National Housing Maintenance Forum

Setting the standard for maintaining assets

Workshop 4a - Wednesday 11:45

Our contractor is insolvent - help!

Although some people are saying the recession is over, contractors are still going insolvent and contracts are being terminated for poor performance because either contractors cannot afford to or are not prepared to resource them properly.

This workshop guides you through the legal and practical considerations involved in these situations, looking at the different considerations applying to responsive repairs, gas servicing, planned maintenance and service contracts.  It will answer your questions about:

• what to think about before terminating a contract
• what is the difference between administration or liquidation?
• how to make sure you terminate contracts properly
• whether the contract should be novated?
• how to protect your organisation from contractor claims
• claiming on a performance bond or parent company guarantee
• short term and long term strategies for the works to continue including how the EU procurement rules apply to these situations.

Speaker - Richard Brooks (Associate solicitor, Anthony Collins Solicitors)