Tag: contract
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High Court judge rules contract made over WhatsApp is valid
A High Court judge has ruled that a WhatsApp exchange between a property developer and demolition contractor constituted a valid contract. Jaevee Homes took Steve Fincham (trading as Fincham Demolition) to court over a dispute around demolition works at the former Mercy nightclub in Norwich. Fincham said that his contract with Jaevee was based on…
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Your contract can mitigate tariff impacts, if you know where to look
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mason Hester and Austin Moorman are construction attorneys in the Dallas office of law firm Munsch Hardt. Opinions are the authors’ own. The construction industry, and the larger market itself, is facing uncertainty in light of the…
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Jacobs lands $137M contract to manage US Virgin Islands rebuild
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Program managementValue: $137 millionLocation: U.S. Virgin IslandsClient: Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Jacobs is heading to the Caribbean to help steer an infrastructure rebuild effort across the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Dallas-based construction company recently secured…
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Kier bags National Highways underground mapping contract
Kier’s utility search service QuikSTATS has won a National Highways contract to provide its underground utility mapping data. The £9m contract will run for three years, with the possibility of a further year’s extension. QuikSTATS will be National Highways’ sole service provider for C2 utility stat searches. C2 searches identify the underground locations of utilities…
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Government awards £4.5m buildings policy advice contract
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded a £4.5m contract to a Cheshire-based consultancy to help develop building policy across government. Adroit Economics, an “economics, technology and regeneration” consultancy founded in 2005 by Dr Steve Sheppard, will be responsible for the “provision of economic and technical research for buildings policy”. The…
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Former ISG employee wins breach of contract employment case
A former ISG employee has been awarded more than £16,000 after winning an employment tribunal case against ISG Retail for breach of contract over the redundancies resulting from the company’s collapse. Kaldeep Dhanda MCIOB was a project director at ISG from December 2020 until the contractor filed for administration on 20 September 2024, according to…
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Former ISG employee wins breach of contract employment case
A former ISG employee has been awarded more than £16,000 after winning an employment tribunal case against ISG Retail for breach of contract over the redundancies resulting from the company’s collapse. Kaldeep Dhanda MCIOB was a project director at ISG from December 2020 until the contractor filed for administration on 20 September 2024, according to…
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Skanska nabs $444M New Jersey bridge contract
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Bridge ReplacementValue: $444 millionLocation: Middlesex County, New JerseyClient: New Jersey Transit Corporation Skanska has won a $444 million contract to replace the Raritan River Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey, the Sweden-based contractor and developer announced…
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Sisk v Capital & Centric – or why not reading the full contract can lead to unintended consequences
The case of John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) Ltd flags the importance of reading the whole contract – and not just focus on the legal front-end, explain Jane Hughes and Jessica Barnes. (Image: Gajus via Dreamstime.com) In contract negotiations, the focus tends to be on the front-end of the contract:…
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Sisk v Capital & Centric – or why not reading the full contract can lead to costly mistakes
The case of John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) Ltd flags the importance of reading the whole contract – and not just focus on the legal front-end, explain Jane Hughes and Jessica Barnes. (Image: Gajus via Dreamstime.com) In contract negotiations, the focus tends to be on the front-end of the contract:…