The question of whether an arbitration clause has been successfully incorporated into a contract is one that has come before the courts regularly, with different jurisdictions taking different approaches to what counts as...more
In one of its first major rulings, Hong Kong's Competition Tribunal (the "Tribunal") has ruled against 10 decorating contractors for serious anti-competitive conduct as set out in the Competition Ordinance (the "Ordinance")...more
A new English Court of Appeal decision shows how to allocate concurrent delay risk successfully. Our worldwide construction team helps your drafting reflect this growing tendency for courts and arbitrators globally to prefer...more
Most construction contracts require contractors to proceed with their works "regularly and diligently" (or an equivalent requirement such as "with due diligence" and "with due expedition and without delay"). Surprisingly, not...more