»» the imposition of any statutory sanction
or remedy applicable, e.g. stop-work,
suspension, fine, etc.
Should the Contractor proceed with the particular
activity or operation without complying with the
instant requirements and a failure occurs or a
statutory provision is breached, it may face claims
under the common law24 and/or under the specific
statutory provision.25
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Status of the Method Statement
The status of the Method Statement is similar to
that of the Work Programme, this having being
addressed earlier and being reflected in the
express provisions of most of the standard forms
of conditions of contract.26
… An instruction by an architect or
superintending officer requiring the Contractor
to change or reuse its method of working
may operate as a variation and entitle the
Contractor to be reimbursed for any loss
occasioned thereby: Simplex Concrete Piles
Ltd v St Pancras Borough Council (1958)
[Unreported]. A situation may also arise where
an engineer may be bound under the terms of
the contract to issue a variation order because
the contractor has changed his method of
working notwithstanding t