Category: Mechanic’s Liens
Interesting Perspectives on Construction Law from Friends
Originally posted 2013-10-23 09:15:47.
As I have been in a bit of the throes of writers block here at Musings (hey, it happens), I did what I always do and check the great sources of information in my blog roll and Feedly feeds for any fodder to discuss.
In doing so, I ran across two interesting posts, one from my pal Matt Bouchard (@mattbouchardesq) down in Raleigh, NC entitled “Mediator/Arbitrator Hybrids: The Next Big Thing in Construction Dispute Resolution.” In this post (which I will not go into much detail about here) Matt discusses a contractual procedure where one person acts as a mediator and arbitrator in a procedure summarized (after a full outline of the contractual provisions) by Matt as follows:
There you have it: soup-to-nuts construction dispute resolution within 65 days, no muss, no fuss. The procedure features one neutral, serving as both the mediator and the arbitrator, with virtually no time at all transpiring between the end of the mediation and final resolution of the arbitration.
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Early Action on Your Construction Contract is Key
Originally posted 2014-09-23 10:59:49.
I bang the drum of early and frequent consultation with one of us construction attorneys on a regular basis here at Musings and in other places of the “blawgosphere.”
Why do I do this? Doesn’t such consultation help to avoid the problems that seem to make those of us in the construction law business happy? Aren’t all of us lawyers just out to complicate things and throw a monkey wrench into construction projects? In short, why would I constantly advise on ways to avoid exactly the construction litigation that you would think would make me the most money?
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A Reminder to Get Your Contractor’s License in Virginia
One More Mechanic’s Lien Number- the Number 30
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