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008			010917n2001 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u114592
100			_aBarnes, R.
245			_aOnly yourself to blame
260			_c2001
490			_aBuilding _v266(8199) 31 August 2001, 51(1)
520			_aConsiders the response of contractors to the court's ruling in "Blyth & Blyth". The case involved the contractor Carillion, which had been engaged to build a leisure centre in Scotland on a fixed-price design-and-build contract whereby it took on liability for the engineer, "Blyth & Blyth's", design. Carillion subsequently found it had under-tendered because of allegedly inaccurate information provided by the engineer as to the employer's requirements. Its' subsequent claim against "Blyth & Blyth" failed. The courts ruled that the duty owed by the engineer to the employer could not be changed in retrospect. In the light of this ruling notes that many concerned contractors are attempting to get consultants to sign agreements that could enable them to recover losses in a similar situation. Warns contractors they are likely to be disappointed if they attempt to pass on this risk.
590			_aABS
650			_aBLYTH AND BLYTH V CARILLION CONSTRUCTION LTD
650			_aFIXED-PRICE CONTRACTS
650			_aDESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACTS
650			_aCONSULTANTS LIABILITIES
650			_aTENDERS
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
942			_n0
999			_c68273 _d68273