1. ABSENCE OF NOVATION SINKS ADJUDICATION AWARD AGAINST ASSIGNEE -
A contractor obtained an adjudication award against an assignee of its employer, which had gone into administration. But was that assignee the correct...more
1. AND "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE APPLIES WHEN?
Without prejudice privilege is a legal rule protecting genuine negotiation discussions from disclosure, the object being to encourage negotiations that...more
1. PRIVY COUNCIL RULES OUT CONTRACTOR'S CANCELLATION CHARGES IN FIDIC YELLOW BOOK TERMINATION CLAIM -
The employer, under two contracts based on the 1999 FIDIC Plant and Design-Build Yellow Book, terminated the contracts...more
1. COURT UNTANGLES CONSTRUCTION ACT PAYMENT NOTICE PUZZLES -
A subcontract dispute required the court to rule on the validity of a payment notice, and a payless notice, under a JCT 2016 design and build subcontract, with...more
1. LEASEHOLDERS MOVE CLOSER TO BUILDING LIABILITY ORDER AGAINST SPV PARENT COMPANY -
Under section 130 of the Building Safety Act the court can make a Building Liability Order against a company that was not responsible...more
1. AN AGREEMENT TO AGREE IS UNENFORCEABLE – OR IS IT?
An agreement to agree is not enforceable. For example, in a sale of goods contract, price is an essential ingredient, and if still to be agreed between the parties,...more
1. SUPREME COURT PUTS COLLATERAL WARRANTIES IN THEIR THEIR PLACE -
Can a collateral warranty be a "construction contract" under the Construction Act, an agreement for the carrying out of construction operations?...more
10/1/2024
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