Hot on the heels of our Legal 500 rankings, we are delighted that Sharpe Pritchard has once again been recognised as a leading firm in the Chambers and Partners UK 2018 edition, including Band 1 listings for our Parliamentary & Public Affairs team and partners, Alastair Lewis (Parliamentary) and Jo Pickering (Real Estate). We are…
Background In 2007, Mr Dhanoa, operating through his four companies (the “Claimants”), engaged Fosters (the “Defendant”) as architects to design a luxury 5-star hotel at London Heathrow. According to Mr Dhanoa, he told Fosters that the scheme must be designed within a budget of £70 million. Just a few months later, costs consultants EC Harris…
Authors: Justin Mendelle and Tola Odedoyin Update After the 2016 judgment in Lulu Construction Ltd (“Lulu”) v Mulalley & Co Ltd, the door on recovering costs in adjudication was ajar. The recent unreported case of Enviroflow Management Limited v Redhill Works (Nottingham) Limited may have closed it. The issue is how the Housing Grants, Construction…
A recent case has seen the Supreme Court Justices overturn more than 30 years of settled law on the legal test for dishonesty. The case of Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd [2017] UKSC 67 has redefined the dishonesty test, as had been set out in the case of R v Ghosh [1982] EWCA Crim…
The Legal 500 – widely regarded as one of the most authoritative guides to the legal sector – has recommended London-based Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, Sharpe Pritchard, across ten categories in its 2017 edition. Sharpe Pritchard acts for local authorities, central government bodies, contracting authorities, other public sector organisations and registered social landlords, as well…
Background Cyden Homes Limited (the “Defendant”) engaged North Midland Building Limited (the “Claimant”) to design and construct a large house (known as ‘South Farm’) plus outbuildings. The contract used was the JCT Design & Build Contract 2005 with bespoke amendments. The amendment at issue in this case concerned the extension of time provision where the…
