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Construction weekly highlights—30 November 2017

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Published on: 30 November 2017
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Table of contents

  • Payment/delay
  • Liquidated damages/estoppel
  • Final account/extension of time
  • Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2017
  • Construction disputes
  • Litigation—interim payments in proceedings
  • Litigation—hot-tubbing
  • Adjudication—jurisdiction
  • Arbitration—security
  • Energy

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Construction highlights includes decisions on liquidated damages and estoppel (HSM v Aker) and interim payments in court proceedings (Triuva v Galliford Try).

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