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Posted July 14, 2017 | Published in Contracts & documentation

In his latest blog Jonathan More looks at the changes that have been brought into force with the arrival of the new NEC 4 suite of contracts.

Posted June 29, 2017 | Published in Project support

With Fenwick Elliott’s forthcoming Construction Law Update Seminar only one week away, Andrew Davies shares his views on why debate works better face to face.

Posted June 14, 2017 | Published in Contracts & documentation

Thursday 29 June will see Fenwick Elliott host a Sub-Contractor Legal Update, exploring“Smash & Grab” and sub-contract pitfalls.  Here Partner Jon Miller discusses how contracts are entered into, and how to pursue or indeed avoid a “Smash & Grab”.

Posted June 6, 2017 | Published in Dispute resolution

In his latest blog Andrew Davies explores approbation and reprobation in construction adjudication.

Posted May 16, 2017 | Published in Dispute resolution

Andrew Weston considers two recent cases that touched upon the circumstances in which a party can deviate from an approved costs budget and the application of CPR rule 3.18.

Posted May 9, 2017 | Published in Dispute resolution

Andrew Davies questions whether a recent judgment, concerning the ability of adjudicators to come to decisions on a basis not put to them by the parties, leaves adjudicators free to frolic.

Posted May 3, 2017 | Published in Contracts & documentation

Edward Colclough looks at the new JCT 2016 contracts Interim Valuation Date and considers whether it is worth remembering.