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Construction weekly highlights—7 October 2021

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Published on: 07 October 2021

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This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) found that a claim based on sums due under three payment applications was a single dispute for the purpose of adjudication (Quadro Services v Creagh Concrete), a case in which the Inner House of the Court of Session considered the effect of instructions issued in breach of contract under an NEC3 sub-contract (Van Oord v Dragados), the launch of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC)’s ‘Road to COP campaign’ ahead of COP 26, the Cabinet Office’s introduction of new, greener rules for companies bidding for major government contracts, and publication by the Home Office of an update on progress against the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 recommendations.

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