A collateral warranty is a contract which gives a third party collateral, or running side by side, rights in an existing contract entered into by two ...

Read time: 1 minute The following checklists provide prompts for architects providing advice on procurement options, in addition to prompts for when ...

Read time: 10 minutes This note covers the two most recent versions of the Australian Standard Consultancy Agreement: AS 4122-2010 and its ...

The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...

Guarantees A guarantee is an arrangement involving three parties. One party (the guarantor) promises to be responsible for the obligations which a ...

Read time: 5 minutes It is essential that adequate and appropriate fees are negotiated for the services to be provided by the architect. While ...

The third-party agreement should address the architect and any other person receiving the documents, including specialist consultants, the contractor ...

Architectural practices are increasingly providing diversified services to clients. However, when offering services beyond that which has ...

Read time: 4 minutes Many building projects involve work for tenants, and there is a wide range of variables affecting the architect's approach to ...

Read time: 2 minutes Perhaps the most common cause of dispute between architects and specialist consultants results from a lack of understanding ...