Anna Wood discusses the role of an architect in procurement and contracting, and asks the questions 'what are the architect’s duties so far as giving legal advice concerned and what are the consequences of overstepping the line'?
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Senior Associate Anna Wood looks at length of liability under collateral warranties and how they interact with the underlying contract.
Read MoreAnna Wood considers contractual wording around the provision of professional indemnity insurance and performance bonds and the consequences of a failure to provide evidence that such policies are in place
Read MoreSenior Associate Anna Wood, has written two articles which form part of the Constructing Excellence South West’s ‘Guide to appointing an Architect’ which was published recently
Read MoreAnna Wood looks at the steps needed to keep the sub-contract team on the job in the event of main contract termination and recommends early consideration of the options.
Read MoreIn the recent case of Freeborn & Goldie -v- Mr Daniel Marcal t/a Dan Marcal Architects the architect was found liable for damages to clients by whom he had been retained to design and project manage the construction of a new cinema in their London home. The case considers scope of retainer, duty of care and measure of damages but importantly turned on the evidence of fact, in respect of which Mr Marcal’s case was woefully lacking.
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