19 Jul, 2023 South West Terminal Ltd v. Achter Land & Cattle Ltd [1] By Michael Craik A Canadian case, so not binding on the English courts; it is of interest though. Coffee Time Summary The judge decided, on the facts,...
30 Jan, 2023 How standards change. The same seems to be happening with the Employer's Agent/Contract Administrators. Is this a new trend? I hope not. By Michael Craik In one of my increasingly common Ed Reardon moments, I found myself nodding in approval when reading this piece from the Grauniad...
09 Jun, 2021 Construction Adjudicators 4 : Responding Parties 1 - they think it's all over; it is now. By Michael Craik That (a 4 - 1 win by 'Engerland' on 11 July 2021 in the delayed Euro 2020 final) would be nice, especially if Harry Kane could emulate...
22 Apr, 2021 It's 'nul' points from the TCC: Transport for Greater Manchester v. Kier Construction Limited (31 March 2021) By Michael Craik It will soon be Eurovision 2021 time (yippee) and Radio 2 (other channels are available) is playing this year's UK entry, 'Embers' by...
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...
07 Jan, 2021 No deal, means no deal - Aqua Leisure v. Benchmark Leisure (18 December 2020) By Michael Craik Does anyone remember Brexit and the endless media reports about 'deal or no deal'? Well, a deal was done on Christmas Eve, but the...
10 Aug, 2020 Adjudication: make sure your drafting is clear or it's 'smash & grab' all over again. By Michael Craik The story of the German gentleman chasing a wild boar that had snatched his bag brought to mind (quite naturally) the court's decision in...
26 Feb, 2020 Sniffer dogs to be trained to 'sniff out' JCT contract pitfalls for Employers? By Michael Craik Well, we can all dream and the best of luck to our four-legged friends in the fight against Japanese knotweed. The late and very eminent...
06 Feb, 2020 "I'm Spartacus, I'm Spartacus, no I'm Spartacus" - collaborative working and 'good faith'? By Michael Craik The great actor is dead, the star of the Vikings, the Heroes of Telemark and many, many more blockbuster films. But for me, the late,...
01 May, 2019 "We're in the money, the sky is sunny" - practical completion and all that By Michael Craik A year ago Mike Coupe, the Sainsbury's CEO, was caught singing "We're in the money, the sky is sunny, let's spend it, lend it ..." ...