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Construction weekly highlights—27 September 2018

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Published on: 27 September 2018
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Table of contents

  • Construction disputes
  • Tort
  • Practice Directions
  • Standard form construction contracts
  • NEC4
  • Projects
  • PFI
  • Brexit
  • No deal technical notices
  • Public procurement

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Construction highlights includes a claim against a director of an insolvent company for various economic torts (Birch v Lloyd) and the publication of new and amended CPR Practice Directions, including a new Practice Direction in relation to shorter and flexible trials.

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