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50-year-old contractor collapses owing £11m

Cosmur Construction has gone into liquidation after a rescue plan failed, with creditors set to lose out on £11m. The London-based contractor suffered significant cashflow problems at the end of 2022 after a major unnamed client withheld payment, according to its final accounts. It entered… The post 50-year-old contractor collapses owing £11m appeared first on Construction News.

On waiting to settle up later - Published by Building Magazine written by Ian Yule of Shoosmiths

Final account and dispute settlements during the currency of the project or at the end?

The Delicate Position of the Contract Administrator - a paper by Professor Anthony Lavers for the Society of Construction Law

A thoughtful paper looking at the potential liability of a professional appointed to administer a construction of engineering contract. 1. Scope of service 2. The final certificate The wider exposure of the Contract administrator.

Never split the difference. Negotiating as if your life depended on it. A former FBI hostage negotiator's field tested tools for talking anyone into (or out of) just about anything.

A book by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz - well worth a read even for skilled and experienced negotiators, provides a different view on negotiations.

Is the NEC approach to agreeing the account and time as they occur the correct approach?

When is the Employer's QS allowed to change his or her mind ?

Can the mutual conduct of parties change future application of agreed contractual provisions?

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 CONTRACT APPRAISAL  DISPUTE RESOLUTION  FINAL ACCOUNTS  CONTRACTUAL CLAIMS  CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION  COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS  PROCUREMENT ADVICE  RISK MANAGEMENT  COMMERCIAL AUDIT  TRAINING, COACHING, & MENTORING