Using NEC contracts to manage risk and avoid disputes

Using NEC contracts to manage risk and avoid disputes

Richard Patterson, NEC4 drafter, wrote an article for ICE’s Management, Procurement and Law journal entitled "Using NEC contracts to manage risk and avoid disputes".

In this article, he provides his views on Risk distribution inclduing Allocation and Management.

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