Berwin Leighton Paisner Christmas wordsearch 2014

A flexible, voluntary and confidential form of alternative dispute resolution, in which a neutral third party assists parties to work towards a negotiated settlement of their dispute, with the parties retaining control of the decision whether or not to settle and on what terms.

Mediation.

For more information, see Practice note, Mediation of construction disputes.

Where the works or a particular product meets a specified output or complies with/fulfils a particular requirement of a specification it is sometimes said to be this.

Fit for purpose.

For more information on fitness for purpose and standards of care more generally, see:

The name given to a period of project overrun that is caused by two or more effective causes of delay which are of causative potency, one of which entitles the contractor to an extension of time.

Concurrent delay.

For more information, see:

A breach of contract that gives the aggrieved party the right to choose either to end the contract or to affirm it at common law.

Repudiation.

For more information, see Practice notes:

A recent case held that this type of dispute resolution process was not available to a third party under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

Adjudication.

For more information, see Legal update, Right to adjudicate not granted by Third Party Rights Act 1999.

The construction industry has experienced this practice, which collates and maintains information about individuals as a result of certain activities, such as their trade union activity or raising concerns about working practices.

Blacklisting.

For more information, see Practice note, Blacklisting of trade unionists.

The two construction companies involved in, ultimately unsuccessful, merger discussions over the summer of 2014.

Balfour Beatty, Carillion.

For more information, see Legal update, What's Market weekly industry sector deal activity to 1 August 2014.

HIT Entertainment has re-launched this character as a more youthful looking, fresh-faced computer generated "person" in an attempt to interest the next generation in construction.

Bob the Builder.

For more information, see www.bobthebuilder.com.

A duty to act in this way can be implied into relational contracts under English law.

Good faith.

For more information, see:

The colour of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Design, Build and Operate Projects.

Gold.

For more information, see:

A four letter acronym for legislation protecting consumers, among others, from unfair contract terms.

UCTA.

For more information on the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, see:

The three-letter acronym for the payments made to anyone who owns a renewable electricity system, for every kilowatt hour they generate and applicable to all property owners, including both households and businesses. They are the electricity equivalent of the renewable heat incentive.

FIT.

For more information, see Practice note, Feed-in tariffs (FITs): overview.

This Bill was introduced into Parliament on 5 June 2014. It provides, among other things, for the appointment of a government owned company with access to long term funding to take over the functions of the Highways Agency and improved processes for development consent orders granted for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

Infrastructure Bill.

For more information:

The name given to the guidelines that dictate when a court should grant an interim injunction, established by a House of Lords case in 1975.

American Cyanamid.

For more information, see Practice note, Remedies: equitable remedies: American Cyanamid guidelines.

A type of natural methane gas that the UK is looking to exploit by way of access to impermeable rock deep underground through a fracturing process.

Shale.

For more information, see Practice note, Shale gas in the UK: environmental issues.

The largest current nationally significant infrastructure project in the UK.

Thames Tideway.

For more information, see Legal updates:

Section 14A of the Limitation Act 1980 was introduced to deal with this type of defect.

Latent defect.

For more information, see Practice notes:

The colour of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build.

Yellow.

For more information, see Practice notes:

The current construction minister.

Nick Boles.

For more information, see Legal update, Nick Boles given construction minister brief.

This type of contract term may be included as a result of statute, common law, by custom or because that's what the parties intended.

Implied.

For more information, see Practice note, Contracts: express and implied terms.

The proposed new nuclear power station in Suffolk being developed by EDF.

Sizewell C.

For more information, see Legal update, New nuclear: government reaches commercial agreement to develop Hinkley Point C.

A contract that is not executed as a deed is signed in this way.

Under hand.

For more information, see Practice notes:

By 2016 all newly built dwellings must meet this standard, whether through allowable solutions or otherwise.

Zero carbon.

For more information, see Practice note, Zero carbon buildings.