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Anti-Bullying Week: Understanding the Legal and Cultural Risks
Emmanuelle Ries
24 May 2018
Professional appointments on construction projects: Make sure to include clear termination provisions
The recent judgment of Redbourn Group Ltd v Fairgate Developments Ltd [2018] EWHC 658 highlights the importance, for a developer appointing a consultant to carry out services on a construction project, of ensuring the appointment terms are clear on: (a) circumstances entitling the developer to terminate the Consultant’s employment and (b) any amounts payable by the developer to the consultant on such termination.
19 January 2018
Retentions: Carillion should mark the beginning of the end
Today marks the end of the government consultation on the practice of cash retentions under construction contracts.
25 August 2015
Building contracts: The importance of accurate and clear Interim Applications and Pay Less Notices
The recent decision of Mr Justice Akenhead in Henia and Beck Interiors ([2015] EWHC 2433 (TCC)), provides some helpful guidance regarding the validity of Interim Applications for Payment and Pay Less Notices