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Services contract definition

What does Services contract mean? In practice, a services contract is an agreement under which a trader supplies, or agrees to supply, services to a consumer for a price (or a promise to pay). It is used for consumer-facing arrangements (eg repairs, maintenance, professional or leisure services) and is distinct from a sales contract for goods. In England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the concept appears in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (as a “contract to supply services”). In Ireland, a broadly equivalent definition is set out in the Consumer Rights Act 2022. Across these jurisdictions the approach is consistent: the trader...

NEC3/NEC4 Professional Service Contract: UK lawyers’ guide to options, scope, programme, compensation events, payment, liability, termination, disputes and Z clauses

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PSC

The PSC is a long‑form consultancy appointment, published as part of the NEC suite of contracts. The NEC4 suite was released in June 2017. Amendments arrived in January 2019, October 2020 and, subsequently, in January 2023—the 2023 update contains contract‑wide clarifications together with new optional provisions pertinent to the PSC, which should be checked carefully against any project‑specific Contract Data. The earlier form, NEC3, last issued in April 2013, was at that time called the Professional Services contract (note the subtle difference). This Practice Note considers both NEC4 and NEC3 versions of the PSC—highlighting changes in approach and identifying different clause references where appropriate. Throughout, the Practice Note uses the term ‘Client’, as adopted in the NEC4 suite; under NEC3 the term ‘Employer’ was used. The PSC also takes a different tack from other published consultant appointments, incorporating mechanisms comparable to a contractor Engagement, including detailed provisions concerning programming and scheduling, as well as optional Liquidated Damages where the consultant is late in completing the services...

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