December's issue of Insight considers the new approach to litigation heralded by the Jackson reforms as now confirmed by the Court of Appeal, and provides practical pointers and guidance on how the Jackson reforms will be applied by the courts going forward into 2014.
Insight
Insight is our newsletter which provides practical information on topical issues affecting the building, engineering and energy sectors.
February 2026
February’s Insight provides a comprehensive guide to “smash and grab” adjudications (or “Payment Notice Dispute” adjudications). In this issue, Claire King and Laura Bowler outline the basics that give rise to the right to require payment of the notified sum, consider recent case law from the courts, and provide practical tips to help employers and contractors avoid being on the receiving end of a smash and grab adjudication.
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Previous issues
Click to download PDFNovember 2013
November's issue of Insight discusses some of the recent reforms that have been implemented under English law as a response to the demands of modern business disputes, and provides practical tips for those who may find themselves in the early stages of a dispute on how to stay ahead of the game.
October 2013
October's issue of Insight considers the ramifications of the decision in Parkwood Leisure Limited v Laing O’Rourke Wales & West Limited where the TCC considered for the first time whether a collateral warranty is a construction contract. We also provide practical tips for those who do not wish their warranties to be subject to statutory adjudication.
September 2013
September's issue of Insight discusses whether a parent company letter of support is a good enough alternative to a parent company guarantee. We consider the decision from an important recent judgment on parent company letters of support, and provide practical advice for those who might issue and receive them.
August 2013
August's issue of Insight looks at five key adjudication decisions that have been handed down by the courts over the past six months that have considered, amongst other issues, running multiple disputes, resisting enforcement, resisting payment and having more than one bite of the cherry. What can we learn from them in practice?
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