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...
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...
20 Jan, 2023 Can I have a flat white please? Construction contracts and the payment process - it is just a question of coffee cups. By Michael Craik Hi, while my coffee is being made I will remind you how the payment process under a 'construction contract' works by using the analogy of...
16 Nov, 2022 Adjudication Enforcement - arbitration agreement is no defence to paying £22.5m Northumbrian Water v. Doosan (1) Tilbury (2) By Michael Craik Love him (really?) or loathe him, ‘The Donald’ is an ingenious fellow who is never, it seems, prepared to admit he will lose or has lost...
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...
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...
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...
29 Sep, 2020 'Every cloud has a silver lining' (so they say) - John Doyle Construction (in liquidation) v. Erith Contractors By Michael Craik The current economic outlook for UK PLC is far from rosy and corporate failures in the construction sector seem likely, especially if...
18 Jun, 2020 Supreme Court VAR rules Court of Appeal's ongoing injunction off-side - Bresco v. Lonsdale (17 June 2020) By Michael Craik The 'beautiful game' is back and so too is the controversy over the use (or failure) of technology, this time its goal-line Hawk-Eye in...