Construction Law Clinic

Is it possible to litigate my final account dispute? Problem: Carpentry contractor problem in agreeing the final account I am a commercial manager for a carpentry contractor, based in north-east Leicestershire.  In July last year, we finished a project in Nottingham, which was for student accommodation.  Since completion, we have had major problems in agreeing […]

Fined for parking whilst on contracting job Problem: Contractor charged for parking tickets by private firmAlthough I am an Architect, my actual problem is not directly to do with building, but I have no doubt that everyone working in our industry would have been, or will be affected by this. My office is based just

Didn’t file a defence against a judgement from painting contractor. Do we have to pay the judgement now? Problem: Received a claim for unpaid monies from painting contractor. Do we need to pay? I am the Company Secretary for a main contractor and hope that you may be able to assist with a problem.  I

Roofing company deducted money due to cleaning and painting Problem: Main contractor deducting payment from invoice. What are my options? I am the Managing Director of a small roofing company and would appreciate some advice in relation to a debt we have at the moment. We provided two quotations to a main contractor.  One quote

Building company owed money by property developer Problem: Offered to settle at a largely discounted rate. What should I do? I came to Leicester in 2005 from Ukraine and started up a building business, which has become very successful.  All of my work is repeat business, referrals or recommendations, which reflects the excellent name the

Unknowingly entered auto-renewal contract with health and safety company Problem: Two-year contract with health and safety company automatically renewed I am the Managing Director of a small building company and just over two years ago I agreed with a national health and safety company for it to provide a health and safety service to my

Refurbing house unsure if contractors are over-charging Problem: Is my architect over-valuing building work Having read the Leicestershire Builder for the past year or so (which I find is an excellent read), your column has always caught my eye, and although I am a client as opposed to a contractor or builder, I was hoping

Claiming monies from a discharged bankrupt Problem: adjudicator’s decision in my favour against a bankrupt builder  I am the managing director of a building company.  The company has been trading for just over 20 years now and has been very successful during that time, although the recent recession did hit quite hard. Since 2013 the

Main contractor ceased trading where do we stand in our outstanding monies? Problem: Owed money in unpaid applications and work in progress from liquidated main contractor I work as a quantity surveyor for an electrical sub-contractor and on one of our projects the main contractor has gone into liquidation.  The particular project was a major

Refused to pay company for work due to poor workmanship and have received a letter of claim Problem: What should a letter of claim include and what my response should be? I am the MD of a painting and decorating contractor.  In 2013, we were awarded the contract for carrying out repairs, painting and decorating