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- 10 top tips to avoiding construction payment disputes
- How a fencing subcontractor recovered an extra 300,000k on a 500,000k contract
- Claimant not entitled to costs of "unnecessary expert"
- Scottish court sets out principles on concurrent delays and dominant cause
- Adjudicator did not communicate decision "in reasonable time"- Decision void
Latest Construction Law Case Analysis
Good Heavens ~ Duty To Warn And Supervening Event
03/09/2010: The insurers of a church sued Chubb for providing a fire extinguisher which, when discharged, caused a mess which cost 240,000 to clean up. The extinguisher had been discharged by vandals who had gone into the church, The insurers sought to recover the clean-up costs. Chubb argued that the supervening event rendered them not liable. more »
Lack of contractor's notice does not defeat "prevention principle"
20/08/2010: The parties entered into a cost plus contract for the construction of houses on land owned by Gold City. The contract was the standard form cost plus contract issued by the Housing Industry Association Ltd. in June 2000 (AB 75 82). more »
Be Careful You Don't Sign Your Life Away
13/08/2010: The defenders hired an excavator from the pursuers to be used in the construction of a conservatory at a house in Irvine. The defenders had hired equipment from the pursuers on a number of occasions previously. more »
Just Watch What You Say.......
30/07/2010: The defendant traded with more than 800 retail stores supplying dining and bedroom furniture. The claimant was one of the defendant's ten national agents, who sued for unlawful termination of the agency agreement. more »
Legal questions arising from halting of BSF
16/07/2010: The decision to axe Building Schools for the Future has raised a series of contractual questions for clients, construction companies, and other parties involved in the programme. Pinsent Masons explains. more »
10 top tips to avoiding construction payment disputes
02/07/2010: The Construction Industry has suffered more than most through the recession and despite the imminent introduction of new legislation, payment problems in the industry continue to be commonplace. more »
How a fencing subcontractor recovered an extra 300,000k on a 500,000k contract
20/08/2010: Subcontractors in the construction industry can often find themselves at a disadvantage when working for a much larger main contractor with the backing of a nationally structured PLC organisation, particularly when a project becomes problematic through factors outside the control of either party. more »
Claimant not entitled to costs of "unnecessary expert"
06/08/2010: The claimant, LPI, engaged Meadmanor Contracts Ltd. to build a hotel complex in Wigan. The defendant, Technical & General Guarantee Company SA, Technical, provided a bond in effect guaranteeing the performance of the Contractor for just under 800,000. more »
Scottish court sets out principles on concurrent delays and dominant cause
23/07/2010: City Inn commenced the present action, arguing that Shepherd was not entitled to any further extension of time. more »
Adjudicator did not communicate decision "in reasonable time"- Decision void
09/07/2010: The Technology and Construction Court has ruled that an adjudicator did not communicate his decision to the parties in a "reasonable time" as required by the Scheme for Construction Contracts and it was unenforceable. more »
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