Agreement Blog Legal Negotiation 
Construction Marketing
MARCH 2, 2023
You may wonder if you have legal recourse if you have been injured while working at a construction site. Help with negotiations This can be difficult, as insurance companies are often reluctant to pay large settlements. Not getting a written fee agreement from the lawyer you hire.
Fieldwire
AUGUST 14, 2023
Retainage is up for negotiation Retainage is not set in stone. It is governed by the contract, which means it’s part of the agreement between two parties. Every contract is negotiable, including what percentage is retained and for how long. It’s up to the contracting parties to agree on the terms that work for both of them.
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NH Construction Law
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
If the Seymour case shuts out a claim against the bank, do owner/borrowers have a legal claim against the inspector, with whom they have no contract? All such contractual solutions depend on the leverage possessed by and the negotiation savvy of the parties to these arrangements. That puts the owner/borrower in a pickle. Very round.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 5, 2017
The purpose of the blog post is not to argue whether or not arbitration works as well or better than litigation. Legal scholars can have at it. LEED Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable.
NH Construction Law
MAY 20, 2023
A couple of years ago I blogged ( #101 ) on “pay-if-paid” clauses, which make a general contractor’s receipt of payment from the owner a prerequisite – a “condition precedent,” in legal terms – to its obligation to pay subcontractors. ” In re Estate of Kelly , 130 N.H. 773, 781 (1988).
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
• Clearly written agreements are essential. Agreements that are legal, effective, and achievable are even better. Issue timely change orders (even if there is no cost) to support an iterative and incremental approach based on customer collaboration rather than contract negotiation. Mel Lesters E-Quip Blog.
Construction Law Monitor
AUGUST 24, 2012
I recently found a good article on JDSupra.com , always a great source for solid legal content, regarding California Senate Bill 474. This new Bill, allows for subs to enter into subcontract agreements with general contractors and then after-the-fact afford the sub protections because the general contractor had a well written contract.
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