Concurrent Delay: Beware of amendments to extension of time clauses – Entitlement to an extension of time may be zero – JCT Design and Build Contract (Guidance from the Technology and Construction Court and the Court of Appeal)

Charles Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister Charles Edwards, construction barrister and head of chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers, reviews the key case of North Midland Building Ltd v Cyden Homes Ltd [2017] EWHC 2414 (TCC) on concurrency and extensions of time. The judgment in the Technology and Construction Court was upheld by the Court of Appeal in […]

Payment and construction contracts – payment & payless notices

PAYMENT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS – PAYMENT NOTICE AND PAYLESS NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND TRUE VALUE ADJUDICATION: GUIDANCE FROM THE HIGH COURT (TCC) Charles Edwin Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES BarristerCharles Edwards, construction barrister and head of chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers, reviews the case of Grove Developments Ltd v S&T (UK) Ltd[2018] EWHC 123 (TCC) which […]