Sydney is a junior associate in the Construction Team and primarily focuses on non-contentious construction matters. She regularly drafts standard-form construction contracts, including NEC and JCT forms. She additionally advises on consultant appointments, pre-construction services agreements and ancillary documents.
Sydney is also familiar with procurement law and has worked on numerous public procurement projects advising clients on various aspects of the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, and is preparing for the upcoming implementation of the Procurement Act 2023.
29 October 2024
Performance bonds and parent company guarantees (“PCG”) are a means of protection for an employer against non-performance by a contractor in carrying out works under a building contract. There are various ways in which an employer to a building contract can secure the performance of the appointed contractor. In this article, we consider performance bonds…
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We often hear the term ‘back-to-back’ contracting, but what does this mean, and what are the common themes to consider when faced with a construction project involving multiple parties? What are back-to-back contracts? Back-to-back contracting is a term widely used within construction projects by which a main contractor seeks to pass on its obligations towards…
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