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The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Court of Appeal endorses TCC’s robust approach to striking out unparticularised and speculative heads of loss (Wilson v HB (SWA))
TCC reaffirms business common sense interpretation of payment regimes and rejects technical challenges to adjudication decision (Vision Construct v Gypcraft Drylining)
What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to...
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Time of the essence—construction contractsWhat does time of the essence mean?Where time is 'of the essence' it means that the stated time for...
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged...
What is the difference between joint insured, co-insured and composite insured?In financing and construction documentation for development projects it is usual to see requirements for parties to arrange insurance so that a lender, or other interested party, is joint insured, co-insured or composite
Product liability insurance for the construction industryThis Practice Note looks at product liability insurance from the perspective of those engaged in the construction industry. Product liability insurance is applicable to other industries, but those are outside of the scope of this Practice Note
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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