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Claim struck out for lack of valid assignment of JCT Contract (Aviva v Shepherd Construction Ltd)

Claim struck out for lack of valid assignment of JCT Contract (Aviva v Shepherd Construction Ltd)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Claim struck out for lack of valid assignment of JCT Contract (Aviva v Shepherd Construction Ltd)

A return to orthodoxy—Supreme Court decides that accrued liquidated damages remain enforceable after termination (Triple Point v PTT)

A return to orthodoxy—Supreme Court decides that accrued liquidated damages remain enforceable after termination (Triple Point v PTT)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on A return to orthodoxy—Supreme Court decides that accrued liquidated damages remain enforceable after termination (Triple Point v PTT)

Construction weekly highlights—22 July 2021

Construction weekly highlights—22 July 2021

The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Construction weekly highlights—22 July 2021

TCC grants AA 1996, s 9 stay applying the presumption in favour of ‘one stop adjudication’ in multi-contract scenario (Surrey County Council v Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey)

TCC grants AA 1996, s 9 stay applying the presumption in favour of ‘one stop adjudication’ in multi-contract scenario (Surrey County Council v Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey)

TCC grants AA 1996, s 9 stay applying the presumption in favour of ‘one stop adjudication’ in multi-contract scenario (Surrey County Council v Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey)

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Scott Schedules in construction disputes

Scott Schedules in construction disputes

Scott Schedules in construction disputesScott Schedules are often very useful in construction disputes. They help to identify the key issues between...

What is practical completion?

What is practical completion?

What is practical completion?Practical completion marks the end of the construction period of a project, when the works are 'finished' and the...

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?The publication known as the ‘Joint Fire Code’ provides guidance on...

What is the difference between joint insured, co-insured and composite insured?

What is the difference between joint insured, co-insured and composite insured?

What is the difference between joint insured, co-insured and composite insured?In financing and construction documentation for development projects it...

Practice notes

Schedules of services

Schedules of servicesThis Practice Note examines the purpose and content of the schedule of services that will usually be appended to a consultant’s...
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19th May
Practice notes

Prohibited or deleterious materials

Prohibited or deleterious materialsWhat are prohibited or deleterious materials?Most building contracts, sub-contracts, consultants’ appointments and...
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19th May
Practice notes

Target cost contracts on construction projects

Target cost contracts on construction projectsWhat is a target cost contract?A target cost contract is a type of cost reimbursable contract under...
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19th May
Practice notes

Oversail licences

Oversail licencesWhy have an oversail licence on a construction project?Under English law, the freehold owner of land will usually own the air space...
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19th May
Practice notes

Loss and expense

Loss and expenseClaims by contractors for loss and expense arising from a disturbance to progress of the works are one of the most debated and...
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19th May
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Practice notes

SBCC (Scottish Building Contract Committee) standard forms of contract

SBCC (Scottish Building Contract Committee) standard forms of contractThis Practice Note looks at the SBCC (Scottish Building Contract Committee)...
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Produced in partnership with MacRoberts LLP 19th May
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Practice notes

Net contribution clauses in construction contracts

Net contribution clauses in construction contractsThis Practice Note examines net contribution clauses (sometimes known as proportional or...
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19th May
Practice notes

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Red Book 2017

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Red Book 2017In December 2017, FIDIC launched the second editions of the Red, Yellow and Silver Book. This...
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Produced in partnership with Victoria Tyson of Corbett & Co 19th May
Practice notes

NEC Professional Service Contract

NEC Professional Service ContractThe NEC Professional Service Contract (PSC) is a long form consultant appointment published as part of the NEC suite...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Sectional completion

Sectional completionWhat is sectional completion?Where the construction contract splits the works into sections or parts, usually to be started at...
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19th May
Practice notes

The Scheme for Construction Contracts

The Scheme for Construction Contracts This Practice Note looks at the Scheme for Construction Contracts, as contained in:•the schedule to the Scheme...
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19th May
Practice notes

The prevention principle

The prevention principleThis Practice Note considers the meaning and nature of the prevention principle and its relevance to delay claims in...
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Produced in partnership with Tim James Seal 19th May
Practice notes

The Notice of Adjudication

The Notice of AdjudicationProduced in association with 4 Pump CourtA Notice of Adjudication is the first step in commencing an adjudication. This...
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19th May
Practice notes

Negligence in construction

Negligence in constructionWhile tort claims are not as common in construction projects as breach of contract claims, they do still arise and it is not...
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19th May
Practice notes

'Pay when paid' and 'paid when certified' clauses

'Pay when paid' and 'paid when certified' clausesThis Practice Note considers ‘pay when paid’ clauses and ‘pay when certified’ clauses in construction...
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Produced in partnership with Womble Bond Dickinson 19th May
Practice notes

MF/2 Rev 2 (1999)

MF/2 Rev 2 (1999)'MF/2' is one of the suite of Model Forms published on behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the...
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19th May

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Q&As

Does the landlord or tenant have a statutory obligation to provide a copy of the health and safety file for a property?

Does the landlord or tenant have a statutory obligation to provide a copy of the health and safety file for a property?The purpose of a health and...
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6th Jun
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Does an economic operator’s conviction for breaches of health and safety regulations constitute a relevant offence for the purposes of mandatory exclusions from a procurement process?

Does an economic operator’s conviction for breaches of health and safety regulations constitute a relevant offence for the purposes of mandatory...
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Produced in partnership with Victoria Searle of Browne Jacobson 6th Jun
Q&As

Can a contractor stop a homeowner from accessing their property while it carries out construction works, for health and safety reasons?

Can a contractor stop a homeowner from accessing their property while it carries out construction works, for health and safety reasons?The contractor...
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5th Jun
Q&As

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?The publication known as the ‘Joint Fire Code’ provides guidance on...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, SI 2013/1471 (RIDDOR)—general requirements

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, SI 2013/1471 (RIDDOR)—general requirementsWhat is RIDDOR? Reporting of...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Health and Safety Executive prosecutions policy

Health and Safety Executive prosecutions policyThis Practice Note explains the approach taken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to the...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Construction phase—site management and on-site health and safety requirements

Construction phase—site management and on-site health and safety requirementsIn a typical construction project, the main contractor takes...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Corporate manslaughter—an introductory guide

Corporate manslaughter—an introductory guideThe specific offence of corporate manslaughter was created by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Health and safety requirements—preparing to begin works and setting up the site

Health and safety requirements—preparing to begin works and setting up the siteThose who control site work must check that working conditions are...
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Produced in partnership with DLA Piper 5th Jun
Practice notes

What happens after an incident on site?

What happens after an incident on site?The immediate aftermath of an incidentDepending on the nature of the incident, first thoughts should, of...
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5th Jun

Popular documents

Capital allowances on property sales—pre-contract enquiries

Capital allowances on property sales—pre-contract enquiries

Capital allowances on property sales—pre-contract enquiriesThis Practice Note is about capital allowance-related pre-contract enquiries on a property transfer. It applies to the grant of a new property interest (eg a lease) as well as to the acquisition of an existing lease or freehold.For clauses

Provisional sums

Provisional sums

Provisional sumsWhat are provisional sums?There is no precise standard definition of provisional sum but it is generally understood to refer to an amount inserted in a bill of quantities, or contract sum analysis, to cover certain items of work that cannot be accurately defined, detailed or valued

Financial Conduct Authority—Principles for Businesses (PRIN)

Financial Conduct Authority—Principles for Businesses (PRIN)

Financial Conduct Authority—Principles for Businesses (PRIN)This Practice Note explains the Principles for Businesses (PRIN) set down by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Principles form part of the FCA’s High Level Standards set out in the FCA’s Handbook. The Principles are a general

Proprietary estoppel

Proprietary estoppel

Proprietary estoppelThis Practice Note considers proprietary estoppel from a generic standpoint.For industry specific guidance on proprietary estoppel, see Practice Notes:•Estoppel and property law•Mortgages by estoppelProprietary estoppel—what is it?Unlike the other forms of estoppel (see Practice