Doctrine_of_concurrent_delay

Doctrine of concurrent delay

Doctrine of concurrent delay

Contract law theory

The doctrine of concurrent delay is a contract law theory used to eliminate delay damages, under the premise that where both parties to the contract caused delays to the overall project, neither party can recover damages for that period of time when both parties were at fault.

Further reading

  • Trauner; Manginelli; Lowe; Nagata; Furniss (2009). Construction Delays, 2nd Ed.: Understanding Them Clearly, Analyzing Them Correctly. Burlington, MA: Elsevier. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-85617-677-4.


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