Legal & Business

ECA’s Legal & Business team provides support and advice relating to key aspects of contractual business matters in both commercial and domestic settings. From pre-qualification, tendering, contract reviews, to conditions of payment, ECA provides guidance for its Members with templates, guides and a dedicated helpline. Information on ECA's Assurance schemes can also be found here.

In this section

Brexit Guidance

Business Management

ECA Guarantee, Warranty, Bond & Assurance Schemes

Commercial Best Practices

IR35 Tax Rule Changes

Payment, contracts and disputes

VAT Reverse Charging

Insolvency (Guidance)	Mar 2020

Paper G - Competition Law This guidance note is a summary of the risks and considerations businesses should acknowledge and adhere to when trading, in order to remain compliant with competition law.	Jul 2019

Loaning of Labour This guidance is targeted at those Members who wish to enter into an agreement whereby they engage labour from another Member for a set period or project.	Jul 2019

ECA Tender Check & Pre-Contract Checklist This is a checklist to ensure all the essential matters have been considered before committing to an Agreement. A joint publication with BESA.	Jun 2019

Cash Flow 2016 This guidance leaflet considers how to manage and control both income and expenditure to ensure there is sufficient short term finance available to meet short term obligations.	Apr 2017

ECA Basics of Contract The practical constituent parts of entering into a contract. A joint publication from the ECA and BESA.	Mar 2017

ECA Guidance on Collateral Warranty Guidance which introduces and explains what a Collateral Warranty means.	Mar 2017

ECA Getting Paid

ECA Insolvency Summary leaflet This leaflet identifies issues that can be considered before ‘allowing’ your business to become a victim of either upstream or downstream insolvency.

ECA Protecting Profit A series of hints and tips that can be applied easily to any business in order to retain hard earned profits.

Negotiating Tips for Success Some pointers that anyone can do to help achieve deliver a deal that both parties can feel satisfied by.

JTC - Reverse Charge VAT A presentation from Liz Bridge from the Joint Taxation Committee (JTC)

ECA Guidance on Collateral Warranty Guidance which introduces and explains what a Collateral Warranty means	Mar 2017

Late Payment of Commercial Debt Regulations A joint publication with the BESA (Building Engineering Services Association).	Mar 2017

ECA Making Payment Practices Publicly Available A summary document explaining the Reporting of Payment Practices and Reporting Regulations 2017.	Feb 2017

Conditions of Contract

ECA model conditions of purchase guidance	Mar 2017
ECA model conditions of purchase guidance - MS Word	Mar 2017
ECA model conditions of sub-sub contract	Mar 2017
ECA model conditions of sub-sub contract - MS Word	Mar 2017
ECA model conditions of tender & contract	Mar 2017
ECA model conditions of tender & contract - MS Word	Mar 2017
ECA model domestic consumer contract	Mar 2017
ECA model domestic consumer contract - MS Word	Mar 2017
ECA Maintenance Contract (Commercial)	Mar 2017

Payment

ECA Making Payment Practices Publicly Available	Feb 2017
Late Payment of Commercial Debt Regulations	Mar 2017

Loan Labour

Loan Labour Agreement Charging Guidelines	Mar 2017

ECA Construction Act Payment	Mar 2017

ECA - The New Construction Act Flow Chart	Mar 2017

Late Payment of Commercial Debt Regulations A joint publication with the BESA (Building Engineering Services Association).	Mar 2017

The Construction Act with visible ammendments	Mar 2017

ECA - Making Payment Practices Publicly Available A summary document explaining the Reporting of Payment Practices and Reporting Regulations 2017.	Mar 2017

2021 Daywork Rates

Sheet 1 - RICS Daywork Electrical Jan 2021	Dec 20

Sheet 2 - RICS Daywork Mechanical Jan 2021	Dec 20

Sheet 3 - Rates Elec Jan 2021 (Own Transport Trainees)	Dec 20

Sheet 4 - Rates Mec January 2021 (Own Transport Trainees)	Dec 20

Sheet 5A - Rates Elec Jan 2021 (Trans provided All Grades)	Dec 20

2020 Daywork Rates

Costs checklist for estimating genuine prime cost	May 2019

Sheet 1 - RICS Daywork Electrical Jan 2020	May 2019

Sheet 2 - RICS Daywork Mech Jan 2020	May 2019

Sheet 3 - Rates Elec April 2020 (Own Transport Trainees)	May 2019

Sheet 4 - Rates Mec January 2020 (Own Transport Trainees)	May 2019

Sheet 5A - Rates Elec Jan 2020 (Trans provided All Grades)	May 2019

Sheet 5B - Rates Elec Jan 2020 (Trans provided All Grades)	May 2019

Sheet 6 - Rates Mec January 2020 (Trans provided All Grades)	May 2019

Sheet 6a - Rates Mec January 2020 (Trans provided All Grades)	May 2019

Paper 14 - Variations Changes and Surveying	May 2019

BESA daywork rates

Form 1 - Instructions concerning legal rights to cancel contract

Form 2 - Instruction to cancel within the cancellation period

Form 3 - Asking us to carry out Works during the Cancellation Period

Form 4 - Instructions to stop work during the cancellation period

Form 5 - Model advice when a dispute starts

Trading with a Consumer

Insolvency Guide	Mar 2019

Late Payment of Commercial Debt Regulations A joint publication with the BESA (Building Engineering Services Association).	Mar 2017

JTC Newsline - June 2022

JTC Newsline - May 2022

JTC Newsline - April 2022

JTC Newsline - March 2022

JTC Newsline - February 2022

JTC Newsline - January 2022

JTC Newsline - November 2021

JTC Newsline - October 2021

JTC Newsline - September 2021

JTC Newsline - August 2021

JTC Newsline - July 2021

JTC Newsline - June 2021

JTC Newsline - May 2021

JTC Newsline - Apr 2021

JTC Newsline - Mar 2021

JTC Newsline - Feb 2021

JTC Newsline - Jan 2021

JTC Newsline - Nov 2020

JTC Newsline - Oct 2020

JTC Newsline - Sept 2020

JTC Newsline - Aug 2020

JTC Newsline - May 2020

JTC Newsline - March 2020

JTC Newsline - Feb 2020

JTC Newsline - Jan 2020

JTC Newsline - Dec 2019

JTC Newsline - Oct 2019

JTC Newsline - Sept 2019

JTC Newsline - Aug 2019

JTC Newsline - Jul 2019

Training & Guidance on Reverse Charge VAT Training & Guidance on Reverse Charge VAT for Construction Businesses with JTC	Jun 2019

VAT Reverse Charge Letter - supply chain partners	Jan 2020

JTC - Reverse Charge VAT A presentation from Liz Bridge from the Joint Taxation Committee (JTC)

Reverse Charge - Cash Flow Model

VAT Reverse Charge - Subcontractor Letter Template

Training and Guidance on Reverse Charge VAT for Construction Businesses

Reverse Charge VAT - Simple Cash Flow Calculator

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In this section

Brexit Guidance

Business Management

ECA Guarantee, Warranty, Bond & Assurance Schemes

Commercial Best Practices

IR35 Tax Rule Changes

Payment, contracts and disputes

VAT Reverse Charging

Conditions of Contract

Payment

Loan Labour

2021 Daywork Rates

2020 Daywork Rates