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Minor defects to be dealt with during the defects liability period.

An item held in reserve and used during times of breakdown or scheduled maintenance.

The links (such as organisations or people) involved in moving a product or service from a supplier to the purchaser.

See Practical Completion 

An agreement which applies for a term and under which the Principal engages Contractor to carry out work on an ad hoc basis and in a streamlined process, without the need to execute a separate formal contract on each occasion.  The Standing Offer Deed sets out the terms which will apply to the work and a process for engaging the Contractor.

Damages awarded that are capable of precise calculation, such as for loss of past earnings and expenses.  They are calculated as those losses reasonably supposed to have been in the contemplation of both parties, at the time they entered into the Contract, as the probable result of its breach.

See Notice of Default: a Notice under a Contract from one party to another of the other's Default. Under a construction contract, there may be specific requirements for such a notice, and specified consequences upon its issue.

The Silver Book (or 'Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects') is a FIDIC form of contract for build-operate-transfer or 'turnkey' projects. Unlike the standard FIDIC forms, there is no separate contract administrator. Also, under this form a number of additional risks are allocated to a Contractor, including the risk of unforeseen ground conditions. Since its introduction in 1999, the Silver Book has been promoted as suitable for use where private project financing is required.

A ruling whereby the court gives judgment to one party due to the total failure of the other party to establish any case or defence.

A court procedure where a party is issued with notice to give evidence or produce documents to the court.