| DEFENSES TO BREACH OF CONTRACT ACTIONS |
| When an owner and a contractor have entered into a construction contract and the contract provides that any disputes under the contract shall be settled by arbitration or by mediation, neither the owner nor the contractor may maintain an action for breach of contract in a court of law. The dispute must be resolved by arbitration or by mediation.More... |
| ROAD DESIGN IN SUBDIVISIONS |
| Subdivision plats are required to set forth the layout for the streets in the subdivision. The streets may be public or they may be private roads. If the streets are public, the subdivision plat must determine whether they will form a grid pattern or a hierarchical system that is dependent upon a loop road, whether there will be one or multiple connections from the subdivision to the existing streets, or whether there will be cross-connections to adjacent subdivisions.More... |
| NEGLIGENCE ACTIONS AGAINST OWNERS |
| When an owner has provided or has failed to provide certain information to a contractor in a construction project, the contractor may claim that the owner's conduct did not result in a breach of contract but resulted in negligent conduct, such as negligent misrepresentation, failure to disclose, concealment, deceit, or fraud.More... |
| INTERNATIONAL TREATIES REGARDING GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
| Although there are no international laws that have been enacted for global construction projects, there are some international conventions and treaties that may apply to the projects.More... |
| RISKS IN A PRIVATIZED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT |
| As with any construction project, there are risks that are inherent to the project. In a privatized construction project, where a public entity seeks to construct, finance, and operate the project with private funds, there are additional risks. These risks become particularly prominent when the project is to be located in a foreign country.More... |
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