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Building Law Monthly

The scope of "construction operations"

In Crystal Electronics Ltd v Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd [2023] EWHC 2656 (TCC), His Honour Judge Keyser KC, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, held that the claimant was not entitled to summary judgment in order to enforce the decisions of two..
Online Published Date:  23 November 2023
Appeared in issue:  6558 - 04 April 2024

Valuers and the scope of the duty of care

In Hope Capital Ltd v Alexander Reece Thomson LLP [2023] EWHC 2389 (KB), Constable J held that the claimant had suffered no actionable loss as a result of the defendant valuer's admitted breach of its duty of care when valuing a property on the..
Online Published Date:  23 November 2023
Appeared in issue:  6558 - 04 April 2024

Stay of execution of judgment granted in "exceptional" case

In J&B Hopkins Ltd v A&V Building Solution Ltd and A&V Building Solution Ltd v J&B Hopkins Ltd [2023] EWHC 2475 (TCC) Mr Roger ter Haar KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, granted to the defendant in the first action a..
Online Published Date:  23 November 2023
Appeared in issue:  6558 - 04 April 2024

Adjudication and without prejudice privilege

In AZ v BY [2023] EWHC 2388 (TCC), Constable J held, in a heavily redacted judgment, that the decision of an adjudicator was unenforceable because a fair-minded and informed observer would conclude that there was a real possibility that, having seen..
Online Published Date:  23 November 2023
Appeared in issue:  6558 - 04 April 2024

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