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035			_a(Sirsi) u110678
100			_aAtkinson, D.
245			_aGood reasons why possession is never nine-tenths of the law
260			_c2001
490			_aConstruction News _v(6699) 18 January 2001, 14(1)
520			_aIllustrates the legal and contractual difficulties facing contractors attempting to take possession of a site. Observes that the employer must allow the contractor sufficient possession to allow the contract to be fulfilled and that, provided an attempt is made to gain access, the main contractor is not in breach of contract with subcontractors if access is denied. At the end of the contract the contractor will normally have a license to enter the site to fulfil its remaining obligations until the end of the defects liability period. Alternatively if the contract is terminated, and possession is denied, the employer's actions may be deemed to be in breach of contract. Finally contractors are reminded of their liability to third parties during their occupation of the site and the execution of the works.
590			_aABS
650			_aACCESS TO SITE
650			_aCONTRACTORS
650			_aDEFECTS LIABILITY PERIOD
650			_aEMPLOYERS
650			_aLIABILITY
650			_aPOSSESSION OF SITE
650			_aSUBCONTRACTORS
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-LAW
942			_n0
999			_c65954 _d65954