-contractor's employment is terminated for
any reason, can it subsequently be reinstated? 242 12.27 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 242 13 Settlement of Disputes 245 13.1 Introduction
245 13.2 Mediation 245 13.3 Adjudication 247 13.4 Arbitration 253 13.5
Litigation 260 13.6 Equivalent Sub?]contract provisions 263 Table of Cases
265 Table of Statutes and Regulations 269 Index 271
Tribunal (JCT) 1 1.2 Sub-contracting 1 1.3 The formation of contracts and
sub-contracts 2 1.4 Standard forms of contract and sub-contract 6 1.5 The
JCT Sub-contracts dealt with within the chapters of this book 7 1.6 The JCT
Sub-contracts not dealt with in the chapters of this book 10 2 The
Sub-contract Agreement 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 The structure of the
sub-contract agreement 19 2.3 The recitals 20 2.4 The articles 22 2.5 The
sub-contract particulars 23 2.6 Attestation forms 35 2.7 Schedule of
information 37 2.8 Supplementary particulars 38 2.9 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 38 3 Definitions and Interpretations 44 3.1 Introduction 44 3.2
Definitions 44 3.3 Interpretation 45 3.4 Reckoning periods of days 46 3.5
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 46 3.6 Giving of service of
notices and other documents 46 3.7 Effect of the final payment notice (or
the default payment notice) 47 3.8 Applicable law 49 3.9 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 49 4 Sub-contractors' General Obligations 51 4.1
Introduction 51 4.2 General obligations 53 4.3 Sub-contractor's design 59
4.4 Materials, goods and workmanship 71 4.5 Compliance with main contract
and indemnity 75 4.6 Errors, discrepancies and divergences 76 4.7
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 80 5 Time 85 5.1 Introduction 85 5.2
Time and the adjustment to the period for completion 86 5.3 Practical
completion and lateness 96 5.4 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 98 6
Defects, Design Documents and Warranties 102 6.1 Introduction 102 6.2
Defects 103 6.3 Sub-contractor's design documents 107 6.4 Collateral
warranties 108 6.5 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 113 7 Control of the
Sub-contract Works 114 7.1 Introduction 114 7.2 Assignment and sub-letting
116 7.3 Person-in-charge 118 7.4 Access provided by the sub-contractor 119
7.5 Opening up the works and remedial measures 119 7.6 Attendance and site
conduct 123 7.7 Health and safety and CDM 129 7.8 The CDM Regulations (i.e.
the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015) 135 7.9
Suspension of the main contract by the contractor 142 7.10 Benefits under
the main contract 146 7.11 Certificates/statements or notices under the
main contract 146 7.12 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 147 8 Payment 150
8.1 Introduction 150 8.2 The amount due in respect of interim payments 151
8.3 Unfixed materials 152 8.4 The amount due in respect of the final
payment 153 8.5 Retention 156 8.6 Payment due dates and final dates for
payment for interim payments 159 8.7 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
for interim payments 160 8.8 The payment due date and the final date for
payment for the final payment 162 8.9 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
in respect of the final payment 162 8.10 VAT (Value Added Tax) 164 8.11
Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) 164 8.12 Interest 164 8.13
Sub-contractor's right of suspension 165 8.14 Fluctuations 166 8.15
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 167 9 Loss and Expense 171 9.1
Introduction 171 9.2 Can common law damages claims be excluded by the
contract? 173 9.3 Are claims for extensions of time and loss and/or expense
linked? 173 9.4 What are the grounds/requirements for loss and expense? 174
9.5 What are Relevant Sub-contract Matters? 174 9.6 Can the contractor
recover direct loss and/or expense from the sub-contractor? 176 9.7 In
pursuing a loss and expense claim, what does a sub-contractor need to
prove? 177 9.8 What needs to be proved in a loss and expense claim
document? 179 9.9 What is a global claim? 180 9.10 Common heads of a loss
and expense claim 182 9.11 Prolongation costs 183 9.12 Disruption claims
186 9.13 Winter working 187 9.14 Head office overheads and profit 187 9.15
Loss of profit 190 9.16 Increased costs 190 9.17 Cost of claim preparation
191 9.18 Interest and finance charges 191 9.19 Acceleration 192 9.20 Common
law damages 193 9.21 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 196 10 Variations
197 10.1 Introduction 197 10.2 What is a variation? 198 10.3 How is a
variation instructed? 198 10.4 Can a variation vitiate a contract? 199 10.5
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued? 200 10.6
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued that may
injuriously affect the efficacy of the sub-contractor's design? 200 10.7
What happens if a sub-contractor does not comply with a direction issued?
201 10.8 How should variations be valued? 201 10.9 How should variations
that relate to a sub-contractor's design work be valued? 201 10.10 What is
the procedure to be followed in respect of a schedule 2 quotation? 202
10.11 What are the valuation rules? 205 10.12 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 210 11 Injury, Damage and Insurance 214 11.1 Introduction 214
11.2 Sub-contractor's liability for personal injury or death 215 11.3 The
sub-contractor's liability for injury or damage to property 216 11.4 The
sub-contractor's liability for loss or damage to the sub-contract works 217
11.5 What Specified Perils insurance cover, in respect of loss or damage to
works and site materials, does the sub-contractor obtain under the joint
names all risks policies? 218 11.6 What is the sub-contractor's liability
for damage to the sub-contract works? 218 11.7 What are the employer's
options where terrorism cover is not available? 220 11.8 Is the contractor
responsible for damage caused to the sub-contractor's plant, etc.? 221 11.9
Is the sub-contractor required to take out professional indemnity
insurance? 221 11.10 When and how does the Joint Fire Code apply? 222 11.11
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 223 12 Termination of Sub-contract 226
12.1 Introduction 226 12.2 How can a contract come to an end? 227 12.3 What
can cause a sub-contract to be terminated? 228 12.4 What is a breach of
contract? 228 12.5 Will any breach of contract enable one to terminate the
sub-contract? 228 12.6 What is a repudiatory breach at common law? 229 12.7
Why have termination provisions in the contract if the sub-contract can be
terminated at common law? 229 12.8 What is the effect of a sub-contract
being terminated at common law? 230 12.9 Are the effects of a sub-contract
being terminated under common law or by contractual provisions the same?
230 12.10 Where can the contractual termination provisions be located in
the Sub-contract? 231 12.11 Are the party's common law termination rights
preserved under the Sub-contract? 231 12.12 What reasons give the
contractor a right to terminate the sub-contractor's employment under the
JCT Sub-contract Conditions? 231 12.13 What is deemed to be default by the
sub-contractor under clause 7.4.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 231 12.14 What happens
when a sub-contractor commits a specified default noted at clause 7.4.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 232 12.15 Must all notices either by the Contractor or the
Sub-contractor referred to under Section 7 'Termination' of the
sub-contract conditions be given in accordance with clause 1.7.4? 233 12.16
What does insolvency of the sub-contractor mean? 233 12.17 What happens
when the sub-contractor becomes insolvent? 234 12.18 What does corruption
entail? 235 12.19 What are the consequences of the contractor terminating
the sub-contractor's employment? 235 12.20 What reasons give the
sub-contractor the right to terminate his or her employment under the JCT
subcontract conditions? 237 12.21 What is deemed to be default by the
contractor under clause 7.8.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 237 12.22 What happens when a
contractor commits a specified default noted under clause 7.8.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 238 12.23 What does insolvency of the contractor mean? 239
12.24 What happens when the contractor becomes insolvent? 239 12.25 What
are the consequences of the sub-contractor terminating his or her own
employment? 240 12.26 If a sub-contractor's employment is terminated for
any reason, can it subsequently be reinstated? 242 12.27 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 242 13 Settlement of Disputes 245 13.1 Introduction
245 13.2 Mediation 245 13.3 Adjudication 247 13.4 Arbitration 253 13.5
Litigation 260 13.6 Equivalent Sub?]contract provisions 263 Table of Cases
265 Table of Statutes and Regulations 269 Index 271
Preface xiii 1 Background and Introduction 1 1.1 The Joint Contracts
Tribunal (JCT) 1 1.2 Sub-contracting 1 1.3 The formation of contracts and
sub-contracts 2 1.4 Standard forms of contract and sub-contract 6 1.5 The
JCT Sub-contracts dealt with within the chapters of this book 7 1.6 The JCT
Sub-contracts not dealt with in the chapters of this book 10 2 The
Sub-contract Agreement 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 The structure of the
sub-contract agreement 19 2.3 The recitals 20 2.4 The articles 22 2.5 The
sub-contract particulars 23 2.6 Attestation forms 35 2.7 Schedule of
information 37 2.8 Supplementary particulars 38 2.9 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 38 3 Definitions and Interpretations 44 3.1 Introduction 44 3.2
Definitions 44 3.3 Interpretation 45 3.4 Reckoning periods of days 46 3.5
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 46 3.6 Giving of service of
notices and other documents 46 3.7 Effect of the final payment notice (or
the default payment notice) 47 3.8 Applicable law 49 3.9 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 49 4 Sub-contractors' General Obligations 51 4.1
Introduction 51 4.2 General obligations 53 4.3 Sub-contractor's design 59
4.4 Materials, goods and workmanship 71 4.5 Compliance with main contract
and indemnity 75 4.6 Errors, discrepancies and divergences 76 4.7
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 80 5 Time 85 5.1 Introduction 85 5.2
Time and the adjustment to the period for completion 86 5.3 Practical
completion and lateness 96 5.4 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 98 6
Defects, Design Documents and Warranties 102 6.1 Introduction 102 6.2
Defects 103 6.3 Sub-contractor's design documents 107 6.4 Collateral
warranties 108 6.5 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 113 7 Control of the
Sub-contract Works 114 7.1 Introduction 114 7.2 Assignment and sub-letting
116 7.3 Person-in-charge 118 7.4 Access provided by the sub-contractor 119
7.5 Opening up the works and remedial measures 119 7.6 Attendance and site
conduct 123 7.7 Health and safety and CDM 129 7.8 The CDM Regulations (i.e.
the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015) 135 7.9
Suspension of the main contract by the contractor 142 7.10 Benefits under
the main contract 146 7.11 Certificates/statements or notices under the
main contract 146 7.12 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 147 8 Payment 150
8.1 Introduction 150 8.2 The amount due in respect of interim payments 151
8.3 Unfixed materials 152 8.4 The amount due in respect of the final
payment 153 8.5 Retention 156 8.6 Payment due dates and final dates for
payment for interim payments 159 8.7 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
for interim payments 160 8.8 The payment due date and the final date for
payment for the final payment 162 8.9 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
in respect of the final payment 162 8.10 VAT (Value Added Tax) 164 8.11
Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) 164 8.12 Interest 164 8.13
Sub-contractor's right of suspension 165 8.14 Fluctuations 166 8.15
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 167 9 Loss and Expense 171 9.1
Introduction 171 9.2 Can common law damages claims be excluded by the
contract? 173 9.3 Are claims for extensions of time and loss and/or expense
linked? 173 9.4 What are the grounds/requirements for loss and expense? 174
9.5 What are Relevant Sub-contract Matters? 174 9.6 Can the contractor
recover direct loss and/or expense from the sub-contractor? 176 9.7 In
pursuing a loss and expense claim, what does a sub-contractor need to
prove? 177 9.8 What needs to be proved in a loss and expense claim
document? 179 9.9 What is a global claim? 180 9.10 Common heads of a loss
and expense claim 182 9.11 Prolongation costs 183 9.12 Disruption claims
186 9.13 Winter working 187 9.14 Head office overheads and profit 187 9.15
Loss of profit 190 9.16 Increased costs 190 9.17 Cost of claim preparation
191 9.18 Interest and finance charges 191 9.19 Acceleration 192 9.20 Common
law damages 193 9.21 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 196 10 Variations
197 10.1 Introduction 197 10.2 What is a variation? 198 10.3 How is a
variation instructed? 198 10.4 Can a variation vitiate a contract? 199 10.5
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued? 200 10.6
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued that may
injuriously affect the efficacy of the sub-contractor's design? 200 10.7
What happens if a sub-contractor does not comply with a direction issued?
201 10.8 How should variations be valued? 201 10.9 How should variations
that relate to a sub-contractor's design work be valued? 201 10.10 What is
the procedure to be followed in respect of a schedule 2 quotation? 202
10.11 What are the valuation rules? 205 10.12 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 210 11 Injury, Damage and Insurance 214 11.1 Introduction 214
11.2 Sub-contractor's liability for personal injury or death 215 11.3 The
sub-contractor's liability for injury or damage to property 216 11.4 The
sub-contractor's liability for loss or damage to the sub-contract works 217
11.5 What Specified Perils insurance cover, in respect of loss or damage to
works and site materials, does the sub-contractor obtain under the joint
names all risks policies? 218 11.6 What is the sub-contractor's liability
for damage to the sub-contract works? 218 11.7 What are the employer's
options where terrorism cover is not available? 220 11.8 Is the contractor
responsible for damage caused to the sub-contractor's plant, etc.? 221 11.9
Is the sub-contractor required to take out professional indemnity
insurance? 221 11.10 When and how does the Joint Fire Code apply? 222 11.11
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 223 12 Termination of Sub-contract 226
12.1 Introduction 226 12.2 How can a contract come to an end? 227 12.3 What
can cause a sub-contract to be terminated? 228 12.4 What is a breach of
contract? 228 12.5 Will any breach of contract enable one to terminate the
sub-contract? 228 12.6 What is a repudiatory breach at common law? 229 12.7
Why have termination provisions in the contract if the sub-contract can be
terminated at common law? 229 12.8 What is the effect of a sub-contract
being terminated at common law? 230 12.9 Are the effects of a sub-contract
being terminated under common law or by contractual provisions the same?
230 12.10 Where can the contractual termination provisions be located in
the Sub-contract? 231 12.11 Are the party's common law termination rights
preserved under the Sub-contract? 231 12.12 What reasons give the
contractor a right to terminate the sub-contractor's employment under the
JCT Sub-contract Conditions? 231 12.13 What is deemed to be default by the
sub-contractor under clause 7.4.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 231 12.14 What happens
when a sub-contractor commits a specified default noted at clause 7.4.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 232 12.15 Must all notices either by the Contractor or the
Sub-contractor referred to under Section 7 'Termination' of the
sub-contract conditions be given in accordance with clause 1.7.4? 233 12.16
What does insolvency of the sub-contractor mean? 233 12.17 What happens
when the sub-contractor becomes insolvent? 234 12.18 What does corruption
entail? 235 12.19 What are the consequences of the contractor terminating
the sub-contractor's employment? 235 12.20 What reasons give the
sub-contractor the right to terminate his or her employment under the JCT
subcontract conditions? 237 12.21 What is deemed to be default by the
contractor under clause 7.8.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 237 12.22 What happens when a
contractor commits a specified default noted under clause 7.8.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 238 12.23 What does insolvency of the contractor mean? 239
12.24 What happens when the contractor becomes insolvent? 239 12.25 What
are the consequences of the sub-contractor terminating his or her own
employment? 240 12.26 If a sub-contractor's employment is terminated for
any reason, can it subsequently be reinstated? 242 12.27 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 242 13 Settlement of Disputes 245 13.1 Introduction
245 13.2 Mediation 245 13.3 Adjudication 247 13.4 Arbitration 253 13.5
Litigation 260 13.6 Equivalent Sub?]contract provisions 263 Table of Cases
265 Table of Statutes and Regulations 269 Index 271
Tribunal (JCT) 1 1.2 Sub-contracting 1 1.3 The formation of contracts and
sub-contracts 2 1.4 Standard forms of contract and sub-contract 6 1.5 The
JCT Sub-contracts dealt with within the chapters of this book 7 1.6 The JCT
Sub-contracts not dealt with in the chapters of this book 10 2 The
Sub-contract Agreement 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 The structure of the
sub-contract agreement 19 2.3 The recitals 20 2.4 The articles 22 2.5 The
sub-contract particulars 23 2.6 Attestation forms 35 2.7 Schedule of
information 37 2.8 Supplementary particulars 38 2.9 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 38 3 Definitions and Interpretations 44 3.1 Introduction 44 3.2
Definitions 44 3.3 Interpretation 45 3.4 Reckoning periods of days 46 3.5
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 46 3.6 Giving of service of
notices and other documents 46 3.7 Effect of the final payment notice (or
the default payment notice) 47 3.8 Applicable law 49 3.9 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 49 4 Sub-contractors' General Obligations 51 4.1
Introduction 51 4.2 General obligations 53 4.3 Sub-contractor's design 59
4.4 Materials, goods and workmanship 71 4.5 Compliance with main contract
and indemnity 75 4.6 Errors, discrepancies and divergences 76 4.7
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 80 5 Time 85 5.1 Introduction 85 5.2
Time and the adjustment to the period for completion 86 5.3 Practical
completion and lateness 96 5.4 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 98 6
Defects, Design Documents and Warranties 102 6.1 Introduction 102 6.2
Defects 103 6.3 Sub-contractor's design documents 107 6.4 Collateral
warranties 108 6.5 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 113 7 Control of the
Sub-contract Works 114 7.1 Introduction 114 7.2 Assignment and sub-letting
116 7.3 Person-in-charge 118 7.4 Access provided by the sub-contractor 119
7.5 Opening up the works and remedial measures 119 7.6 Attendance and site
conduct 123 7.7 Health and safety and CDM 129 7.8 The CDM Regulations (i.e.
the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015) 135 7.9
Suspension of the main contract by the contractor 142 7.10 Benefits under
the main contract 146 7.11 Certificates/statements or notices under the
main contract 146 7.12 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 147 8 Payment 150
8.1 Introduction 150 8.2 The amount due in respect of interim payments 151
8.3 Unfixed materials 152 8.4 The amount due in respect of the final
payment 153 8.5 Retention 156 8.6 Payment due dates and final dates for
payment for interim payments 159 8.7 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
for interim payments 160 8.8 The payment due date and the final date for
payment for the final payment 162 8.9 Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices
in respect of the final payment 162 8.10 VAT (Value Added Tax) 164 8.11
Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) 164 8.12 Interest 164 8.13
Sub-contractor's right of suspension 165 8.14 Fluctuations 166 8.15
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 167 9 Loss and Expense 171 9.1
Introduction 171 9.2 Can common law damages claims be excluded by the
contract? 173 9.3 Are claims for extensions of time and loss and/or expense
linked? 173 9.4 What are the grounds/requirements for loss and expense? 174
9.5 What are Relevant Sub-contract Matters? 174 9.6 Can the contractor
recover direct loss and/or expense from the sub-contractor? 176 9.7 In
pursuing a loss and expense claim, what does a sub-contractor need to
prove? 177 9.8 What needs to be proved in a loss and expense claim
document? 179 9.9 What is a global claim? 180 9.10 Common heads of a loss
and expense claim 182 9.11 Prolongation costs 183 9.12 Disruption claims
186 9.13 Winter working 187 9.14 Head office overheads and profit 187 9.15
Loss of profit 190 9.16 Increased costs 190 9.17 Cost of claim preparation
191 9.18 Interest and finance charges 191 9.19 Acceleration 192 9.20 Common
law damages 193 9.21 Equivalent sub-contract provisions 196 10 Variations
197 10.1 Introduction 197 10.2 What is a variation? 198 10.3 How is a
variation instructed? 198 10.4 Can a variation vitiate a contract? 199 10.5
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued? 200 10.6
Must a sub-contractor comply with all variation directions issued that may
injuriously affect the efficacy of the sub-contractor's design? 200 10.7
What happens if a sub-contractor does not comply with a direction issued?
201 10.8 How should variations be valued? 201 10.9 How should variations
that relate to a sub-contractor's design work be valued? 201 10.10 What is
the procedure to be followed in respect of a schedule 2 quotation? 202
10.11 What are the valuation rules? 205 10.12 Equivalent sub-contract
provisions 210 11 Injury, Damage and Insurance 214 11.1 Introduction 214
11.2 Sub-contractor's liability for personal injury or death 215 11.3 The
sub-contractor's liability for injury or damage to property 216 11.4 The
sub-contractor's liability for loss or damage to the sub-contract works 217
11.5 What Specified Perils insurance cover, in respect of loss or damage to
works and site materials, does the sub-contractor obtain under the joint
names all risks policies? 218 11.6 What is the sub-contractor's liability
for damage to the sub-contract works? 218 11.7 What are the employer's
options where terrorism cover is not available? 220 11.8 Is the contractor
responsible for damage caused to the sub-contractor's plant, etc.? 221 11.9
Is the sub-contractor required to take out professional indemnity
insurance? 221 11.10 When and how does the Joint Fire Code apply? 222 11.11
Equivalent sub-contract provisions 223 12 Termination of Sub-contract 226
12.1 Introduction 226 12.2 How can a contract come to an end? 227 12.3 What
can cause a sub-contract to be terminated? 228 12.4 What is a breach of
contract? 228 12.5 Will any breach of contract enable one to terminate the
sub-contract? 228 12.6 What is a repudiatory breach at common law? 229 12.7
Why have termination provisions in the contract if the sub-contract can be
terminated at common law? 229 12.8 What is the effect of a sub-contract
being terminated at common law? 230 12.9 Are the effects of a sub-contract
being terminated under common law or by contractual provisions the same?
230 12.10 Where can the contractual termination provisions be located in
the Sub-contract? 231 12.11 Are the party's common law termination rights
preserved under the Sub-contract? 231 12.12 What reasons give the
contractor a right to terminate the sub-contractor's employment under the
JCT Sub-contract Conditions? 231 12.13 What is deemed to be default by the
sub-contractor under clause 7.4.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 231 12.14 What happens
when a sub-contractor commits a specified default noted at clause 7.4.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 232 12.15 Must all notices either by the Contractor or the
Sub-contractor referred to under Section 7 'Termination' of the
sub-contract conditions be given in accordance with clause 1.7.4? 233 12.16
What does insolvency of the sub-contractor mean? 233 12.17 What happens
when the sub-contractor becomes insolvent? 234 12.18 What does corruption
entail? 235 12.19 What are the consequences of the contractor terminating
the sub-contractor's employment? 235 12.20 What reasons give the
sub-contractor the right to terminate his or her employment under the JCT
subcontract conditions? 237 12.21 What is deemed to be default by the
contractor under clause 7.8.1 of SBCSub/D/C? 237 12.22 What happens when a
contractor commits a specified default noted under clause 7.8.1 of
SBCSub/D/C? 238 12.23 What does insolvency of the contractor mean? 239
12.24 What happens when the contractor becomes insolvent? 239 12.25 What
are the consequences of the sub-contractor terminating his or her own
employment? 240 12.26 If a sub-contractor's employment is terminated for
any reason, can it subsequently be reinstated? 242 12.27 Equivalent
sub-contract provisions 242 13 Settlement of Disputes 245 13.1 Introduction
245 13.2 Mediation 245 13.3 Adjudication 247 13.4 Arbitration 253 13.5
Litigation 260 13.6 Equivalent Sub?]contract provisions 263 Table of Cases
265 Table of Statutes and Regulations 269 Index 271