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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 145

We start 2023 with decisions on refund guarantees in a shipbuilding dispute, a no assignment clause in an insurance context, damages for forged warehouse receipts, the enforceability of an adjudicator’s alternative finding and two start-up founders being found liable for fraudulent misrepresentation.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 130

After a short break Commercial Disputes Weekly is back with decisions on demurrage, bribery, dispute resolution procedures and the importance of compliance with adjudication notice requirements.

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Adjudication benefits extended by Court of Appeal in important decision

In an important decision, the UK Court of Appeal has today overturned a High Court judgment that restricted the use of a quicker and cheaper means of resolving construction disputes.

The decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP, in which WFW’s construction team acted for Abbey, the successful appellant, will have significant implications for the construction and real estate industries as it confirms the benefits of adjudication as being more widely available.

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