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List of Current Articles which are available upon request

Adjudication and the slip rule

NEC3 – Just what does 1 in 10 when considering weather events?

NEC3 – What does the definition of Completion actually say?

NEC3 – Understanding what is meant by the Contract Date?

NEC3 – Understanding the assessment of Compensation Events?

NEC3 and JCT Standard Forms of Contract – How many days in a week?

Mutual mistake

NEC3 – Negligent Misrepresentation and Site Information

NEC3 – Y(UK)1 – Compliant with the Amended Construction Act?

Arbitration – The procedure

Mediation – The procedure

Adjudication – The procedure

Payment – Payer Notices, Default Notices, Payless Notices – the Application effect!

NEC3 – Early Warning Notices – Compensation Notices and does the time bar really exist?

NEC3 – Final Payment

NEC3 – Design Liability and secondary Option x15

NEC3 – What is a Defect and can the Project Manager be liable?

Letters of Intent

Design Liability

The Lead Designer

The Dispute Review Board –v- the Dispute Adjudication Board

Who owns the float?

Repudiation – Acceptance or Waiver

Evidence – Real, Documentary, Hearsay

The slip rule – Arbitration

Arbitration – Preliminary Meetings

Arbitration – Dealing with costs

Adjudication – The Notice of Adjudication

Payment terms – Due Date pitfalls

NEC3  – Accepted Programmes

Termination – get it right

Liquidated Damages and Delay Damages

JCT – Relevant Events – Time

JCT – Relevant Events – Loss and Expense

Records – to evidence or to defeat a claim

Partial Possession – or is the Employer just enjoying the benefit of access?

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Construction Contract, ADR and Training News

Find out what is new and keep up to speed with our Newsletter that discusses case law, ADR, contract clauses and up and coming training events. This is available to you upon a request sent to office@robertjshawyer.com

The newsletter is also interactive since if you pose questions we shall endeavour to deal with “Reader’s Questions” anonymously unless you specifically request otherwise in each edition.

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EVENT NEWS

2022

On the 10th of January Robert Shawyer as Visiting Professor was asked to lecture at the University of Wales Construction Law event on the topic of NEC4 and how to become a Mediator, adjudicator and Arbitrator.

On the 20th of January Robert Shawyer was asked to acted as mediator assessor for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

On the 25th of February Robert Shawyer was asked to acted as mediator assessor for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

On the 22nd of June 2022 Robert Shawyer was invited to participate as an RICS CAP Ambassador

On the 2nd of August 2022 Robert Shawyer was asked to act as an International Arbitration Award writing examiner for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

On the 15th of September 2022 Robert Shawyer was asked to act as an International Arbitration Award writing examiner for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

On the 18th of the 31st of October Robert Shawyer is Breakfast Seminar speaker on the topic “Managing Claims in Construction and Engineering Contracts”