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Construction Act requirement to give a pay less notice applies to final and interim payments

Author: Fleur Laventure

Submitted: 17 November 2017

This blog post considers the recent Court of Appeal decision in Adam Architecture Ltd v Halsbury Homes Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1735.
Architects failed to design to a budget

Author: Emily Monastiriotis

Submitted: 14 November 2017

This blog post and our recent article look at Riva Properties Ltd and others v Foster + Partners Ltd [2017] EWHC 2574 (TCC).
Trouble in the supply chain: sub-contractor insolvency

Author: Jonathan Spencer

Submitted: 10 November 2017

This blog post considers some practical implications from an insurance angle. In September 2017, the UK construction industry contracted for the first time in over a year. With Brexit delaying some investment plans, there is also a degree of uncertainty in the industry, and, of course, the risk that some construction companies may be forced into insolvency.
Consultations on cash retentions and the Construction Act

Submitted: 01 November 2017

This blog post looks at the recently announced Government consultations relating to the construction industry.
Court of Session holds Pay Less Notice not valid

Submitted: 31 October 2017

This blog post looks at the Muir Construction v Kapital Residential Ltd case. The Scottish Courts considered wording very similar to that required by the (amended) Housing Grants Construction & Regeneration Act 1996, and held that the Pay Less Notice was not valid because insufficient detail had been provided.
Recent case on concurrent delay

Submitted: 18 October 2017

In this blog post we look at the Technology and Construction Court decision in North Midland Building Ltd v Cyden Homes Ltd.
Standards of care in construction contracts: What did the Supreme Court have to say?

Submitted: 05 October 2017

This blog post looks at our recenet Breakfast Briefing on “Standards of Care in Construction Contracts” with particular reference to the recent Supreme Court decision in MT Højgaard A/S v E.On Climate & Renewables UK [2017] UKSC 59.
Court considers access to BIM Model for the first time

Submitted: 19 September 2017

In the case of Trant Engineering Ltd v Mott MacDonald Ltd the TCC has, for the first time, considered access to a BIM model as part of a construction dispute.
RADAR Talk: The role of contract in the context of collaborative culture

Author: Cian O'Hara

Submitted: 17 August 2017

This blog post highlights a recent interview Rob Horne gave to RADAR Talk.
Fitness for purpose: a reminder for contractors and construction professionals

Submitted: 09 August 2017

We look at the case of Mt Højgaard v E.On, where the Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal, which had previously overturned the first instance TCC decision. It held that a fitness for purpose obligation was clear to its effect and imposed a duty on the contractor.