Building a new adjudication scheme
Could Q-Construct, a new adjudication scheme for construction projects in Qatar, offer an alternative model for dealing with construction disputes? Christopher Grout, Registrar to the Qatar...
View ArticleGetting back to where you were before or a great leap forward? High Court...
Tradebe Solvent Recycling Ltd v Coussens of Bexhill Ltd [2013] EWHC 3786 (QB) is a recent example of the factual and hypothetical issues which can bedevil damages claims in the construction industry....
View ArticleA cautionary tale on construction arguments
Discussing the judgment in Barclays Bank v Landgraf, John Brisby QC and Alexander Cook, barristers at 4 Stone Buildings and counsel for the defendant, predict that the case will stand as a cautionary...
View ArticleLife as a construction barrister (series)
In the first of a series looking at construction lawyers, Sean Brannigan QC at 4 Pump Court gives his views on construction disputes and suggests how proceedings could be improved. What is your...
View ArticleLife as a construction barrister (series – part 2)
In the second of a series looking at construction lawyers, Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC of Atkin Chambers explains how construction disputes have changed over the past few years and what to expect in the...
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Construction of a Costs Budget
“Nobody would embark upon building works or any other business project without a budget, albeit subject to appropriate future revision. No-one suggests that quantity surveyors or bills of quantities...
View ArticleDisputes increase as construction sector recovers
Recent research has shown that the value of construction disputes in the UK reached peak levels in 2013, totalling £16.5m. Laurence Cobb, UK head of construction and engineering at Taylor Wessing,...
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New Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes
The long awaited new Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes is expected to come into force on Wednesday 9 November 2016. The existing Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and...
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New pre-action protocol for construction and engineering disputes
The pre-action protocol for construction and engineering disputes has been updated and a second edition came into force on 9 November 2016. On 2 November 2016, presentations by Alexander Nissen QC and...
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