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We advise clients on all aspects of law and strategy in private and public sector procurement. In changing times, with many developments in procurement law and practice, we can support and ensure you make the correct strategic choices.

Key areas include:

  • Early market engagement, to inform procurement strategy
  • Procedural advice, including implications of EU and other legal systems
  • Considering and working within selection and evaluation criteria
  • Participating in or managing an effective clarification process
  • Analysing risk and relating risks to contract terms, through drafting/review
  • Compliance & financial close
  • Public procurement challenges

In my experience, the Clarkslegal construction team are extremely professional, knowledgeable and friendly. 

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  • 25 March 2020
  • Construction

Site Operating Procedures during Covid-19

In light of the pandemic, a Construction Industry Taskforce was set up to work with BEIS and Government to protect the construction industry. 

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  • 21 February 2020
  • Construction

Construction projects and adverse conditions: What are the rules?

Whilst it’s not unusual for adverse weather to affect the UK, it always seems to come as something of a surprise to us. However, what does ‘adverse weather’ actually mean in law? How do you determine any entitlement to money or time? And what should you do if your project suffers delay as a result of bad weather?

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  • 06 February 2020
  • Construction

All about Alliancing – why, what, where?

Regular readers will know that we’ve written about collaboration before, but how can it be achieved? What options are out there for contractually encouraging and allowing collaboration? One option often cited, but not so often adopted is alliancing.

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  • 19 December 2019
  • Construction

Construction: looking back at 2019

The past year has flown by, with new projects underway and many developments in technology leading to changes in the way construction companies do business. However, main contractor insolvency has remained at the forefront of industry news. We take a look back at a few highlights in this article.

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  • 09 October 2019
  • Construction

Do you have a legally binding contract?

In Volumatic Ltd v Ideas for Life Ltd (2019) EWHC 227 the court considered the test for intention to create legal relations. It’s interesting because it is a rare example of a party successfully arguing that an agreement is not enforceable on this basis.

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  • 15 August 2019
  • Construction

Force majeure clauses and the “but for” test

A recent Court of Appeal decision in Classic Maritime Inc v Limbungan Makmur SDN BHD EWCA Civ 1102 has considered whether a party could rely on an exceptions clause (similar to a force majeure provision) to excuse non-performance in circumstances where it was not able and willing to provide cargoes for shipping even if the force majeure event had not occurred.

The construction team at Clarkslegal support us with all aspects of construction. They provide a seamless service to us and our clients with superb teamwork. They are diligent and thorough in their work, and are very commercial and friendly in their advice and dealings with us and our clients.” 

Dinesh Raja, Managing Partner – Bowling & Co

I have worked with Stephen James on a number of issues and have always found him to be helpful, knowledgeable and proactive in reaching a satisfactory conclusion. He tends to grasp the details of a claim quickly and insightfully.

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