June 2009
Jeremy Glover, in a paper prepared for the Adjudication Society newsletter, discusses the latest challenge to adjudication decisions being made by the losing party - namely to challenge the validity of the decision itself. The paper looks at a number of recent cases including, Thermal Energy Construction Ltd v AE & E Lentjes UK Ltd, HS Works Ltd v Enterprise Managed Services Ltd and Quartzelec Ltd v Honeywell Control Systems Ltd.
23 April 2009
Ted Lowery, in a paper prepared for the 15th Fenwick Elliott Construction Law Update Seminar held at Simpsons in the Strand, London and in response to the proposed changes to the Housing Grants Act about oral contracts, explains the fundamental requirements of a building contract. In doing so, he focuses on the typical situation parties find themselves in when it is not clear whether some or all the terms have been agreed or even whether a contract has actually been formed.
23 April 2009
Karen Gidwani, in a paper prepared for the 15th Fenwick Elliott Construction Law Update Seminar held at Simpsons in the Strand, London, reviews a number of practical points a party should bear in mind when adjudicating. Karen, using examples taken from her own experiences, looks at the steps you need to consider when preparing for an adjudication, highlights the best way to proceed during the adjudication process itself and asks how to make the most of the adjudication decision, once it is received.
11 September 2008
Nicholas Gould, in a paper given at the review of the proposed Government Reforms to the Housing Grants Act held at King’s College, London, discusses some of the issues that have arisen in respect of the proposed reforms in relation to payment, namely sections 109 to 113 of the Housing Grants Act. In doing so, Nicholas discusses what the original purpose of the payment provisions were and the extent to which the proposed reforms can be said to further those original intentions.
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