Up to 2,000 workers temporarily kicked off Hinkley Point C site after protest

EDF has told around 2,000 mechanical and electrical (M&E) workers to stay away from the Hinkley Point C construction site until next Monday (8 June) after they downed tools in a dispute over shift patterns and other grievances, Construction News understands. The client for the… The post Up to 2,000 workers temporarily kicked off Hinkley Point C site after protest appeared first on Construction News.

How a $2.3B Florida highway project turned into an $80M courtroom fight

The dispute involving Skanska, Granite and Lane offers a rare look inside a troubled public-private partnership.

Edinburgh Council settles £220m dispute over delayed tram job

Edinburgh Council has settled a £220m legal dispute with global law firm DLA Piper over a delayed tram project. The council launched legal proceedings against DLA Piper after Edinburgh’s first tram project cost £300m more than expected and was delivered three years late. A public… The post Edinburgh Council settles £220m dispute over delayed tram job appeared first on Construction News.

Has legislation made construction more adversarial?

Richard Causer is director and national head of construction dispute resolution at Gateley Vinden  The Construction Act (Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996) was intended to reduce disputes, improve cashflow and promote fairness, but has it actually had the opposite effect – increasing disputes… The post Has legislation made construction more adversarial? appeared first on Construction News.

Appeals Court Upholds Skanska, Granite Win in ‘I-4 Ultimate’ JV Dispute

Appeals court backs Skanska and Granite in long-running breach-of-contract dispute, affirming damages against Lane and reinforcing capital-call enforcement in P3 joint ventures.

Febwick Elliott - Understanding Arbitration Agreements, 25112021

Fenwick Elliott’s Katherine Butler and Olivia Liang look at the nuts and bolts of arbitration agreements, covering: the choice to arbitrate, essential elements of arbitration agreements/clauses, drafting points and how these agreements interact with the underlying contract.

On waiting to settle up later - Published by Building Magazine written by Ian Yule of Shoosmiths

Final account and dispute settlements during the currency of the project or at the end?

Building Magazine - A question of scope, 19012021

A party that wants to limit the scope of an adjudication must be wary of asking questions that accidentally widen the dispute. Tony Bingham of 3 Paper Buildings looks at the Adjudication between Global Smith Estates Ltd vs Sudlows Ltd

Silver Shemmings Ash - I want my money! Getting paid, 23062021

Richard Silver discusses getting paid, including the current case law on payment and Payless Notices, Statutory Demands and other mechanisms for getting paid He looks at both JCT & NEC contract suites and how they each deal with payment issues

Building Magazine - Insolvent companies are not barred from adjudication, 27082020

The Supreme Court has ruled that the insolvency set-off rules do not trump the right to adjudication