Ask the team: what is an architect's lien and when can I use one?

Resource type: Legal update: archive

Status: Published on 11-Jan-2012

Jurisdictions: England, Wales

PLC Construction's Ask the team article considers what an architect's (or other professional consultant's) lien is, when it might be used, and the impact on a lien of express and implied terms of contract.

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PLC Construction has published Ask the team: what is an architect's lien and when can I use one?, which:

  • Sets out what an architect's (or other professional consultant's) lien is (including by reference to Hughes v Lenny (1839) 5 M & W 183).

  • Highlights the impact of the terms of a professional consultant's appointment on a lien, considering both express terms and those implied by statute.

  • Refers to the possibility of using the statutory right to suspend, where a lien is not a practical alternative.

For more Ask the team articles, see PLC Construction's Ask the team archive (www.practicallaw.com/1-500-6845).

 
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  • Resource ID: 7-517-2064
  • Published: 11-Jan-2012
  • Products:  PLC UK Construction, PLC UK Law Department, PLC UK Public Sector
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