‘Time constraints’, adjudication timetables and natural justice – Home Group Ltd v MPS Housing Ltd [2023] EWHC 1946 (TCC)
22 August 2023
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21 August 2023
On 7 July 2023, Judge Barry Clarke (President of the England and Wales Employment Tribunals) released guidance on the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) in Employment Tribunal claims. The guidance was written for Tribunals; however, it may be of interest to parties who are seeking early resolution to claims and wish to avoid going…
Read more18 August 2023
Employers still trip up when it comes to issuing pay less notices. As a result they can find themselves on the sharp end of ‘smash and grab’ adjudications and paying substantial sums even where there is no merit behind them. True value adjudications can come to the rescue. They are an opportunity for employers to…
Read more17 August 2023
Against the backdrop of interest rate rises and economic difficulties, the renowned British high street retail chain Wilko (formerly Wilkinson, as some may remember it) has announced that it has entered administration. Whilst the news is most certainly of concern for the thousands of Wilko employees, Wilko’s commercial landlords will no doubt share a degree…
Read more17 August 2023
During the course of land assembly exercises or the purchase or sale of plots of land, occasionally a parcel of land is identified which is either unregistered or is registered to a third party and in both cases, a client may have been using that parcel as if it were their own for a period…
Read more16 August 2023
Our associate Laura Campbell examines the key features and mechanisms for early warnings in the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (the ‘NEC4 ECC’). This series has already emphasised that the NEC4 suite works on the basis of collaboration and pro-active contract management. The Early Warning provisions reinforce this approach. What are the key features of…
Read more15 August 2023
The Dukes Bailiffs case provides some much-needed guidance. At a Glance On the 6th June 2023, the High Court considered the case of Dukes Bailiffs Limited v Breckland Council [2023]. This case is one of only a small number of cases regarding the definition and scope of ‘concession contracts’ under the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016…
Read more14 August 2023
The recent High Court case of Andrew Bellis v Sky House Construction Ltd provided clarity on termination provisions in JCT contracts, and specifically when a termination notice can be issued. Terminations always have tricky procedures, even if it is cut and dry that a contractor is in breach and a right to terminate has arisen….
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