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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A Gentleman’s Word is His Bond? Not for Variations
Where the contract between the parties stipulates that variation works shall be carried only with written instructions, and there were no written instructions but only oral instructions, the claim for variations will not be valid: Vim Engineering Pte Ltd v Deluge Fire Protection (SEA) Pte Ltd [2021] SGHC 63. The …
Continue readingIncorporation 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 readingSuspension of Payment upon Termination – Is it an Invalid Pay when Paid Clause?
In Frontbuild Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd v JHJ Construction Pte Ltd [2021] SGHC 72, a clause in the contract provided that one of the consequences of termination was that “[n]o further payment shall be made to the Sub-Contractor until the whole of the Main Contract Works has been completed”. …
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