"Payment, security and challenging times"

December 2011

Julie Stagg, in a paper given at the last Capital Projects in the Education Sector Seminar summarises the recent changes to the payment regime and offers practical advice to assist clients in dealing with the new process. The paper goes on to consider the issue of performance and payment security, which is of great importance when facing an uncertain future economically. Finally, the paper considers what other protection may be available to clients in the sector to relieve the adverse consequences of contractor insolvency.