If a contractor employs a sub-contractor without the consent of the architect, is the contractor obliged to pay the sub-contractor for the work they've completed?

JCT_Experts · 5 February 2013 15:01

Yes. The contractor is legally obliged to obtain consent prior to sub-contracting. This is one of the central tenets of the contract between employer and contractor. Should a contractor engage in such an agreement without consent, the sub-contract remains valid and legally binding, and the contractor is still legally bound to honour it.

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If a contractor employs a sub-contractor without the consent of the architect, is the contractor obliged to pay the sub-contractor for the work they've completed?

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