In this Insight we examine the key aspects of bringing a successful disruption claim and look at what records can be used to establish whether the events complained of have actually resulted in a loss.
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
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In March's Insight we review the key case law on letters of intent of the past few years and seek to highlight some of the lessons that can be learned from them.
February 2017
In February's Insight we look at a recent Court of Appeal case on On-Demand Performance Securities (specifically Standby Letters of Credit) in which Fenwick Elliott acted for the successful party.
January 2017
January's Insight reviews the merits of the various arguments parties have used to recover their costs.
December 2016
December’s Insight reviews the proposed new Changes to the FIDIC Form of Contract.
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