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Lexis®PSL Construction weekly highlights—12 November 2015

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Published on: 12 November 2015

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Table of contents

Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Clarifying the doctrine of penalties
Industry Insight: Effect of the Enterprise Bill on construction insurance claims
Office construction in London rises by 18 p/c
New body to oversee major economic projects
Relevant updates from other practice areas
Cases
Queen's Bench Division, Technology and Construction Court
New and updated on Lexis®PSL Construction
Updated Practice Note

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Article summary

Welcome to the weekly Construction highlights from the Lexis®PSL Construction team for the week ending 12 November 2015. This week’s edition of Construction highlights includes further analysis of the Supreme Court judgment in Cavendish v El Makdessi and ParkingEye v Beavis and a look at the effect of the Enterprise Bill on construction insurance claims.

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