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001			ABS48385
008			090401t1993 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u66441
041			_aeng
245			_aBalfour Beatty Building Ltd v Chestermount Properties Ltd
260			_c1993
350			_a0
490			_aConstruction Industry Law Letter _v1993 CILL 821-828(8)
520			_aCommercial Court 23 January 1993. Raises question of whether or not a variation ordered during a period of culpable delay sets time for completion at large. Contractor B agreed to construct an office block for employer C according to conditions laid down in JCT Standard Form Private Edition with Approximate Quantities. Work, involving shell and core construction with elements of development fit-out, commenced September 1987 with completion date of 17 April 1989. The Architect issued three Certificates of Non-Completion on 11 October 1988, 18 December 1990 and 14 May 1991 as a result of practical completion not taking place until 25 February 1991. C claimed entitlement to deduct £3.84m as liquidated damages from payments to B. B contended that the Architect`s instructions issued during the default period set aside contractual obligations for completion replacing it with an obligation to complete within a reasonable time. B also argued that if contractual obligations were in force, dam
650			_aMANAGEMENT-DISPUTE AVOIDANCE, MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-DISPUTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION-ARBITRATION
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
650			_aCERTIFICATE OF NON-COMPLETION
650			_aCLAIMS
650			_aCOMPLETION
650			_aCONTRACTUAL DISPUTES
650			_aDELAY
650			_aEXTENSIONS OF TIME
650			_aJCT STANDARD FORM OF BUILDING CONTRACT (1980 EDITION)
650			_aLIQUIDATED DAMAGES
650			_aTIME AT LARGE
650			_aVARIATIONS
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c41508 _d41508