Introduction In the weeks leading up to Christmas 2020, a year of unprecedented challenges for the Construction Industry was threatening to end in crisis. With the ‘Transition Period’ coming to an end, the prospect of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit (in addition to the impact of new COVID-19 variants on travel and trade) contributed to scenes…
Introduction NEC introduced a new suite of facilities management (FM) contracts at the end of January. The contracts, developed in conjunction with the industry, are intended to be more accessible to the FM sector by using terminology and processes more aligned to current practice, and are designed to be used for all types of FM…
Guidance note issued by Infrastructure and Projects Authority – February 2021 This is a brief summary of guidance issued in February 2021 by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), the government’s centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects concerning the discontinuation of LIBOR. The guidance is available here and is relevant to authorities who…
RGB Plastering Limited. v Tawe Drylining And Plastering Limited. [2020] EWHC 3028 (TCC) Most contractors will understand that prudently complying with a construction contract’s payment terms is the best way to ensure painless remuneration. In the case of RGB Plastering Limited v Tawe Drylining and Plastering Limited, a dispute between contractor and sub-contractor – in…
Barhale Limited v SP Transmission Plc [2021] CSOH 2 Successful challenges to an adjudicator’s jurisdiction are like buses it seems – you get none for ages and then two come along at once. Following hot on the heels of the Global Switch Estates case we discussed in January comes an interesting decision from the Scottish…
How far can you limit what’s included in the scope of an adjudication? It is well known that the courts will support the enforcement of an adjudication decision even if the decision is incorrect and resulted from errors of fact or law. The case of Global Switch Estates 1 Ltd v Sudlows Ltd, however, gives…
