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Construction weekly highlights—15 February 2018

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Published on: 15 February 2018

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Construction disputes
Adjudication
Practice Direction 60
Tort
Common law and statutory remedies
Public procurement
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Article summary

This week’s edition of Construction highlights includes adjudication enforcement proceedings in which the court considered excluded operations, reservations of rights and a stay of execution (Equitix v Bester Generacion) and a ruling on the relationship between common law and statutory remedies (Southern Gas v Thames Water).

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