On Site Construction Autumn 2024 Webinar2 October 2024
This webinar comprises three bitesize updates bringing you up to date on the latest key legal developments.
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Construction Ruling Clarifies Key Payment Mechanism Issue6 October 2023
In an article for Law360, Dispute Resolution Partner Rebecca Williams and Senior Associate Jack Moulder explore the recent judgment in Lidl Great Britain Ltd. v. Closed Circuit Cooling Ltd., in which the English Technology and Construction Court clarified a key issue in relation to contractual payment mechanisms under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
Payment mechanisms and construction contracts: a clarification21 September 2023
In this article, Rebecca Williams, Jack Moulder and Megan Parry analyse a recent decision dealing with payment mechanisms in construction contracts and how they are affected by the requirements of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
When three become one: Claiming multiple debts in one adjudication26 October 2021
An important new decision from the English Technology and Construction Court shows how the courts are willing to adopt a common sense approach to assist parties owed money under construction contracts.
What works are ‘any works’? The case of Shepherd Construction v Drax Power29 June 2021
The operator of a large UK-based power station has successfully argued before the English Technology and Construction Court that it was entitled to withhold from retention for latter phases of work sums in respect of remedial works to earlier phases of that work.
Defective Cladding and Defective Claims: Naylor & Ors v Roamquest & Anor25 March 2021
In this article we discuss a recent UK TCC case in which the court considered an application to strike out parts of a cladding claim on the grounds that they were insufficiently particularised.
Adjudication after Brexit: an English affair10 March 2021
This article examines a recent case which provides guidance on the powers and proclivities of the English courts to resolve disputes concerning domestic construction operations.
Fixing drafts: a cautionary message on drafting jurisdiction provisions22 February 2021
This article explores a recent decision in which the High Court rejected the aircraft lessor’s hybrid interpretation of the jurisdiction provisions of the lease.
London disputes lawyers discuss reflective loss in Law360 article16 September 2020
Rob Fidoe, Jack Moulder and Leah Alpren-Waterman feature in online legal news publication Law360.
Clearing the knotweed: a future path for reflective loss20 August 2020
In the recent case of Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd, the UK Supreme Court held that the “reflective loss” principle will only preclude claims by shareholders and will not extend to claims by other creditors.
Extracting implied obligations of good faith in relational contracts2 March 2020
In this article we discuss a recent case in which the English High Court found that an unqualified right to remove the defendant from its position under a ”relational” contract was not subject to an implied duty of good faith.
Airbus S.A.S. v Generali Italia S.p.A: Can insurers enjoy duty free forum shopping?31 May 2019
Andrew Hutcheon and Jack Moulder discuss the recent decision of the English Court of Appeal in Airbus S.A.S v Generali Italia concerning an exclusive jurisdiction clause in an airframe warranties agreement.