Is a collateral warranty a ‘construction contract’?

Olivia Jenkins and Helen Stuart consider the practical implications of a recent landmark decision by the Supreme Court, which confirms the majority of the Court of Appeal were wrong to conclude that a collateral warranty was a construction contract. The post Is a collateral warranty a ‘construction contract’? appeared first on Construction Management.

Supreme Court: collateral warranties are not construction contracts

The Supreme Court has unanimously decided that a collateral warranty is not a construction contract, in a verdict believed to have far-reaching impact across the industry. The post Supreme Court: collateral warranties are not construction contracts appeared first on Construction Management.

Supreme Court decides collateral warranty is not a construction contract

The Supreme Court has today handed down a significant judgment relating to construction contract law.

Building Magazine - Casting light on novation and assignment, 26102020

Simon Lewis of Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) looks at the recent judgment in Energy Works (Hull) Ltd vs MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd and Others [2020] EWHC 2537 (TCC), that has offered a thorough and illuminating review of the principles around assignment and novation