JCT Building Contract – Defects – What is an appropriate deduction and how should it be calculated
Charles Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister (Head of Chambers, Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers) “…The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten…” Benjamin Franklin JCT BUILDING CONTRACT – DEFECTS: WHAT IS AN ‘APPROPRIATE DEDUCTION’ AND HOW SHOULD IT BE CALCULATED? GUIDANCE FROM THE HIGH COURT (TCC) Charles Edwards, construction barrister […]
Client’s budget for the project – responsability to ascertain budget: professional negligence
Charles Edwards, construction barrister and head of chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers, reviews the key case of Riva Properties Ltd & Ors v Foster + Partners Ltd [2017] EWHC 2574 (TCC) concerning a claim of professional negligence against Foster + Partners, worldwide renowned architects. The court reviewed amongst other things (para 10): The scope of Foster + […]
Concurrent Delay: Beware of amendments to extension of time clauses – Entitlement to an extension of time may be zero – JCT Design and Build Contract (Guidance from the Technology and Construction Court and the Court of Appeal)
Charles Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister Charles Edwards, construction barrister and head of chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers, reviews the key case of North Midland Building Ltd v Cyden Homes Ltd [2017] EWHC 2414 (TCC) on concurrency and extensions of time. The judgment in the Technology and Construction Court was upheld by the Court of Appeal in […]
Payment and construction contracts – payment & payless notices
PAYMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS – PAYMENT NOTICE AND PAYLESS NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND TRUE VALUE ADJUDICATION: GUIDANCE FROM THE HIGH COURT (TCC) Charles Edwin Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES BarristerCharles Edwards, construction barrister and head of chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers, reviews the case of Grove Developments Ltd v S&T (UK) Ltd[2018] EWHC 123 (TCC) which […]
