Construction Contract Training Courses – JCT2016/NEC4/FIDIC Contracts presented by Charles Edwards MSc(Lond) MSt(Cantab) FCInstCES Barrister
These training courses are designed for: – Directors/Associate Directors – Commercial Managers – Quantity Surveyors – Claims Consultants – Contract Administrators – Employer’s Agents – Project Managers – Architects – Engineers Contact us to find out how chambers can assist you or your organisation with your construction contracts training requirements: [email protected]
JCT YPG Breakfast Workshop on Letters of Intent presented by Charles Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister
Charles Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister and Head of Chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers and a JCT Council Member (ICES representative) will be presenting an in person JCT YPG breakfast workshop on ‘Letters of Intent’ on Friday 1st September 2023. The continued use of Letters of Intent and the subsequent potential issues which may arise are a continuing challenge […]
Statements made in an ‘Offer’ did not constitute ‘Admissions’: Employer’s application for judgment against Contractor rejected in the High Court (TCC)
Charles Edwin Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister “If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done remains undone…” Confucius Charles Edwards, construction barrister and head of chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers, reviews the case […]
Penalty Clauses & Liquidated Damages: The UK Supreme Court considers over 100 years of law and provides useful guidance in determining what is a Penalty Clause
Charles Edwin Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister “…The essence of a penalty is a payment of money stipulated as in terrorem of the offending party; the essence of liquidated damages is a genuine covenanted pre-estimate of damage…” Lord Dunedin at page 86 in Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v New Garage & Motor Co Ltd […]
