Rights of third parties
Series: HouseBuilder ; December 2000, 19(1)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: A look at the impact of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 on contracts for work and materials within the housebuilding industry. The act, which applies to contracts entered into after 11 May 2000, potentially provides subcontractors with a means of by-passing the main contractors in payment issues and could allow the subcontractor to sue the developer direct. The Act also allows rights to a third party which can be triggered even if no express right is given in the contract, nor can the parties to a contract remove the third party's rights. The Act appears to have left some unanswered questions which will no doubt be considered by the courts at some time but in the meantime the article advises that the contracting parties should be exceedingly careful in the wording of contracts in order to exclude third parties.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63263 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 110199-1001 |
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A look at the impact of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 on contracts for work and materials within the housebuilding industry. The act, which applies to contracts entered into after 11 May 2000, potentially provides subcontractors with a means of by-passing the main contractors in payment issues and could allow the subcontractor to sue the developer direct. The Act also allows rights to a third party which can be triggered even if no express right is given in the contract, nor can the parties to a contract remove the third party's rights. The Act appears to have left some unanswered questions which will no doubt be considered by the courts at some time but in the meantime the article advises that the contracting parties should be exceedingly careful in the wording of contracts in order to exclude third parties.