15 Feb, 2023 Shropshire police save Easter and TCC judge saves an adjudicator's decision but the winner ends up paying the loser. How can that be? By Michael Craik Sudlows v. Global Switch Estates (21 December 2022) is another TCC case concerning the disputed right to enforce an adjudicator's...
26 Jul, 2022 The Clamp Down on Cladding Continues - Martlet Homes Ltd v Mulalley & Co Ltd 2022 By Maples Teesdale Earlier in July, and for the first time since the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) issued a...
23 Jun, 2022 Collateral Warranties and Adjudication: What is all the fuss? Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v. Simply Construct (UK) LLP (21 June 2022) By Michael Craik The same day as ‘our brothers and sisters’ brought much of the nation’s railway system to a standstill, three Court of Appeal judges...
12 Apr, 2022 Insolvency: Mr Benn’s ‘practical tips’ to manage the risk of contractor insolvency. By Michael Craik I was, in my younger days, an avid fan of the Mr Benn cartoon series, so I read the news of the recent death of its creator, David McKee,...
20 Dec, 2021 Construction (Retentions Abolition) Bill - "cash is king", so let's ban retentions By Michael Craik Farmdrop, the UK online grocery start-up, has ceased trading, having failed to raise enough cash. This is bad news for those customers...
06 Dec, 2021 Adjudication and abuse of process: what's the panic all about? G&D Brickwork v. Marbanks By Michael Craik What no snogging at the office Christmas party? And would the current Government really have breached its own lockdown rules by holding a...
16 Nov, 2021 COVID-19 Construction Claims - life returns to normal (Mansion Place Limited v. Fox Industrial Services Limited) By Michael Craik So, life is returning to normal following 18-months of lockdowns, redundancies and furlough. Employees are returning to the office (some...
20 Oct, 2021 One big DISPUTE or many small disputes? That is the question. By Michael Craik The papers seem full of reports that the Tory love affair with UK business is at an end and, from the long list of concerns raised by...
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...