Steps for putting defects to rights
Atkinson, D.
Steps for putting defects to rights - 1999 - Construction News (6614) 6 May 1999, 28(1) .
Considers whether employers have the right to recover damages for defective work. Defects are a common problem on construction projects, and are usually remedied at the expense of the contractor. The question which arises is whether these provisions take the place of the employer's right to damages. Discusses with reference to William Tonkinson & Sons Ltd v the Parochial Church Council of St Michael and others (1990), and Pearce & High Ltd v Baxter (1999).
CONTRACT CLAIMS
DAMAGES
DEFECTIVE WORK
DEFECTS LIABILITY PERIOD
JCT MINOR WORKS AGREEMENT
MEASURE OF DAMAGES
PEARCE & HIGH LTD V BAXTER
WILLIAM TONKINSON & SONS LTD V PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MICHAEL
Steps for putting defects to rights - 1999 - Construction News (6614) 6 May 1999, 28(1) .
Considers whether employers have the right to recover damages for defective work. Defects are a common problem on construction projects, and are usually remedied at the expense of the contractor. The question which arises is whether these provisions take the place of the employer's right to damages. Discusses with reference to William Tonkinson & Sons Ltd v the Parochial Church Council of St Michael and others (1990), and Pearce & High Ltd v Baxter (1999).
CONTRACT CLAIMS
DAMAGES
DEFECTIVE WORK
DEFECTS LIABILITY PERIOD
JCT MINOR WORKS AGREEMENT
MEASURE OF DAMAGES
PEARCE & HIGH LTD V BAXTER
WILLIAM TONKINSON & SONS LTD V PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MICHAEL