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Boukendour, S (2007) Preventing post-contractual opportunism by an option to switch from one contract to another. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 723–7.

Buckingham, P (2007) International process plant contracts for use on other performance-based projects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 709–13.

Craig, R W and Barnes, W C (2007) Professional employees' exposure to risk of negligence claims from the client. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 811–9.

Dagenais, D A (2007) Introduction to good faith in construction contracts. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 715–21.

Donohoe, S and Brooks, L (2007) Reflections on construction management procurement following Great Eastern Hotel Company v. John Laing. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 701–8.

Gaitskell, R (2007) International statutory adjudication: its development and impact. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 777–84.

Gruneberg, S, Hughes, W and Ancell, D (2007) Risk under performance-based contracting in the UK construction sector. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 691–9.

Ive, G and Chang, C-Y (2007) The principle of inconsistent trinity in the selection of procurement systems. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 677–90.

Ndekugri, I, Smith, N and Hughes, W (2007) The engineer under FIDIC's conditions of contract for construction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 791–9.

Nissen, A (2007) Expert evidence: problems and safeguards. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 785–90.

Rameezdeen, R and Rajapakse, C (2007) Contract interpretation: the impact of readability. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 729–37.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Standard form of contract; contract clauses; readability; risk; interpretation
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=25&issue=7&spage=729
  • Abstract:
    The standard form of contract plays a significant role in a construction project as it communicates the procedures to be adopted in executing the project including the determination of the rights and obligations of contracting parties. Hence, an acceptable degree of commonality in interpretation of this document by different contracting parties is a prerequisite for the smooth functioning of a construction project. The aim of this research is to ascertain whether there is a relationship between readability of contract clauses and their interpretation. Readability is concerned with the complexity of words and sentences of text and it is commonly assessed by readability formulas. The survey undertaken for this research measured the ability of construction contract clauses having different readability values to convey a common understanding to all categories of respondents in terms of the degree to which risk was apportioned between the client and the contractor. The study reveals that there is a relationship between readability and contract interpretation. When the readability of the contract document is high, there found to be a high degree of commonality in interpretation of the document by different readers.

Shiers, D, Lavers, A and Keeping, M (2007) Indicators of the impact of environmental factors on UK construction law: developments in the new millennium. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 821–9.

Twyford, J W (2007) Additional payments under construction contracts. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 739–45.

Uher, T and Brand, M (2007) A comparative analysis of the operation of 'compulsory rapid adjudication' in New South Wales and New Zealand. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 765–75.

Wang, J, Liu, J and Huang, L (2007) Study on the professional liability insurance system of the supervision engineer in China. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 801–10.

Ward, P, Sher, W, Gameson, R and Aranda-Mena, G (2007) Innovative protocols and technologies as a means of complying with the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999 (NSW) Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 25(07), 747–63.