Council settles £590,000 payment dispute with contractor

Southend-on-Sea City Council has moved to settle a late payment claim with a contractor after the firm launched an adjudication process against it. The council said it would pay almost £590,000 to Auburn Group over work done at the city’s Cliffs Pavilion performing arts centre,… The post Council settles £590,000 payment dispute with contractor appeared first on Construction News.

Holtec Hit With $2.1M Whistleblower Verdict

Holtec says it will appeal verdict as it advances a small modular nuclear construction program with Hyundai, the prospective investor involved in the dispute.

ICG and Avison Young reach settlement in holiday park valuation case

The lender agreed an out-of-court settlement with Avison Young in the dispute over valuation reports for 35 sites sold after RoyaleLife Group appointed administrators. The post ICG and Avison Young reach settlement in holiday park valuation case appeared first on Property Week.

London council ends dispute with McLaren

A London council has said it has resolved a dispute with McLaren Construction over the power supply at a high-rise development, after adjudication. Earlier this year, Barking and Dagenham Council said it was pursuing the contractor over what it said was a failure to meet… The post London council ends dispute with McLaren appeared first on Construction News.

Essendi v London Property Co: why contractors should take notice

Greg Carter is a partner in the construction team at Winckworth Sherwood The Technology and Construction Court's recent decision in Essendi UK Hotels 2 Ltd v London Property Company Ltd is not a construction dispute in the traditional sense. It arose from a commercial lease… The post Essendi v London Property Co: why contractors should take notice appeared first on Construction News.

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