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Construction weekly highlights—9 January 2020

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Published on: 09 January 2020

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Table of contents

Disputes
Adjudication—natural justice
Payment
Vesting certificates
Tax
Off-payroll working rules
Public procurement
Thresholds
Lifting an automatic suspension
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Article summary

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes a case in which the Scottish court declined to enforce an adjudication decision due to the undisclosed assistance provided to the adjudicator by a quantity surveyor (Babcock Marine v HS Barrier Coatings), a judgment in which the court construed the terms of a vesting certificate (VVB v Optilan) and a review of the upcoming changes to off-payroll working rules.

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