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New Legal Guide and Resource For Your Construction Business

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Whether just starting out or operating for years, there are many legal obligations and issues that confront a small business owner. The Small Business Legal guide from Legal Services Link provides information on the top ten areas business owners need to address to ensure their businesses are legally protected.

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What Contractors Need to Know About Surety Bonds

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Surety bonds are financial guarantees that are issued to ensure the individual or company who obtains the bond will perform work in a legally compliant manner and will avoid fraud and misconduct. Surety – The bonding company that guarantees the principal’s ethical operations and legal compliance by issuing the bond.

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How to Avoid Disputes in Construction

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What follows next is a fierce legal battle that puts both the contractor and the investor on the losing end. Having a gentleman’s agreement is the worst mistake you could ever make. The advantage of having a binding agreement is that it can be referred to during construction dispute resolution process. Put It in Writing.

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Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC: What the U.S. Supreme Court’s Upcoming Decision on 28 U.S.C § 1782 Means for International Construction Arbitration

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1782 and the “Foreign or International Tribunal” Section 1782 is a procedural device that permits an applicant to petition the U.S. courts to order document disclosure or compel testimony “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.” at 695–96 (7th Cir.

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10 Essential Types of Construction Documents

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Construction documents help keep your projects organized and guide the construction process from start to finish. Having access to these construction documents puts information into the hands of the right people at the right time, so decisions can be made quickly and action can be taken to finish projects on time and within scope. .

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?Was Not? versus ?Is So?: Court Clarifies Whether Exceeding Monetary License Limit Affects Contractor?s Recovery

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Here’s how it went down: On June 2, 2008, contractor entered into an agreement with owner to construct house for $572,000, but at the time the contract was signed the contractor’s license limit was $350,000. ” In Anchor Pipe Company, Inc. Sweeney-Bronze Development, LLC (Tenn. The amendment to Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Subtle (and Not So Subtle) Effects of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry

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Video conferences eliminate travel time and permit people to participate who would normally not be able to meet in person, due to distance or other commitments. One additional outcome of this, that everyone needs to understand from the very beginning of a project, is the need to document everything — absolutely everything.