Bowdon Consulting

We provide commercial advice, dispute resolution & training to organisations in the areas of construction, PFI & FM contracts.

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"Termination has serious practical, legal and financial consequences – especially if it is done wrongly." Elizabeth Harwood and Neal Morris on termination. I think I've selected the single most important sentence from this article. https://t.co/mFdqdvO5r3

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This article does what it says on the tin. Its over a year old but erstwhile HKA partner Simon McKenny explanation is still valid today. #adjudication https://t.co/ikMmBSfiE2

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A good explanation of NEC Contracts® early contractor involvement by Fergus Taylor of HKA. #nec4 https://t.co/n6Ao4YiBmc

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Here's our director @pjwaterhouse with his @ICEpublishing blog on the assessment of Defined Cost in @nec_contracts https://t.co/D4UWVKDa9w

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KAREN GOUGH of 39 Essex Chambers on the importance of sending your Notice of Adjudication and your ANB nominbation requestion in the right order. https://t.co/Z5y8lReFjH

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Abba, Olivia Neutron Bomb, beers on a Monday night and 1970's Eurovision are all included in Michael Craik's excellent article. Oh yes, and some other stuff about NEC3, adjudication and notices. More on TfGM v Kier. https://t.co/b285gu43mh

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Thanks to those who joined me and @davidhunter_nec this lunchtime to look at the October 2020 amendments to the NEC4 suite of contracts. Some good discussion on liquidated damages, early contractor involvement, liabilities and many other things in servic…https://t.co/K4Z2DXm11q

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The TCC recently heard a case concerning the NEC3 Professional Services Contract (PSC), Croda v Optimus. Croda sought enforcement of two adjudicator’s decisions made (rarely in the UK) under dispute resolution option W1. This is an…https://t.co/MFQSwesyOV https://t.co/TmMQcmunYN

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A fascinating day with commercial staff from a leading specialist contractor today. Discussions about Defined Cost, Fee, liability limitation, EWs, CEs, Equipment design, payments and HGCRA compliance. https://t.co/CXigCGIE5e

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The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is seeking new members for its Professional Conduct Committee, which I chair. If you are qualified as FCIArb then please apply through the link below. https://t.co/ch3ppQMnzO

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An early PFI project, the DLR Lewisham extension, will be handed back to the public sector next week 24½ years after the contract was awarded. This was my first PFI experience in 1995; I was the bid manager for the consortium that…https://t.co/XtJP21Ls3l https://t.co/CvHhydIxhx

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"Historically, there has been a dichotomy between the standard of reasonable skill and care and the much higher standard of fitness for purpose. However, the lines have become more blurred in light of recent court rulings."

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Some great advice for people presenting on Zoomteams from Buffalo 7 https://t.co/Y0eF2nCx8c

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"...supply contracts which limit liability to the price of goods supplied will rarely satisfy the requirement for reasonableness..."

An interesting UCTA case from Aidan Steensma and Liz Game of CMS. https://t.co/BLwoPafcNC

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"The case is also a reminder that a breach of contract is a compensation event and will be assessed like any other compensation event, especially as the rights of the parties to a change to the prices, the completion date and key d…https://t.co/cXBMGcFNKi https://t.co/SNvWbLCcCE

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