The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Awards under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996: Part 2 of 2018 Kenneth T. Salmon and Katy Ormston This article forms Part 2 of the series of articles continuing the reporting and review of…
This series of articles continues the reporting and review of cases on the enforcement of adjudicators’ awards begun in the Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. 107473.001 SH Construction Case Booklet FIN[1] This document is available to be read…
Here are our top 5 tips to help Contractors and Consultants get payment notices right: Understand whether your contract is a ‘construction contract’ under the ‘Construction Act 1996’? If your contract is a ‘construction contract’ as defined under the ‘Construction…
If you are unable to complete your works by the date for completion for reasons that are not your fault and not at your risk, you should be entitled to additional time beyond the originally agreed date or period for…
We regularly receive enquiries from attorneys who are not sure whether or not they should register an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA). What is and EPA? An EPA is a legal document made on or before 30th September 2007. The…
A large number of my clients are commercial tenants and following the financial earthquake that shook the nation in 2008, commercial tenants are adopting a more cautious approach by taking shorter leases. Almost every client of mine also insists on…
Will Mr Justice Coulson’s TCC swan song in the case of Grove Developments Limited v S&T (UK) Limited [2018] EWHC 123 (TCC) signal the end of so-called “smash and grab” adjudications? Here we consider the potential impact of this case…
While there is no requirement for a seller/landlord of property in England and Wales to provide replies to pre-contract enquires raised by the buyer/tenant (with limited exceptions), failure to do so will most likely mean the deal falls through. As…
It has been a great start to the New Year with the Slater Heelis property team announced as a finalist for ‘Property Team of the Year’ at the Manchester Legal Awards 2018. There is a shortlist of just three firms…
Property litigator, Daniel Stern answers an important question in relation to cladding on properties post-Grenfell, as featured in The Sunday Times on 11th December 2017. Q. I’ve been trying to buy a two-year-old flat since June. Everything is in place…
