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In February 2017, in Carillion Construction Ltd v Emcor Engineering Services Ltd,1 the Court of Appeal had the opportunity to consider a novel issue in relation to extensions of time: how extensions of time after the date for completion are applied.

The Supreme Court judgment in Triple Point has perhaps received the most coverage in relation to the findings concerning liquidated damages.

In the preceding article, Reyhan Yilmaz looked at anti-oral variation clauses, which are designed to limit the ability of parties to make subsequent changes to their agreement. Lord Justice Beatson had said in the Globe Motors1 case highlighted by Reyhan that

The article explores strategies for nuclear energy project procurement and contract management, emphasizing risk mitigation, collaborative approaches, and framework alliance contracts to improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance project integration.

On 12 February 2015, following nine years' work by various Law Commissions and working groups, and a whirlwind of activity over recent months, the Insurance Act 2015 ("the Insurance Act") received Royal Assent.

Sometimes, there may be time limits on when a party can refer a dispute to adjudication.

The recent TCC case of Eco World – Ballymore Embassy Gardens Company Limited v Dobler UK Limited and the Supreme Court case of Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd...

The dispute mechanism in the 2017 Contracts follows on from a worldwide trend of promoting dispute avoidance over arbitration.

In this Insight, we look at a recent Court of Appeal case on On-Demand Performance Securities (specifically Standby Letters of Credit) provided by a Brazilian contractor to the NIDCO pursuant to a FIDIC Yellow Book contract.

Claims revolving around concurrent delay are a frequently encountered problem in construction contracts. As Jeremy Glover explains, the problem of concurrency typically arises when...

The year 2017 will see the introduction of new editions of the FIDIC and NEC forms of contract.

On 3 November 2022, the Adjudication Society & King's College London Report on Adjudication was launched at the Adjudication Society's Annual Conference in Edinburgh (the "Report").

This first wave of cases included: ISG Construction Ltd v Seevic College,1 Galliford Try Building Ltd v Estura Ltd,2 Caledonian Modular Ltd v Mar City Developments Ltd,3 and Henia Investments Inc v Beck Interiors Ltd.

The construction industry enters 2019 a bit battered and bruised.

In this month's Insight we review some of the basics in respect of privilege so far as it pertains to construction claims including adjudications.

The insolvency of Carillion has placed into sharp relief the difficulties faced by those both up and down the contractual chain for a construction project when one part of that chain becomes insolvent and the ultimate supplier of goods and materials on site has not been paid.

As Philip Barnes explains, consultants and contractors, as well as suppliers, are increasingly seeking to limit their potential exposure to clients (and others) in the construction contracts they agree.