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A&O Shearman

All aboard the Good Faith Express, but mind the causation gap

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In Matière v ABM, the court found that there was an express obligation of good faith in a number of contracts concerning a joint venture for a subcontracting role in the construction of the HS2 railway. However, it concluded...more

BCLP

JCT 2024 Contracts - Good Faith in Practice

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Not everyone will be familiar with the 1994 Latham Report that advocated the use of good faith, but the government’s Construction Playbook and the equivalent private sector Trust and Productivity report are more recent...more

Stoel Rives - Ahead of Schedule

Efforts Expected of a Contractor When Efforts Clauses Are in Dispute

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Originally published by the Daily Journal of Commerce on May 18, 2023. You will often see in construction contracts terms directing the contractor to use “best efforts” or “reasonable efforts” or “commercially reasonable...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business

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If you are an executive involved in a Massachusetts construction project, the routine pay applications you exchange in the ordinary course must now receive your utmost attention — as any failure to reject a pay application in...more

Woods Rogers

Virginia’s New Construction Payment Terms (Part 2)

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This article is a continuation of Monday’s article, and we will be discussing in detail the new payment terms for all construction contracts in Virginia....more

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