E & T L Jones (Civils) Ltd v Vale of Glamorgan Council
Ted Lowery considers a case in which delays in setting up a project bank account left a subcontractor exposed.
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Ted Lowery considers a case in which delays in setting up a project bank account left a subcontractor exposed.
How will the court decide whether or not an adjudicator’s reasons are sufficient?
Had the adjudicator gone off on a frolic of their own in deciding that time was at large?
Could one party claim the costs of an unsuccessful Early Neutral Evaluation?
September’s Dispatch looks at Early Neutral Evaluation and two enforcement cases where the approach of the adjudicator was challenged.
Ted Lowery considers a case in which the surety argued that a performance bond demand included not enough and too much information.
What is the correct legal test for challenging a call made against a bond?
Did the payment notice comply with the necessary statutory and contractual requirements? If it did not, what was the consequence?
August’s Dispatch looks at when you can challenge calls on bonds and the importance of getting the details of your payment application right.
Ted Lowery considers a recent TCC decision which examined whether liabilities under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement survived the execution of a subsequent JCT contract. The decision is a reminder that where PCSAs are not seamlessly superseded, rights and liabilities may continue beyond the transition to the substantive contract.
Was the alleged final account document a draft, or the real thing?
Did the contract provide for a final date for payment? And if it did not, what was the consequence?