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ARTICLE · 14 MAY 2025

Jaevee Homes v Fincham: WhatsApp Users Take Note!

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Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham (t/a Fincham Demolition) [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC) is one of those useful, multi-faceted cases that considers issues that are not only of interest to construction practitioners...

United KingdomReal Estate and Construction
Anna Blest
Anna Blest
Katharine Tulloch
Katharine Tulloch

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In this Insight, first published in PLC, Anna Blest and Katharine Tulloch consider the decision in Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham (t/a Fincham Demolition) [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC), in which the court concluded, among other things, that informal WhatsApp messages and e-mails between the parties constituted a binding construction contract.

Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham (t/a Fincham Demolition) [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC) is one of those useful, multi-faceted cases that considers issues that are not only of interest to construction practitioners but also to anyone who enters into a contract.

For construction practitioners, it provides a useful reminder about the implication of the payment elements of the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/649) (Scheme for Construction Contracts) and how to determine whether a payment notice is valid for the purposes

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