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Delivery definition

What does Delivery mean? Delivery, in practice, is the seller handing over possession or control of goods to the buyer or the buyer’s agent at the agreed time and place. In the UK and Ireland it is defined in statute as the voluntary transfer of possession from one person to another (sale of goods Act 1979, s 61(1); Sale of Goods Act (Northern Ireland) 1979; Sale of Goods Act 1893 (Ireland), as amended). Delivery concerns possession and is distinct from the passing of property (title). Key features include actual delivery, constructive delivery (for example, to a carrier or by attornment), and symbolic...

Great Britain rail infrastructure contracts: regulation, procurement (NR21/NEC4), CP7, GBR reforms, risk allocation (liability caps, CAHA, possessions), NTSNs, and technology-driven obligations (UGMS, BIM, cyber security)

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Practice notes

The UK rail network is the planet’s oldest, with over 1.7 billion people using trains for travel and more than 17 billion tonne kilometres of freight conveyed each year. Since British Rail was privatised in the 1990s, rail infrastructure has evolved into a complex model marrying public ownership with private Delivery. Network Rail owns and runs the mainline, overseen by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and steered by strategic policy from the Department for Transport (DfT). In May 2021, the Government set out the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail as the blueprint for far-reaching reform of Britain’s railway. A new organisation, the Great British Railways Transition Team, was formed to put interim arrangements in place and to pave the way for Great British Railways (GBR), envisaged as the railway’s ‘single guiding-mind’. GBR would take on Network Rail’s functions. Rail infrastructure therefore continues to attract investment and experience growth. To expand effectively while sustaining and enhancing services and lowering passenger Costs, the contractual relationships between Network Rail, other train operators and contractors delivering works...

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Samantha Greer

Sam Greer Commercial Law

"Finalist for Best Woman in Construction Law 2019"Samantha Jane Greer LL.B, LL.M is a solicitor with 15 years’ PQE specialising in construction, engineering and rail law. A finalist for Best Woman in Construction Law at the 2019 WICE Awards, Samantha has built a career advising major infrastructure businesses, national housebuilders and specialist engineering SMEs on complex contractual and commercial matters across the construction and rail sectors.Samantha is Principal of Sam Greer Commercial Law, based in Nottingham, where she supports construction and engineering SMEs, particularly in payment and contract disputes, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice grounded in extensive industry experience.Most recently, Samantha served as a Acting Head of Legal (maternity leave cover) at MJ Gleeson PLC, where she was a senior legal leader within the organisation. She advised executive team members including the Group Commercial Director and Chief Financial Officer on the full...

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