Thank you for joining us at the launch of our blog (jointly organised with the Society of Project Managers) held at the JW Marriott South Beach! It was a beautiful venue, and we had so much to share about the latest updates on construction-related matters 🙂 PDF copies of our …
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Incorporation of Documents Not in Existence at the Time of Contract
In GA Engineering Pte Ltd v Sun Moon Construction Pte Ltd [2020] SGHC 167, a subcontract for a glass curtain wall system referred to a set of Glass Specifications which came into existence only after the subcontract was formed. The High Court held that it was the parties’ objective intention …
Continue readingMeaning of “Day” in the SIA Contract
Does “day” in the SIA contract mean every day of the week, or does it exclude public holidays? The claimant in an adjudication argued that the word “day” under the SIA 9th Edition must follow the definition of “day” under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (SOP …
Continue readingEffect of Supplementary Agreements on SOP Timelines
A supplementary agreement may operate to displace the operation of the termination provisions of the original contract. In Orion-One Residential Pte Ltd v Dong Cheng Construction Pte Ltd and another [2020] SGCA 121, the original contract was based on the REDAS Form. The parties subsequently entered into a supplementary agreement. …
Continue readingMaeda v Bauer – a glimpse into how the FIDIC 2017 Ed notice provisions are to be read?
In order to protect one’s entitlement to claims, it is imperative to fully comply with claim notification requirements which are expressed as conditions precedent to one’s entitlement to claims. In the Hong Kong Court of Appeal case of Maeda Kensetsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha also known as Maeda Corporation and Another …
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