R v Yorkshire Sheeting & Insulation Ltd

16 March 2003

Dispatch

Issue 33

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The Court of Appeal held that a fine of £100,000 imposed upon Yorkshire Sheeting following the death of a worker who fell through a roof light was excessive and reduced it to £55,000. Click to download PDF

14 January 2012

Aviva Insurance Ltd v Hackney Empire Ltd

Did the bondsman remain liable under a bond, despite the fact that the employer paid the contractor additional sums which were not due under the contract?

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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.

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