What did you mean by that?
Lucinda Robinson provides some clear, practical advice about the best ways to avoid disputes about what contracts mean.
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Practising Proper Payment Processes: Payment and Pay Less Notices
Lucinda Robinson reports on the recent decision in Placefirst Construction Ltd v CAR Construction (North East) Ltd, which provides current TCC guidance on payment and pay less notices. It also serves as an example of the confusion caused when contractual payment processes are not followed properly.
Building Safety Remedies: Getting to the money
How can a claimant recover its losses associated with cladding remediation when the developer no longer exists, or does not have the money to cover the costs? Lucinda Robinson was joined by David Pliener KC and Helena White from Gatehouse Chambers to discuss the guidance handed down by the courts so far following from the BSA.
Paid late? Choose your weapon
The insolvency of ISG was a sharp reminder that contractors and subcontractors need to be paid – and paid on time. Late payment is common whether the employer cannot, or will not, release the cash. Lucinda Robinson asks: what can a contractor do if it is not paid on time?
Feeling the force: the impact of the BSA on downstream claims
Lucinda Robinson considers the impact of the BSA on downstream claims.
Paying the price: high inflation and short supply
Lucinda Robinson looks in more detail at some of the steps the industry can take to mitigate its position.
Managing Cost Increases in Construction Contracts
Lucinda Robinson considers, with increased costs impacting so many projects, what parties can do to defend their positions under existing contracts, as well as prepare themselves in new contracts.
Win, lose or draw! Mediating Construction Disputes
Mediation can lead to flexible, confidential settlements, save time and money, preserve relationships and manage risk – when it works. Fenwick Elliott Partners Karen Gidwani and Lucinda Robinson discuss what mediation is, why and how it is used and provide some practical tips on how to set it up for success.
Material Prices and Availability: The Latest Construction Battlefield
With the battleground set for disputes over inflated prices and delays, Lucinda Robinson considers what parties can do to defend their positions under existing contracts and how to arm themselves for future conflict in contracts being negotiated now.
Damages for Defects
Lucinda Robinson of Fenwick Elliott and Felicity Dynes of Atkin Chambers discuss how to build, or demolish, a claim for damages arising from defects.
The UK Hydrogen Strategy: one roadmap to Net Zero
Lucinda Robinson considers the UK government’s hydrogen strategy.
Starting off on the right foot
Fenwick Elliott Partners David Bebb and Lucinda Robinson discuss how to ensure there’s some clarity on contract terms from day one.