MORRIS HOMES (EASTERN) LIMITED

"Our standard payment terms for subcontractors are 39 days after the accounting month end. This is provided a valid application is received no later than the 5th working day following the accounting month end.

Terms for a limited number of smaller subcontractors with a high labour element are 7 days following the end of each working week. This is provided a valid application is submitted in a timely manner.

Our standard payment terms for suppliers are 30 days or 30 days nett monthly (30 days from the end of the month of the invoice date)."

"Queries or disputes should be raised with the Site Manager or Purchasing Manager in the first instance. Disputes can be escalated up the management chain if subsequently required.
Either Party may by written notice refer any dispute to a senior management meeting between the senior representatives of the Parties referred to in the Contract. The attendees at the meeting shall try to resolve the dispute amicably (including the use of mediation where appropriate) and shall continue to attend this meeting even if adjudication or legal proceedings are instituted.
Either Party may at any time by written notice refer any dispute to adjudication in accordance with the adjudication rules set out in Part 1 of the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998. The adjudicator to whom the dispute is referred is such person(s) as the Parties may choose by mutual agreement or such other person as may be appointed as the adjudicator on the request of either Party by the President (or his duly authorised representative) of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. "