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NEC3: Construction Contract of the Future?

Paper number
D084

Nicholas Gould

September 2007

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law international conference, Singapore, February 2007.

What are the special features of the Engineering and Construction Contract(NEC3), and does this standard form have a future? Nicholas Gould outlines the unique approachto drafting embodied in the NEC suite of contracts, as well as the breadth oftypes of project and procurement strategies for which the NEC3 caters. He also discusses recent litigation in theEnglish courts which has considered the rights and obligations of parties underthe NEC3.

Introduction - NEC: an overview - Thecore clauses - Partnering and project management - Early warning procedure -The risk register - Time, programme and Key Dates - Compensation Events- Secondary option clauses - Z clauses - Dispute resolution -Conclusions.

The author: Nicholas Gould BSc(Hons), LLM(Lond), FRICS, FCIArb, MCIOB is a solicitor, CEDR lead mediator, registered adjudicator, chartered surveyor, visiting senior lecturer (King's College London) and partner with Fenwick Elliott LLP.

Text: 29pages

PDF file size: 244k