06

Feb

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BASICS – Part 1

Part 1 – Who are you?  Who are you contracting with? One of the first things that we look at when a client comes to us is who the relevant parties are.  It is necessary that we think about this for a number of reasons. Despite their size or experience, clients are often confused about what their […]

05

Feb

Independent Builders Network Professional Development Day

Construct Law Group’s Craig Sawford will be sharing his 23 years of experience in residential building contracts when he presents at the 2019 Independent Builders Professional Development Day.  Craig will be covering how to avoid legal disputes as well as giving real life examples of cases that he has handled to highlight common areas that get builders[…]

21

Jan

PRIME COST SUMS AND PROVISIONAL SUMS

This week, Aleisha MacKenzie and Michael Burgess take a look at Prime Costs and Provisional Sums which can often be a point of dispute between a home owner and their builder in domestic building contracts. Often the cause of this dispute is because owners (and often builders) do not understand what PC and PS are and the[…]