If it hasn’t happened to us, it’s happened to someone we know. Dodgy tradesmen and cowboy builders took ages to do the work, did it wrong or simply didn’t do it at all. Everyone has a story, which is why it’s crucial to know your rights and remedies so you can be prepared at the [...]
July 23rd, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "cowboy builders"
He was a complete cowboy!
Firstly, there is the assumption that the supplier will act with ‘reasonable care and skill’. This causes the greatest number of disputes and complaints simply due to the subjective nature of what is reasonable, and for this reason a court will take into account the nature of the service, the nature of the supplier and [...]
June 30th, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
What about contracts for services?
In situations where you are having some work done, and the main focus of the agreement is the service itself, you would be party to a contract for Work and Materials. In this type of contract, you are always protected by three statutory terms, even though you may not have anything in writing, or the [...]
June 14th, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
