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...
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,...
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...
16 Nov, 2020 A loss of jurisdiction - Dominic Cummings, adjudicators and letters of intent (OD Developments v. Oak Dry Lining Ltd) By Michael Craik Friday 13th looks like being a bad day for Mr Cummings, an individual many credit for, amongst other things, masterminding the pro-Brexit...
01 Apr, 2020 A Cessation Agreement is good for you. Well it's better (and far cheaper) than using an adjudicator By Michael Craik There we have it, Harry and Meghan are off to start their new life together as non-working royals. I wish them (and little Archie) the...
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...