Thomas Salter

Thomas Salter focuses on contentious matters and advises on complex construction and engineering disputes throughout the contractual supply chain. Disputes frequently concern extensions of time, variations, non-payment and contract formation. Thomas has extensive experience of all standard forms of contract including JCT, NEC and FIDIC, and is frequently asked to provide contractual and commercial advice to clients during ongoing projects. Thomas is regularly instructed to represent clients in adjudication, litigation (usually in the Technology and Construction Court), arbitration and mediation.

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Collateral warranties provided retrospectively may qualify as “construction contracts.” The Court of Appeal in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd. v. Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2022] has clarified that subject to...

Entitlement to Liquidated Damages Lost After Alleged Verbal Agreement

Assessing the importance of documenting phone calls related to business In the case of Mansion Place Limited v. Fox Industrial Services Ltd. [2021], the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered...

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HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

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