WEBINAR: Annual Construction Law Review – Key Themes and Lessons from the Past Year – 6th December 2023

Date: 12 Jun 2023Time: 8:30am GMT

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In this webinar, Mathias Cheung will present a round-up of the key lessons and themes from the past year. In particular, he will cover:

Recent CA decisions on the principle of good faith – Candey v Bosheh and Re Compound Photonics;
Enforceability of ADR clauses – Children’s Ark Partnerships v Kajima;
Enforceability of liquidated damages where there is ambiguity in drafting – Buckingham Group v Peel;
Causation issues in cases of concurrent delay – Thomas Barnes v Blackburn and Energy Works Hull v MW;
Pre-BSA TCC decisions on fire safety defects – Martlet Homes v Mulalley and LDC v George Downing Construction;
Recent TCC and CA decisions on scope of duty and limitation issues for fire safety defects claims – URS v BDW and Lendlease v AECOM;
Questions of validity of payment applications and waiver/estoppel – A&V Building v J&B Hopkins;
Serial adjudications – Sudlows Ltd v Global Switch;
Set-off of adjudication decisions – FK Construction v ISG;
Timing of ‘true valuation’ adjudications – Henry Construction v Alu-Fix;
Adjudicator’s ability to demand fees before decision – Nicholas James Care homes v Liberty Homes.