Legal: Swansea stadium and the dangers of change

By Victoria Peckett2019-05-31T05:00:00

Victoria Peckett points out that the Swansea stadium defects case highlights how altering provisions in standard forms can have unfortunate results

Disputes over Swansea stadium have been back in the courts again. Avid readers of these pages will remember that last year the parties were before Mrs Justice O’Farrell, who looked at the matter of limitation periods for claims under the collateral warranty given by Interserve Construction Ltd to Swansea Stadium Management Company Ltd. She decided that given the terms of the warranty the limitation period was coterminous with that applicable under the building contract to which it related.

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