Contractual and Legal
Contract Review Service
The contract review service provides pro-active support that will seek to identify onerous contract clauses before work starts, thus seeking to avoid contract issues further down the line.
FIS Legal Helpline
FIS has partnered with three legal advisors to offer its members a free* telephone helpline service.
Find out what subject areas are covered and select your preferred advisor here.
LOSC Contracts
England and Scotland
This free contract has been designed to help members who employ labour-only subcontractors to ensure that both parties to any contract fully understand their responsibilities, particularly with regard to heath and safety, quality and payment of national insurance and income tax.
Bunton Consulting Partnership
Contractual Advice
Members are entitled to one hours free telephone advice on contractual matters.
Specialising in cost or quantum issues (e.g. disagreement over a variation or valuation).
Standard Terms and Conditions - Client Order (England and Wales)
The Client Order and associated guidance note (see below) aims to address the most common issues FIS members are currently encountering in a pro-active and commercial manner. It is intended for use between the Contractor and an Employer (Client), where the Contractor wishes to contract on its own terms, and has not been provided with a contract by the Employer.
This Guidance has also been created for members subjected to heavily amended standard form contracts to help highlight risks and contrast with more reasonable clauses that could be proposed as an alternative.
Standard Terms and Conditions - Client Order (Scotland)
The Client Order and associated guidance note (see below) aims to address the most common issues FIS members are currently encountering in a pro-active and commercial manner. It is intended for use between the Contractor and an Employer (Client), where the Contractor wishes to contract on its own terms, and has not been provided with a contract by the Employer.
This Guidance has also been created for members subjected to heavily amended standard form contracts to help highlight risks and contrast with more reasonable clauses that could be proposed as an alternative.