Contract Matters

Look Back in Anger

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...

Terms & Conditions: Formation, Incorporation and Validity

Terms & Conditions: Formation, Incorporation and Validity Transparent negotiations and particularly onerous terms by Thomas Salter In Blu-Sky Solutions Ltd. v. Be Caring Ltd. [2021], the Commercial Court considered contract...

Excluding Liability for Deliberate Breach

Is special wording required? In the recent case of Mott Macdonald Ltd. v. Trant Engineering Ltd., the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered whether an exclusion clause required exceptional wording...

Contract Interpretation and Repudiatory Breach

In the recent case of Optimus Build Ltd. v. Southall & McManus, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered a dispute in which the contractor believed the contract was a...

Letters of Intent and Incorporation  of Standard Form Contracts

In the case of OD Developments v Oak Dry Lining Ltd, the TCC considered the operation and effect of a letter of intent (“LOI”) in the context of whether a...

The winning team from Linden Lodge School; image courtesy of Otis

South London Students Awarded STEM Grant in Otis Program

STATION IN SOUTH INDIA WITH VT INAUGURATED

Railway Station in South India with VT Inaugurated

STANNAH TO MANAGE RAILWAY STATION ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade

ASCENT ELEVATORS ACQUIRES SELECT CENTURY ELEVATOR ASSETS

Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets

image courtesy of CMRL

Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract