PFI: preventing the spread of handback maladies
As Ted Lowery and Rich Burton discuss, the approach of PFI contract expiry frequently generates significant friction between public bodies and project companies.
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Related disputes in PFI and PPP projects: looking both ways at the same time?
In almost every PFI and PPP project, the principal contracts will include bespoke dispute resolution procedures, which typically provide mechanisms for sequential and escalating processes and the determination of what are usually characterised as “related disputes”. Ted Lowery reviews a case which emphasises that these mechanisms are not always straightforward.
Breaking up need not be hard to do: preparing for PFI contract expiry
Gemma Essex and Laura Bowler explain why there is a need for careful relationship management between the parties when it comes to the handback process.
PFI: a round-up from the courts
Ted Lowery highlights the most important issues arising from the court judgments handed down over the last 12 months.
Exploiting infelicities: PFI contracts case law update
Fiona Parkin QC of Atkin Chambers and Fenwick Elliott Partner Ted Lowery discuss a number of recent judgements that have examined ambiguous provisions within PFI contracts.
Infelicities and oddities in PFI contracts
Ted Lowery discusses the unique features of PFI contracts which arise out of the long-term nature of the arrangments.
PFI disputes in the courts
Gemma Essex looks at a rare TCC ruling on a 2021 PFI case.