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Construction weekly highlights—4 April 2019

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Published on: 04 April 2019

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Table of contents

Completion
Meaning of practical completion
Disputes
Adjudication—fraud/stay of execution
Litigation—disclosure/Part 8 claims
Hague Convention
Contract law
Penalties
Interpretation
Brexit

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Construction highlights includes guidance from the Court of Appeal on the meaning of practical completion (Mears v Costplan), a case in which the court rejected an argument that the referring party had fraudulently presented its claim in an adjudication (Grandlane v Skymist) and a ruling on whether default compensation amounted to a penalty (Cargill v Uttam Galva Steels).

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