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Arbitration

Hong Kong Court of First Instance weighs up status of interim injunction. Was it an award?

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Adjudication, Arbitration, Mediation

Sense and violence: English courts reject offshore construction contractor’s $25 million indemnity insurance claim because its interpretation of the policy made no commercial sense and did violence to the language

In Technip v MedGulf, the English High Court and Court of Appeal dismissed a construction contractor’s $25 million (USD) indemnity insurance claim for damage...
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Adjudication

Southern Summary Judgment Stoush

In the Invercargill High Court, in Northlake Investments Limited v Civil Construction Limited [2023] NZHC 2715, a developer and contractor battled in substantive proceedings...
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Arbitration, Mediation

Singapore High Court compels party to arbitration to engage in mediation

In the first case of its kind in Singapore, the High Court (Court) has ordered specific performance compelling a party already involved in arbitral...
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Adjudication

Parliament passes sweeping amendments to construction payment regime

Parliament has recently enacted legislation allowing for comprehensive changes to the Construction Contracts Act 2002. The Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Act 2023 passed...
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Adjudication

The Court of Appeal sounds the all clear and it’s business as usual under the CCA: so file a payment schedule or pay up!

A decision issued by the High Court last year caused a “head in hands” moment in the construction industry in relation to the payment...
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General

Council wins in battle with contractor

In Thomas Barnes & Sons plc v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2598 (TCC) the English High Court dismissed a claim for...
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General

Expert “evidence” needs to be more than just bald assertions to win the day

Leakage issues in a building can be a real dampener. A recent decision of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) which considered...
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Adjudication

An adjudicator’s decision on a construction contract is definitely worth the paper it’s written on!

It’s only in rare circumstances that the courts will interfere with the decision of an adjudicator on a construction contract. A recent decision out...
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General

Wilful Breaches of Contract – Do Exclusion Clauses and Liability Caps Still Work?

Can deliberate or wilful contract breaches still benefit from clauses that limit or exclude liability? The English High Court recently considered this issue in...

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