11 Nov, 2024 Ooops! Inserted the wrong address? Does it matter? By Michael Craik I did chuckle to myself on my morning Uber Boat commute when I heard this story on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, which was that the...
19 Sep, 2024 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (or is it?) - termination of a building contract (Providence Building v. Hexagon Housing, 15 August 2024) By Michael Craik “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” sang Neil Sedaka (those born after 2000, please Google) which, according to the broadsheets and national...
11 Jan, 2021 It seemed like a good idea at the time (terminating bad contracts) - Optimus Build v. Matthew Southall and Jade McManus By Michael Craik The latest episode of the 'Trump Show', otherwise known as the US presidency, has been an amusing but disturbing distraction from the...
13 Jul, 2020 Claiming Default By Rosalind Cullis Service of time critical notices including court proceedings, whilst seemingly straightforward, is full of traps for the unwary. The...
25 Mar, 2020 COVID-19 has "frustrated" my Building Contract. What a load of 'rubbishrix!' By Michael Craik The COVID-19 pandemic is causing all manner of problems for the Construction Sector, including whether sites can stay open or not. On the...
13 Sep, 2018 "Ah, Mr Bond you are too late to save the world." "You forget the 'prevention' principle Blofeld", says Bond smoothly. By Michael Craik The news that the next James Bond film could be further delayed (the director having departed due to artistic differences) by the absence...