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001			ABS63631
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035			_a(Sirsi) u111821
100			_aKlein, R.
245		3	_aAn invitation to sue
260			_c2001
490			_aBuilding _v266(8178) 30 March 2001, 51(1)
520			_aDiscusses warranties that are provided by contractors and consultants. Suggests these are costly and dangerous, often containing risks not obvious to the parties involved. The signing of a warranty often involves taking costly advice about its meaning. Criticises the absence of a quid pro quo within most warranties. Offers two proposals to improve the current situation. Firstly, suggests it should be a condition of warranties that all outstanding payments to warrantors should have been 'fully discharged'. Secondly, that warrantors should make efforts to assign a proper price on the warranty obligations, and this price should be identified separately. Offers a reminder that warranties are not a requirement.
590			_aABS
650			_aWARRANTIES
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
650			_aCONTRACT CLAIMS
650			_aBREACH OF CONTRACT
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
942			_n0
999			_c66629 _d66629