The Commercial Contracts & Legal Department undertakes a number of roles:

• We offer advice and guidance to members on matters that affect the way either their business is run or by the means that they may conduct business.
• We are the guardian of the ECA Warranty and ECA Bond Schemes and the Code of Fair Trading.
• We make presentations at branch or regional meetings on a wide range of subjects e.g. adjudication or sustainability or any other commercial or contractual subject requested by members.
•  We represent ECA on the Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group.
• We represent members' interests during the development of UK Legislation and European Legislation.

Services included within a Member's Subscription Direct, initial members advice telephone line. Written commentary on any proposed commercial terms, e.g. contracts and warranties. Access to the dedicated section of the ECA website for information on topical issues and business advice.
Daywork rates	Down to Earth
ECA Bond	ECA Warranty
ECA Manual	Magazine articles
Model letters	Monthly circulars
External services available at a preferential rate
Adjudication	Credit Rating Facility
Debt recovery service	Mediation service

 Summary

The department is happy to suggest ways in which a deteriorating situation may be turned around. However, the department prefers to advise members before the circumstances are allowed to deteriorate and the pro-active advice contained within this website's resources are geared to that end.