15 October 2020: Steven Walker QC presenting at Whitepaper Construction Conference on Conditions Precedent

Steven Walker QC has recorded a talk on conditions precedent for the Whitepaper 2020 Construction Law Conference as part of an on-demand programme titled: ‘Construction: Shaping New Law into Solution-Focused Advice for your Clients’.

Steven answered the question: “Where is the contractual wriggle room over conditions precedents, e.g. being timed out of adjudications, late submissions of final accounts, claims for EoT?”

Other questions answered by the comprehensive programme are:

• To what extent have the winds shifted over contract interpretation since Wood v Capita?
• Under NEC and JCT, how can a contractor claim an extension of time and loss and expense for reasons of COVID, given stringent health & safety and site operating requirements?
• How far can you push the boundaries of design obligations, implied terms of fitness for purpose and causation, and with what implications for insurance cover?
• What are the unresolved issues – both legal and practical – over insolvency and construction adjudications following Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale (2020)?
• How has current thinking changed on indirect and consequential loss clauses following 2E v Sony (2020)? Is it merely a matter of drafting?
• Supported by case-law and practical examples, how do you control – and overcome – difficulties with variations omissions clauses? What can you push the court to do?

All the talks will be available to view from Thursday 15th October 2020 until Monday 16th November 2020.