Thoughts on construction law from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP, mediator, and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law

Category Archives: Construction Law

When is Forum Selection in a Construction Contract Enforceable?

If there is one mantra that is repeated often here at Construction Law Musings, it is that your construction contract will be strictly construed and Virginia Courts will enforce the provisions as written.  This rule includes forum selection clauses.  For those that aren’t attorneys, this means that absent a statute to the contrary, the parties

Using Infrared Technology in Construction Law: Collecting Forensic Evidence and Performing Due Diligence

Originally posted 2016-07-01 09:00:08. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Brian Connolly.  Brian (@infraredscans)is a professionally certified Level III Thermographer at IR Services, LLC. My main focus of business is the art and science of commercial infrared thermography including Building & Roof Scan, Energy Audits, Electrical Surveys, and Block

Addenda to Construction Contracts Can Be an Issue

Originally posted 2016-03-02 15:25:38. We’ve all been there.  Your client either has a well drafted standard subcontract (with any luck in consultation with an experienced construction attorney) that it presents to its subcontractors and suppliers or your client is presented with a construction contract that has some provisions that it would prefer were either different

Unjust Enrichment and Express Contract Don’t Mix

I am a huge fan of clearly written construction contracts.  Virginia state and federal courts will interpret contract provisions as written and will seek to enforce all of those terms where possible.  Where the contract is ambiguous, we construction attorneys make money and the courts are forced to make decisions that the parties may not