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August 2020

Actions Have Consequences… and Sanctions

Actions Have Consequences… and Sanctions

At least, that was the decision of HHJ Gosnall following the Claimant’s appeal against the decision of DDJ Ellington in the case of Mason v Laing wher ...

Construction Risks Newsletter  - August 2020

Construction Risks Newsletter - August 2020

DAC Beachcroft's Construction Risks Newsletter features topical issues in construction Welcome to the August 2020 issue of DACB’s Construction Risks N ...

Valley Brook Investments: A further broadening of professionals’ duties?

Valley Brook Investments: A further broadening of professionals’ duties?

In Valley Brooks Investments (1) & Andrew Mines (2)  v Huam Limited [2020] the Court found that a professional can owe a duty of care to a party w ...

Kew Holdings Ltd v Donald Insall Associates Ltd: There’s no arguing until you pay-up

Kew Holdings Ltd v Donald Insall Associates Ltd: There’s no arguing until you pay-up

This case confirmed that the Claimant’s proceedings be stayed until it paid sums due pursuant to an Order enforcing an adjudicator’s award (the “Enfor ...

Novel argument failed to prevent enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision

Novel argument failed to prevent enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision

In WRW Construction Ltd v Datblygau Davies Developments Ltd [2020] EWHC 1965 (TCC) the court considered whether to enforce an adjudicator’s award in c ...

Construction adjudication is not incompatible with the insolvency process

Construction adjudication is not incompatible with the insolvency process

The highly anticipated Supreme Court decision in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (in Liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale [2020] UKSC 25 has endorsed the ...

Final Date for Payment: Time to revisit Payment Terms

Final Date for Payment: Time to revisit Payment Terms

Executive Summary 1. In Rochford Construction Ltd v Kilhan Construction Ltd [2020] EWHC 1947 (TCC), the Court confirmed, albeit on a obiter basis, tha ...

HSE Annual Report

HSE Annual Report

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published its annual report detailing its performance over the year.

Is breach of a statutory duty evidence of negligence?

Is breach of a statutory duty evidence of negligence?

The implementation of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, s.69, prevents Claimants from pursuing personal injury claims based solely on a b ...

Landmark 1954 Act renewal of a Code Agreement

Landmark 1954 Act renewal of a Code Agreement

Following the introduction of the new Electronic Communications Code in 2017 (“ECC”) there has been significant uncertainty in the telecoms renewal ma ...