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035 _a(Sirsi) u127598
100 _aBingham, T.
245 _aThrough the looking glass
260 _c2004
490 _aBuilding
_v269(8348) 10 September 2004, 54-55(2)
520 _aThe legal requirement for a construction agreement to be in writing seems to have little justification. In "Murray Building Contractors v Spree Developments" (HC, unreported) the HC found that a direction to the subcontractor (M) to 'forward your costs once finalised and agreed' was not a binding agreement on price. There is no justification for the insistance of having an agreement in writing. It would be better to have an oral promise and let adjudicators use their discretion on disputes over price.
590 _aABS
590 _aABS
650 _aMURRAY BUILDING CONTRACTORS V SPREE DEVELOPMENTS
650 _aSUBCONTRACTORS
650 _aWRITTEN AGREEMENTS
650 _aORAL AGREEMENTS
690 _aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-CONTRACTS
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