Dicing with design
13 September 2012
What happens when your design develops faults but responsibility isn't entirely your own? Peter Marsh and Frank Griffiths map out the essentials to remember when drawing up design contracts
When design responsibility rests with a contractor, or is divided between a contractor and the consultants acting for the client, it is usual for the contract to include terms covering the approval, or at least a review of, the contractor’s design. When there is more than one professional consultant acting for the client, eg an architect and a structural engineer,...