By Kevin Greene and Daniel R. Cartmell, K&L Gates, London
The December 2018 decision in University of Warwick v Balfour Beatty Group Ltd [2018] EWHC 3230 (TCC) provides valuable insight into how courts could interpret “Practical Completion” – a central concept in most construction contracts, but one that often lacks clarity and/or definitional precision.
Read MoreK&L Gates was delighted to participate in the FPSO Europe Congress 2019 in London 19-20 February, 2019. K&L Gates partner Jeremy Farr chaired roundtable discussions on developing strategies for successful construction or conversion projects and spoke in plenary on the lessons the industry can learn to protect budgets based on his many years’ of experience of FPSO construction/conversion disputes.
Click here to access Jeremy’s presentation, “Experiences of FPSO/Construction Disputes: Learning the Lessons to Protect Budgets”
Click here to see a sneak peek into into Day 1 of the conference!
By: Kiran Giblin and Inga Hall
Standard form building contracts play an important role in many construction and engineering projects. There are various advantages to using standard form contracts (as further detailed below), with a wide array of standard forms available to suit the particular types of parties, works and procurement routes involved in virtually all construction and engineering projects.
Read MoreBy Kevin Greene and Saya Lee
In an eagerly awaited judgment, the Court of Appeal upheld the TCC’s judgment in Grove Developments Limited v S&T (UK) Limited, confirming that the employer may adjudicate to establish the “true value of the sum due” in a second adjudication.
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