An ambitious attempt
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (0539) 1 October 2005, 131-132(2)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: The construction industry is keen to adopt a single standard form. Questions whether the standard forms of appointment issued by professional bodies such as RIBA and the Association of Consulting Engineers can be justly called industry standard. Discusses "Munkenbeck and Marshall (a firm) v Harold" ([2005] EWHC 356 (TCC)) where the RIBA Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect (1999 Edition) received adverse judicial comment: 5.13 and 9.6 used unusual, onerous and unfair terms despite the fact that they formed part of profession-wide standard terms. Analyses the BPF Consultancy Agreement (see also L131227) and counters the view expressed by the competitor professional bodies that it is biased in favour of the client. Concludes that the BPF agreement, although not ideal, seems to work as well as the elusive one-size-fits all model.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L131239 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 131239-1001 |
The construction industry is keen to adopt a single standard form. Questions whether the standard forms of appointment issued by professional bodies such as RIBA and the Association of Consulting Engineers can be justly called industry standard. Discusses "Munkenbeck and Marshall (a firm) v Harold" ([2005] EWHC 356 (TCC)) where the RIBA Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect (1999 Edition) received adverse judicial comment: 5.13 and 9.6 used unusual, onerous and unfair terms despite the fact that they formed part of profession-wide standard terms. Analyses the BPF Consultancy Agreement (see also L131227) and counters the view expressed by the competitor professional bodies that it is biased in favour of the client. Concludes that the BPF agreement, although not ideal, seems to work as well as the elusive one-size-fits all model.