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Family ties
The CaseIn an earlier decision of Mr Justice Akenhead enforcing an adjudicator's decision, Mr Dawes was ordered to pay a total judgment debt of 拢1,239,310.12. This was paid into Treasure's bank account, and had in fact come from the account of Hayley Dawes, the daughter of Martin Dawes. The parties ...
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CommentBite the bullet or fire it?: Terminating a contract
The only thing an employer can be certain of when it gets rid of a contractor is that it will be in for endless headaches and hassle. Here鈥檚 why鈥�
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CommentShall I stay or shall I go?: Bad payment
A case of bad paying has to be very severe for you to justify packing your bags. Have faith 鈥� here鈥檚 an example of a client having to remedy its wrongdoings
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Worse than triffids: Japanese knotweed
Clauses relating to Japanese knotweed still feature in construction contracts despite the arrival of killer bugs
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CommentRomania: land of opportunity
Europe鈥檚 fastest growing economy is an excellent place to seek refuge from Britain鈥檚 wintery economy. So, here鈥檚 a quick guide to the legal landscape
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CommentGetting paid: If the mountain won't come...
Here鈥檚 a clever way of getting your claim paid: go straight to those who owe the payer money. Unfortunately, it can be a little tricky to navigate
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Contractors' insolvency: Clean break
If your contractor becomes insolvent, you may need to terminate its engagement and finish the job some other way. But how do you make sure it doesn鈥檛 get messy?
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CommentUAE legal series: A few peculiarities
A contract is a contract pretty much wherever you are, but in Dubai there are one or two little points to bear in mind before you sign one, says Elise Gillians
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CommentDangerous defects
The CaseBirmingham Development Company (鈥淏irmingham鈥�) was a property developer. Birmingham developed a site next to land owned by Michael Jacob Tyler (鈥淭yler鈥�). Tyler had a factory on his land. During the development demolition of the gable wall of the building on Birmingham's site exposed part of the flank wall of ...
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Arbitration after commencement of court proceedings
The CaseOn 21 December 2006 the claimant, Delta Reclamation (鈥淒elta鈥�), and the defendant, Premier Waste Management (鈥淧remier鈥�), signed an agreement which regulated the storage and processing of used tyre derivative aggregate replacement (UTDAR) at a quarry near Coxhoe.The agreement contained an arbitration clause submitting 鈥渁ll disputes arising out of the ...
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CommentThe reluctant litigant: name borrowing
Getting someone else to fight your PFI dispute battles for you can be uncomfortable for both parties 鈥� name-borrowing may be a better solution all round
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CommentThere once was an ugly duckling
If your adjudication claim鈥檚 feathers are all tattered and torn, it ought to fail. But what if your kindly adjudicator decides that it might turn into a swan later on?
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Wobbly contractor syndrome: paying subcontractors directly
Our third article on the legal implications of the downturn looks at what happens when a main contractor risks going bust and a client wants to pay its subbies directly
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CommentCSC Brawhead Leisure and Capital & Regional vs Laing O'Rourke: Is that your final answer?
When a ceiling collapsed at a Scottish cinema project, the client started an adjudication against Laing O鈥橰ourke. Here鈥檚 what happened next 鈥�
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CommentThe day I got a kick in the pants: The differences between adjudication and litigation
Here鈥檚 a case that should lift us up by the scruff of the neck and wring any idea out of us that adjudication is the same as litigation. It isn鈥檛 鈥� and that鈥檚 precisely why it鈥檚 so good
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Benfield Construction vs Trudson
The CaseThe defendant, Trudson (Hatton) (鈥淭rudson鈥�), engaged the claimant, Benfield Construction (鈥淏enfield鈥�) to carry out the design and construction of two houses and external works near Hatton in Warwickshire. The works became seriously delayed and the date for completion of 29 September 2006 past. Subsequently, on 17 August 2007, a ...
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CommentPPC2000 upgrade: Our new three piece suite
The partnering forms known as PPC, SPC and TPC have just been upgraded to take advantage of lessons learned in the eight years since their launch. Here鈥檚 how
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CommentWembley stadium: Grudge match
The Multiplex vs Cleveland Bridge dispute is an example of what happens when a case gets overtaken by blind emotion: both sides lose a lot of money they could have kept
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CommentDinmore vs Treasure: Jumpers!
Some people chomp at the bit to get their case to court. Here鈥檚 the case of a construction company that went three times and won them all 鈥� but at what cost
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CommentUAE legal series: A Thousand and One laws
As more and more UK firms set out to mend their fortunes in the Gulf, Mark Blanksby begins a series of articles explaining how the legal system works there