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Middle East tops global construction dispute league

20/05/2013: The Middle East has continued to experience the highest value construction disputes at an average of £41.8m, whilst disputes in the US had the lowest value at £5.8m. more »

Construction disputes get longer and costlier

20/05/2013: Legal disputes in Britain’s construction industry are now taking over a year to be resolved, according to study from consultant EC Harris. more »

Appeal court finds for Powerscreen in Metso patent suit

16/05/2013: A US court has dismissed a suit brought by Metso against Powerscreen for alleged patent infringement. more »

Parallel adjudications set to rise

09/05/2013: Expect an increase in parallel adjudications following TCC judgment, says Laura Phoenix, associate at Thomas Eggar LLP. more »

Brigade wins reversing alarm patent battle

25/04/2013: Brigade Electronics has won its court battle to protect its patented bbs-tek white sound reversing alarms against similar products sold by Amber Valley. more »

Komfort wins gasket patent dispute

24/04/2013: Office partitioning specialist Komfort has won a battle to protect one of its patents. more »

Aberdeen site highlights loophole in health & safety laws

04/04/2013: Construction union Ucatt is calling to a change in the law after a single site in Aberdeen had four separate interventions from the Health & Safety Executive over a four-year period. more »

Adjudication against a residential occupier: a benefit or a burden?

04/04/2013: Kim Teichmann, senior associate of Thomas Eggar LLP, explores the implications of extending the realm of adjudication. more »

Legal defeat for Land Securities tax dodge

28/03/2013: Land Securities has lost a court battle with the taxman that could have cost the UK at least £60m. more »

High Court rejects HS2 challenge

15/03/2013: The prospect of construction of the £17bn HS2 high speed rail project being stymied by the lawyers of aggrieved homeowners receded today. more »

Most construction fatalities never go to court

04/03/2013: Fewer than half of construction’s fatal accidents lead to anyone being prosecuted, it has emerged. more »

Is a consulting engineer to blame for the property crash?

28/02/2013: The Court of Appeal has ruled that a developer is entitled to recover from an engineer losses relating to the drop in value of houses brought about by the property crash. Mark Clinton explores the implications of what appears to be a significant judgment. more »

Performance bond or guarantee: spot the difference

04/02/2013: The distinction between performance bonds and guarantees is not always clear. Mark Clinton reports. more »

New director for construction law centre

30/01/2013: Dr David Mosey, head of projects and construction at law firm Trowers & Hamlins, has been offered a chair of law at King's College London as director of its Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution. more »

Letters of intent have unintended impact

04/01/2013: Turner & Townsend has learned the hard way that courts regard letters of intent as no substitute for a contract. Thomas Eggar LLP associate Laura Phoenix reports. more »

Interserve cleared of blacklisting allegation

11/12/2012: A new spin on the blacklisting saga has emerged from a court hearing that suggests that trades unions may be as guilty of black arts as construction companies. more »

Harrington case offers progress on adjudication fees issue

27/11/2012: Court finds that you are NOT liable for the adjudicator's fees if the decision is unenforceable. Rebecca Evans reports. more »

Deeming provisions can lose their potency over time

28/10/2012: Can a contractor ‘deem’ a subcontractor’s property rights away? Laura Phoenix reports. more »

The importance of terms and conditions

19/09/2012: Exclusion clauses in your terms and conditions could save your business, reports Thomas Eggar LLP senior associate Kim Teichmann. more »

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