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Construction weekly highlights—19 July 2018

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Published on: 19 July 2018
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Table of contents

  • Payment
  • CLLS Escrow Agreement
  • Construction disputes
  • Default judgment
  • Projects
  • Nuclear Sector Deal
  • Payment
  • Local authorities
  • Brexit
  • European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Construction highlights includes an analysis of the new City of London Law Society (CLLS) escrow agreement for construction and a case concerning the position where a defence is filed, albeit late, before an application for default judgment is made (McDonald v D&F Contracts).

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