King v Richard Farmer (t/a RW Farmer (Builders))

16 October 2004

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Issue 52

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28 March 2020

COVID-19: Safe working on construction sites

In this article Senior Associate Philip Barnes gives a general note on safe working on construction sites in the light of Covid-19.

Articles and Papers

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26 November 2025

The Effectiveness of Dispute Boards: An Historical Overview

Marking 50 years of Dispute Boards and drawing on King’s College London’s 2024 international survey, this article traces research into their effectiveness - from the first Board and early U.S. studies, through data from U.S. transport agencies and global DRBF research, to developments in Southeast Asia - before comparing these findings with the latest Report.

Articles and Papers

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12 July 2014

What can you do if a Responding Party in an arbitration refuses to pay its share of the Advance on Costs?

Failure by a party to pay its share of an advance on arbitration costs may amount to a breach of the arbitration agreement, but it will not necessarily be repudiatory. Where the applicable arbitral rules provide mechanisms to allow the arbitration to proceed, non‑payment alone is unlikely to render the arbitration agreement inoperative.

International Quarterly Issue 9

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