Hewden Tower Cranes Ltd v Yarm Road Ltd and Another

01 September 2003

Dispatch

Issue 39

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This Court of Appeal case arose out of the collapse of a tower crane at Canary Wharf. The Court considered which of the parties under a contract for the hire of plant was responsible for the loss and damage. Click to download PDF

09 November 2000

Canary Riverside Development Limited -v- Timtec International Ltd

Adjudication Case Note

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01 May 2024

A Tale of Two Countries: reflections on cladding and fire safety issues in the United Kingdom and “leaky building” issues in New Zealand

Marina Samountry compares the ongoing fire safety and cladding issues in the UK and the “leaky building” issues in New Zealand, looking closely at the consequences of these issues and lessons learned.

International Quarterly Issue 38

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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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