The Enforcement of Adjudicators’ Awards under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996: Part 3 of 2018 Kenneth T. Salmon and Katy Ormston This article forms Part 3 of the series of articles continuing the reporting and review of…
Parties to a building contract are required to deal with a variety of risks that may affect them during a construction project. Some risks are common to most building projects but others may be project specific. It is imperative when…
The construction industry depends on regular cash flow and the financial disaster of contractor insolvency can derail an entire construction project. Here we consider the measures an employer may take to protect itself from a contractor becoming insolvent during or…
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…
