“A contract means what it says”: Sir Robert Akenhead and David Johnson for Building Magazine
Sir Robert Akenhead, with assistance from David Johnson, explains how a literal interpretation of wording sent a contractor’s argument off […]
29th Aug 2019
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“The Prevention Principle after North Midland v Cyden Homes: Time for Change?” – Max Twivy for the ICLR
“The Prevention Principle After North Midland v Cyden Homes” by pupil barrister Max Twivy appears in the most recent issue […]
26th Jul 2019
“Contracting for Brexit” – Rupert Choat for Building Magazine
Rupert Choat examines the legal position regarding unexpected circumstances arising from Brexit. Originally published in Building Magazine 20 June 2019 […]
20th Jun 2019
“What is retained EU law?” Mathias Cheung for Lexis Nexis
This Q&A, produced by Mathias Cheung in partnership with LexisNexis, outlines the scope and meaning of retained EU law (including retained legislation, […]
12th Mar 2019
“A matter of personality”: Sir Robert Akenhead and Christopher Reid for Building Magazine
Sir Robert Akenhead, with assistance from Christopher Reid, discusses to what extent may a company without legal representatives be treated […]
5th Mar 2019
“2018 in legal – the year of the agreement” – Rupert Choat for Building Magazine
Rupert Choat looks back at 2018. Originally published in Building magazine – 20 December 2018. While one particular agreement dominated […]
20th Dec 2018
Guide to insolvency in PFI/PF2 projects: Mathias Cheung for LexisNexis
This Practice Note, produced by Mathias Cheung in partnership with LexisNexis, considers insolvency aspects of PFI/PFI2 projects including contractual provisions […]
12th Dec 2018
“A country manor house conspiracy”: Sir Robert Akenhead and Omar Eljadi for Building Magazine
Sir Robert Akenhead, with assistance from Omar Eljadi, discuss the case of Palmer Birch vs Michael Lloyd and Christopher Lloyd, […]
23rd Nov 2018
“Agreed in principle”: Sir Robert Akenhead and Christopher Reid for Building Magazine
Sir Robert Akenhead, with assistance from Christopher Reid, asks “when is a contract a contract? – is it when a […]
4th Sep 2018
Steven Walker QC shares his Expert View in Construction Disputes magazine
Steven Walker QC gives his views on trends in a panel of experts for Corporate Disputes magazine this quarter. In […]
26th Jun 2018
“Careless talk can cost cases”: Sir Robert Akenhead and Omar Eljadi for Building Magazine
Sir Robert Akenhead, with assistance from Omar Eljadi, highlight the dangers of a private conversation between one party in a […]
31st May 2018
“What are indemnity clauses for?” – Nicholas Baatz QC on FIDIC for Building Magazine
Nicholas Baatz QC explains the potential effects of indemnity clauses in the new Red, Yellow and Silver Books Buried away […]
28th Mar 2018
“Not quite the last word”: Robert Akenhead and Christopher Reid for Building Magazine
Robert Akenhead explains why final isn’t always final – so make sure your contract’s finality provisions are clear and explicit. […]
9th Mar 2018
Jennifer Jones on conclusive evidence clauses for Construction Law
Jennifer Jones examines the law surrounding conclusive evidence clauses, which often pass unnoticed – until it is too late. Make […]
12th Feb 2018
“Who gets the money?” when a main contractor goes into liquidation – Nicholas Baatz QC for Building Magazine
When a main contractor goes bust, can the courts assume that the employer has set up a retention fund for […]
25th Jan 2018
“Taking the measured mile” – Mathias Cheung on delay and disruption for Construction Law
Mathias Cheung analyses the new edition of the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol which is gaining wide acceptance. Guidance on concurrent […]
28th Nov 2017
‘The end of the affair?’ Sir Robert Akenhead and Christopher Reid on debt recovery legislation for Building
Sir Robert Akenhead, with assistance from Christopher Reid, contributes to Building with a column highlighting a recent inventive use of […]
2nd Nov 2017
“The dearest things in life may be free!” – Nicholas Maciolek on duty of care for Construction Law
Guest editor for Construction Law, Nicholas Maciolek, says that a recent court decision that attracted comment on duty of care issues missed […]
1st Oct 2017
“Legal issues when East meets West” – Mathias Cheung on Belt and Road for Construction Law
In an article for Construction Law entitled: “Belt and road projects – legal issues when East meets West”, Mathias Cheung outlines […]
1st Oct 2017
‘Ethics in the Tender Process’: Mathias Cheung on implied duties of good faith for International Construction Law Review
Mathias Cheung’s article ‘Ethics in the Tender Process: Implied Duty of Good Faith and Remedies for Breach’ for ICLR (International […]
26th Jul 2017