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  • 30 September 2020
  • Construction

How do I prove my final account claim?

Many construction disputes relate to the calculation of the final account. Sometimes there may be an interesting point of law or expert evidence at stake. More often than not, the dispute will boil down to proving what work was done and / or what was the agreed price for the work.
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  • 25 September 2020
  • Construction

Adjudication and Insolvent Companies – falling at the final hurdle – will the decision be enforced?

Our article in July 2020 commented on the Supreme Court decision in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (In Liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd USC 25. This case opened the doors to more adjudications being started by liquidators of construction companies.

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  • 10 September 2020
  • Construction

Final dates for payment linked to invoices no longer permitted

The TCC’s recent decision in Rochford Construction Ltd v Kilhan Construction Ltd found that final dates for payment must be a fixed period of time from the due date for payment under a construction contract.   The common practice of linking the final date for payment to issue or receipt of an invoice was found to be at odds with the requirements of the Construction Act. 
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  • 09 September 2020
  • Construction

Publication of government’s draft Building Safety Bill

At the end of July the government published its draft ‘Building Safety Bill’ (the “Bill”) which housing secretary Robert Jenrick has described as the “biggest improvements to building safety in nearly 40 years”.

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  • 03 June 2020
  • Construction

Planning the ‘New Normal’ Programming & Dispute Avoidance in a COVID-19 World

Watch our construction specialists Stephen James and Ruth Wilkinson, as they help you get your construction projects back on track as we adjust to living with the threat of COVID-19 and a sustained period of social distancing. We were delighted to be joined by guest speaker Tom Francis, programme and delay expert at Decipher Consulting.
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  • 01 June 2020
  • Construction

Hart v Large – significant damages awarded for surveyor negligence

In the recent case of Hart & Hart v Large & others, the High Court awarded significant damages to a couple who had relied, in purchasing a £1.2m property, on a HomeBuyer report produced by a surveyor.
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  • 29 May 2020
  • Construction

Building a Safer Future: Government response to consultation, update to Approved Document B, and Fire Safety Bill

Last month the government published its response to the Building a Safer Future consultation on the proposals arising out of the recommendations in Dame Judith Hackitt’s report. The government has in the last 2 months implemented or begun the process of implementing a number of measures supporting this response.
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  • 25 March 2020
  • Construction

Site Operating Procedures during Covid-19

In light of the pandemic, a Construction Industry Taskforce was set up to work with BEIS and Government to protect the construction industry. 
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  • 21 February 2020
  • Construction

Construction projects and adverse conditions: What are the rules?

Whilst it’s not unusual for adverse weather to affect the UK, it always seems to come as something of a surprise to us. However, what does ‘adverse weather’ actually mean in law? How do you determine any entitlement to money or time? And what should you do if your project suffers delay as a result of bad weather?
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