Covid risks are being shunted down the supply chain

By Rudi Klein2020-11-13T05:00:00

Subcontractors should beware of sneaky contractual clauses that force them to carry the bulk of all covid risk

The resurgence of covid-19 and the ever-growing number of areas in the UK subject to lockdowns has, again, raised the spectre of disruption to construction works. Such disruption takes varied forms. Sites may be wholly or partially closed because of workers testing positive, government-ordered lockdowns that include construction, or interruption to site deliveries.

It may come as no surprise that covid-related risks are being shunted along the supply chain. This is in spite of exhortations from the UK government and all the devolved governments, which all should be working together and sharing risk in these unprecedented times. Clearly, this message hasn’t got through to some clients and contractors.

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