Baltimore was the owner of a mixed-use development near Crossharbour DLR station on the Isle of Dogs that had been developed by Ballymore and completed during 2010.

Interserve Industrial Services Ltd v Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd was an adjudication enforcement case heard before Mr Justice Jackson. The parties were engaged on works to refurbish and strengthen the Tinsley viaduct. Disputes arose and there were a series of adjudications carried out in accordance with the CIC Model Adjudication procedure.

In the case of Aird & Aird v Prime Meridian Ltd, the dispute between the two parties was stayed to mediation. In order to assist the mediation process, the Court ordered that the parties’ architectural experts should meet on a without prejudice basis and prepare a statement of issues upon which they are agreed and not agreed. This is not uncommon. The Court Order followed the typical format of CPR 35.12. The experts duly met and a joint statement was produced.

In the case of University of Brighton v Dovehouse Interiors Ltd, [2014] EWCA 940 (TCC), the Hon Mrs Justice Carr DBE had to consider issues relating to the "Conclusiveness" of a Final Certificate where Notice of Adjudication refers to the wrong Adjudicator Nominating Body and was served on the wrong address.

HNW was claiming possession of a property and monies advanced to Ms Lawrence pursuant to a Loan Agreement in the sum of £1.5 million.

On 20 May 2022, C&C entered into a contract with Sisk for the design and construction of a residential and retail redevelopment at Weir Mill...

The right of a successful party to his costs in arbitrations governed by the UK 1996 Arbitration Act is provided by sections 59–65.

The case of Construction Partnership UK Ltd v Leek Developments Ltd provides useful practical guidance as to how you can serve notices. This can often be of crucial importance. For example, here the question for the Judge was whether service by fax of a default notice was adequate or not. If it was not, then the subsequent termination of the contract would have been invalid.

Under a Concession Agreement dated 22 March 2013, E20 granted WH rights to use the London Olympic Stadium during the football season as a home ground for West Ham United, a football club wholly owned by WH.

At a packed International Contract Users' Conference held in London on 5–6 December 2017, FIDIC finally unveiled the second edition of the 1999 Rainbow Suite, Red, Yellow and Silver Books.

The Dubai local onshore courts recently recognised and upheld the "without prejudice" principle, a principle previously not recognised. This marks a significant development to the approach taken...

There are potentially many issues lurking within the third-party agreements which may be foisted on to contractors.

A construction adjudication case examines whether an adjudicator breached natural justice by determining a compensation event based on contractual provisions neither party argued. The Trust challenged enforcement of a £1.6 million decision, claiming the adjudicator decided the dispute on grounds the parties never had opportunity to address.

The Supreme Court in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2024] UKSC 23 ruled that most collateral warranties are not "construction contracts" under the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. This decision, reversing the Court of Appeal, clarifies that collateral warranties typically do not confer statutory adjudication rights unless they contain distinct obligations to perform construction operations beyond the primary building contract.

The 2024 King's College London research into UK adjudication reveals a record 9% rise in referrals, RICS' market dominance, and stark gender disparities among adjudicators, prompting calls for systemic change.

When a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) is executed before a main construction contract, what happens to obligations and liabilities from the PCSA once the main contract takes effect?

In Caledonia Water vs. Electrosteel, the court upheld that Scottish Water's framework governed the contractual terms, overriding each party's standard terms. Despite Electrosteel's T&Cs, Scottish law applied due to a mutual understanding of reliance on Scottish Water's framework terms.

Very high levels of inflation caused by COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine have led to construction price increases across the world.

This issue of International Quarterly explores force majeure under FIDIC, recent case law, updates to the UAE Civil Code and the key updates to the global offshore wind sector. The publication examines critical developments in international arbitration and project disputes, providing insights into evolving legal frameworks and practical implications for construction and infrastructure projects.

Thomas Barnes & Sons plc (‘TBS') was a family company owned by two brothers, Thomas Barnes and Brian Barnes. During 2014 TBS entered into a contract...