Mrs Justice O'Farrell's recent judgment (June 2018) in Office Depot International (UK) Ltd v UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd and others [2018] EWHC 1494 (TCC) provides a stern and salutary warning to those who provide collateral warranties to third parties.
The amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the Act), introduced by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, set out the current process used to deal with payments in construction contracts.
The next generation of NEC contracts – NEC4 – has been launched. There are subtle changes to clause 61.3 that relate to compensation events and which await judicial clarification.
Adjudication is now a well-established method for dispute resolution. Some forms of contract, such as NEC3, insist on adjudication as a condition precedent to a dispute proceeding...
Where a contract insists all changes must be in writing, what effect should there be when changes are introduced following an oral agreement? A recent Court of Appeal case provides guidance.
Disclosure of correspondence will be sought by subcontractors as part of any litigation with a main contractor. But can a main contractor withhold details of its settlement agreements?
We have launched a series of workshops to help construction professionals gain a better understanding of contract law and achieve a prestigious certificate from a leading professional body.
Unless the employer serves its payment or pay less notices, it should expect to pay the amount applied for - irrespective of the true value of the work actually carried out.
![Three Bites at the Construction Payment Cherry - a review of Grove Developments Limited v S&T (UK) Limited [2018]](http://www.vwv.co.uk/media/zoo/images/construction-dispute-479x243_00a85974df8911ff10a6242a3a7adbd7.jpg?1530699606 "Three Bites at the Construction Payment Cherry - a review of Grove Developments Limited v S&T (UK) Limited [2018]")
