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Is the Best Defense Always a Good Offense?

Construction Dive

It’s an old sports cliché: the best defense is a good offense. The engineering services agreement said that in the event of a dispute, the losing party would pay the winning party’s attorney fees. In claims litigation, this strategy has been in evidence for years.

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Expert Advice for Reducing ?Risk of Cyberattacks

Pro Builder

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. RM: We know that human activity is absolutely at the core of breach events. Such a program involves a series of defenses that need to be built and maintained.

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HUB's Raymond Monteith Offers Expert Advice for Reducing ?Risk of Cyberattacks

Pro Builder

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. RM: We know that human activity is absolutely at the core of breach events. Such a program involves a series of defenses that need to be built and maintained.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

Mealey’s International Arbitration Report recently asked industry experts and leaders for their thoughts on what events had an impact on global economy that have led to an increase in filings. Mealey’s: What, if any, events had an impact on the global economy that have led to increased filings? All rights reserved.].

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

While the legal issue focused on the County’s right rely on the defense of sovereign immunity, the Contractor’s (and it expert’s) characterization of the damages was critical to the outcome of the case. The County entered into an agreement with the Contractor to expand a three-mile stretch of road. The Contract. The Court’s Decision.

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#125:  Pay-if-Paid Clauses and Contractor Default

NH Construction Law

Can its decision to give up money in a settlement agreement rather than litigate the owner’s claimed justification for nonpayment effectively bargain away the subcontractors’ right to payment under a pay-if-paid provision?

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What Is a Change Order?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As Construction Law Today explains, “a Change Order is a bilateral agreement between parties to the contract–an owner and prime contractor, prime contractor and subcontractor, two or more subcontractors–to change the contract. A change order represents a mutual agreement to change the work, schedule, price, or other term of the contract.