Electrical-engineering contracts - random thoughts on the IEE/IMechE model forms

If certain proposals now being put to the Law Commissions are accepted, engineers could find themselves taking a much more significant part in legal proceedings arising out of contract disputes. The fact that there have been very few disputes over contracts in the British electrical industry means that legal precedents are scarce, a fact which can lead to confusion over the interpretation of some clauses in the lEE/IMechE Model Forms.