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Acceleration Claims on Construction Projects in Ireland

John ME Lyden

March 2006

A paper given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law and the Society of Chartered Surveyors in Cork, Ireland, on 14th March 2005 .

When a building contractor comes under pressure from the employer to speed construction, what legal consequences may follow? John Lyden considers the position under the major Irish standard forms, within the context of how other common law legal systems deal with acceleration issues.

Fair Valuation of Variations under Civil Engineering and Building Contracts in Ireland

John ME Lyden

February 2006

A paper given to a meeting of the Society of Construction Law and the Society of Chartered Surveyors in Cork, Ireland on 8th November 2004.

When variations are ordered under the standard forms common in Ireland, how is the cost payable to the contractor calculated? John Lyden considers the contractual rules – closely similar to those in the ICE forms – and discusses in the light of case law when each possible method of assessment of cost is appropriate, and what is meant by a ‘fair valuation’.

What Price Pre-Action Protocols outside Litigation?

Declan O'Mahony, Richard Anderson and John Tackaberry QC
December 2005
A discussion paper based on talk given to the Society of Construction Law north west branch on 1st November 2005.

The authors describe this as a 'question' paper to provide a framework for discussion, asking 'should adr practitioners seek to reflect the trend in court practice and procedure by requiring parties to comply with the equivalent of a pre-action protocol before commencing formal adr proc

The PFE Change Management Supplements: Are they what the industry wants?

Peter Aeberli

December 2005

A paper based on talk given to the Society of Construction Law in London on 8th June 2004.

The author considers whether general adoption of the Pickavance/Fenwick Elliott Change Management Supplements to popular standard forms would be helpful in reconciling these with the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol.He argues that the approach of the PFE Supplements is too detailed, too prescriptive and too costly - for the Employer - as well as failing to achieve the better resolution of time issues in projects.

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