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035			_a(Sirsi) u116414
100			_aJordan, S
245			_aWho needs contracts
260			_c2001
490			_aBuilding _v266(8212) 30 November 2001, 50-51(2)
520			_aQuestions the traditional view that a contract is vital in construction work, and suggests that the courts may force employers and contractors to accept their 'contractual obligations' even in the absence of an agreed deal. Argues that contract and no-contract situations have become more similar as illustrated by "Birse Construction v St David" and "Serck Controls v Drake & Scull Engineering". The two cases challenged the assumptions that without a contract the price for the job is unknown, there is no obligation as to time, there is no remedy for late or defective work, and there is no loss and expense. Concludes that the courts appear willing to take a contractual line in situations where no contract has been negotiated.
590			_aABS
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
650			_aBIRSE CONSTRUCTION V ST DAVID
650			_aSERCK CONTROLS LTD V DRAKE AND SKULL ENGINEERING
650			_aCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
942			_n0
999			_c69340 _d69340