What constitutes practical completion

By Lindy Patterson2019-05-09T05:00:00

Lindy Patterson examines the conclusions of an appeal court ruling between Mears and Costplan

Readers may recall Lord Justice Coulson’s words when he granted leave to appeal the judgment concerning practical completion in Mears vs Costplan [2018] EWHC 3363 in December 2018: “The overlap between practical completion and patent defects and breaches of contract […] has never been the subject of modern or comprehensive guidance.” The Court of Appeal has now issued its judgment ([2019] EWCA Civ 502). Has it now given us that guidance?

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