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Contract issues

D Mclaughlin and Sons Ltd v Linthouse Housing Association Ltd

Issue 249 - March 2021

Was the absence of a non-completion certificate fatal to the right to deduct liquidated damages?

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Joanne Properties Ltd v Moneything Capital Ltd & Anr

Issue 248 - February 2021

How did the words “subject to contract” affect the settlement negotiations?

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Aqua Leisure International Ltd v Benchmark Leisure Ltd

Issue 248 - February 2021

Was there a fully concluded settlement agreement?

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Dr Jones Yeovil Ltd v The Stepping Stone Group Ltd

Issue 245 - November 2020

To what extent, if at all, might a retention be described as providing leverage for an employer?

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Van Oord UK Ltd v Dragados UK Ltd

Issue 244 - October 2020

Under what circumstances could the contractor omit works under an amended NEC3 form. Was there any interplay with the mutual trust and co-operation obligation? Case over-turned on appeal. See Issue 257 [8].

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[1] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/newsletters/dispatch/archive/mclaughlin-linthouse [2] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/sites/default/files/dispatch_issue_249.pdf [3] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/newsletters/dispatch/archive/joanne-properties-moneything-capital [4] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/sites/default/files/dispatch_issue_248.pdf [5] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/newsletters/dispatch/archive/aqua-leisure-benchmark-3511 [6] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/newsletters/dispatch/archive/dr-jones-yeovil-stepping-stone-group [7] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/sites/default/files/dispatch_issue_245.pdf [8] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/newsletters/dispatch/archive/van-oord-uk-dragados [9] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/newsletters/dispatch/archive/van-oord-dragos-uk [10] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/sites/default/files/dispatch_issue_244.pdf [11] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/print/research-insight/newsletters/dispatch/contract-issues?page=11