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Legal Developments in Construction Law April 2025 New

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1. AND "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE APPLIES WHEN? Without prejudice privilege is a legal rule protecting genuine negotiation discussions from disclosure, the object being to encourage negotiations that...more

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The IBA Site Visit Protocol: A framework for Avoiding Disputes Within Disputes

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Site visits can play an important part in construction arbitration, allowing the tribunal to gain a clearer understanding of the works in dispute. However, agreeing the terms of a site visit can be a contentious process...more

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"Supreme Court Rules Most Collateral Warranties Are Not Construction Contracts" in Abbey Healthcare v Simply [2024] UKSC 23

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On 9 July 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously held that collateral warranties deriving from or reflective of the primary building contract, and merely promising continued construction, are not generally considered agreements...more

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Abbey Healthcare - A Prompt for Considering Contractual Adjudication in Collateral Warranties?

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An article considering the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare, which decided that a typically worded collateral warranty is not a construction contract for the purposes of the Housing Grants, Construction and...more

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Invalid payment claims and notices under construction contracts

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A key part of the interim payment process in construction projects is the issuing of payment notices by payee and payer alike. Two recent UK cases demonstrate a strict approach being taken by the courts to the validity of...more

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Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter – June 2020: Coronavirus & Construction Contracts - Causation, Force...

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Large construction projects, by their very nature, carry significant commercial and financial risk for the parties involved. Contributing to this overall risk is the reality that an act of nature or other circumstance beyond...more

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