David Bebb in a paper given to the Sweet & Maxwell Construction Law 2008 conference, discusses what you really need to know about bonds and guarantees. In doing so, he highlights the basic legal principles, reviews what some of the key provisions mean and asks why they are needed and finally considers some common pitfalls when drafting these documents.
Victoria Russell provided a case law update paper and talk to the members of the South East branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators discussing the most recent decisions relating to adjudication enforcement and arbitration.