Set-off blues

Knaggs, B.

Set-off blues - 1990 - New Builder (42) 12 July 1990, 20-21(2 .

Recent CA decisions in Acsim (Southern) Ltd v Dancon (Abs 41953) and BWP Architectural v Beaver Building Systems (Abs 40598) have implications for subcontractors . Great care needs to be taken in the wording of subcontracts to limit the contractors common law right to defence in respect of set off provisions.