All Legal articles – Page 85
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CommentLife on the high fees
Adjudicators were meant to deal with construction disputes ‘expeditiously and relatively inexpensively’. But the amount they charge is becoming increasingly hard to justify
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CommentNEC3 contracts: The hole truth and nothing but
If only lawyers would get around to filling up the holes in the NEC3 contract
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CommentCPC2013: Top form
We need a new form of contract for complex projects that encourages a more scientific approach to risk management. Step forward CPC2013 …
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NewsInquiry to consider public sector ban for blacklist firms
MPs question truth of evidence heard from Balfour Beatty, Sir Robert McAlpine and Skanska
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NewsHackney Empire wins long-running bond dispute
East London theatre receives disputed £1.1m bond from insurer Aviva and prepares to take action over 10-years worth of interest
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CommentLegal brief: Human rights vs adjudication
A decision by the Scottish Courts on Whyte MacKay Ltd vs Blyth and Blyth Consulting Engineers sets an interesting precedent
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CommentLegal brief: Multiple disputes?
Willmott Dixon Housing Limited vs Newlon Housing Trust leads to an interesting development in adjudication law
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CommentLeap of faith
Despite what the Court of Appeal decided recently, isn’t a doctrine of good faith what the industry desperately needs?
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NewsNew NEC3 contracts include fair payment provisions
New suite of government-endorsed NEC3 contracts to be launched next week embrace project bank accounts
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NewsWatchdog extends push to contact blacklisting victims
Information Commissioner’s Office to cross check names of those on blacklist with Department for Work and Pensions
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CommentDoing without lawyers
More people than ever are choosing to conduct their own construction case without using a lawyer. Fine, but it calls for a more hands-on approach from the referee
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CommentDirect payment clauses: Caught in the middle
An employer that gives itself the power to pay subcontractors direct if the main contractor does not, may find itself acting as a referee between two warring parties
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CommentBeware restrictive covenants
Restrictive covenants can deal a fatal blow to a developer’s plans. So make sure you understand what effect a convenant will have on the development before you take the plunge
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NewsBaris collapsed owing creditors £8.8m
Administrator FRP finds only £169,442 to pay trade creditors
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NewsWillmott Dixon wins £250k in court case
Contractor has won a legal case for just £250k in withheld fees from developer Newlon Housing
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NewsFirm backs worker’s blacklisting claim in Crossrail case
Exclusive: Allegations that workers on Crossrail project were victimised for raising safety issues backed by former subcontractor on project
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NewsFamilies take legal action over Lakanal House fire
Action taken against three parties including social housing contractor Apollo
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CommentO ye of little faith
A recent Court of Appeal case confirms the traditional English hostility to a general doctrine of good faith in the performance of contracts
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CommentMaking a drama out of a crisis
Buildings and contents insurance is big business. But what happens when an insurer’s contractor’s subcontractor tries to get money from homeowners? In short, a bit of a mess
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CommentGuaranteed maximum prices: Berth pangs
Francis Ho dives into the topic of guaranteed maximum price provisions and discovers how the pricing provisions for the navy’s new submarine jetty in Scotland were sunk