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Cost of adjudication not recoverable following Part 36 offer
In Wes Futures Ltd v Allen Wilson Construction Ltd [2016] EWHC 2863 (TCC), Coulson J held that the claimant was not entitled to recover from the defendant the cost of adjudication proceedings between the parties following the acceptance by the..
Online Published Date:
20 December 2016
Appeared in issue:
Vol 34 No 1 - 20 December 2016
Overpayments held not to be recoverable
In Leslie v Farrar Construction Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1041 the Court of Appeal held that the claimant was not entitled to recover an overpayment which he had made to the defendant in respect of five developments which had been completed. The claimant..
Online Published Date:
20 December 2016
Appeared in issue:
Vol 34 No 1 - 20 December 2016
Adjudication and the identity of contracting parties
In Dacy Building Services Ltd v IDM Properties LLP [2016] EWHC 3007 (TCC) Jefford J held that the claimant was not entitled to summary judgment in order to enforce the decision of an adjudicator because the defendant had established a realistic..
Online Published Date:
20 December 2016
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Vol 34 No 1 - 20 December 2016
Trigger event held to be an essential term
In Wells v Devani [2016] EWCA Civ 1106 the Court of Appeal held that an estate agent had not entered into a legally binding contract with the vendor of some properties because the parties had failed to identify the trigger event upon which the..
Online Published Date:
20 December 2016
Appeared in issue:
Vol 34 No 1 - 20 December 2016