NEC4 revisions on liquidated damages and payment provisions

By Lindy Patterson2020-12-03T05:00:00

NEC4 contract terms have been altered in the light of two recent court judgments

A second set of amendments to NEC4 were recently published (30 October 2020). The substantive changes are driven by two relatively recent judgments, one on the right to recover liquidated damages for delay post termination and the other on what is needed for a final date for payment provision to be Construction Act-compliant.

To understand these main amendments, it is necessary to remind ourselves of what these cases decided.

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