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035			_a(Sirsi) u125798
100			_aPulkowski, J.
245		4	_aThe subcontractor's direct claim in international business law
260			_c2004
490			_aInternational Construction Law Review _v21(1) January 2004, 31-56(26)
520			_aArgues that subcontracts are important in business law as large construction firms enter into contracts to construct public buildings, private enterprises and new production sites. To perform their contractual obligations they usually have to rely on special technological or financial knowledge of other bodies. The large scale of these tasks often means a main contractor will wish to offset tasks to subcontractors, which bears specific judicial risks for these subcontractors. However, they will lack the power to influence the project as a whole. Looks at the situation throughout Europe, the applicable laws and the subcontractor's right of direct action using examples.
650			_aSUBCONTRACTORS
650			_aSUBCONTRACTS
650			_aDIRECT ACTION
650			_aEUROPE
650			_aBUSINESS LAW
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
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999			_c74364 _d74364