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035 _a(Sirsi) u110752
100 _aAtkinson, D.
245 _aFinal say on certificates of approval
260 _c2001
490 _aConstruction News
_v(6701) 1 February 2001, 12(1)
520 _aObserves that, despite the fact that it is used to show that the contractor has satisfactorily discharged its contractual obligations, contractors may still be liable to the employer after the issue of the final certificate under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978. The final certificate prevents the employer from establishing the contractors liability, forcing them to seek redress from the architect, but, as in "Oxford University Fixed Assets v Architects Design Partnership" (1999), the architect has a right of contribution and indemnity from the contractor.
590 _aABS
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
650 _aCIVIL LIABILITY (CONTRIBUTION) ACT 1978
650 _aCONTRACTORS LIABILITY
650 _aFINAL CERTIFICATES
650 _aOXFORD UNIVERSITY FIXED ASSESTS V ARCHITECTS DESIGN PARTNERSHIP
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
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