Insights
20th January 2021
CLC Research Highlights Ongoing Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Disputes
Throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has provided useful support and guidance to the construction industry on responsible and fair behaviour in contractual arrangements and…
Insights
12th January 2021
Does a Construction Contract Require A Final Account Clause?
Section 110 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (“the Construction Act”) requires every construction contract to provide an adequate mechanism for determining what payments become…
Insights
21st December 2020
Liability for Cladding Claims – Leaseholders
Most tall building owners have needed to review the fire protection measures in their buildings following updated government guidance as a consequence of the Grenfell tragedy. Where remedial…
Insights
Liability for Cladding Claims – Management Company/Freeholders
Most tall building owners have needed to review the fire protection measures in their buildings following updated government guidance as a consequence of the Grenfell tragedy. Where remedial…
News
8th December 2020
Ellisons Solicitors announces promotion of 11 colleagues across its offices in Essex and Suffolk
Ellisons Solicitors celebrates fostering talent within, as it promotes 11 colleagues across its offices in Essex and Suffolk. Seven lawyers have been promoted to the position of Associate,…
Insights
25th November 2020
Another reminder of the importance of complying with Interim Payment Provisions
Because of the statutory requirement in section 110 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, that every construction contract shall provide an adequate mechanism for determining…
Insights
20th November 2020
Letter of Intent risks highlighted again
All parties routinely involved in construction projects will have come across their fair share of Letters of Intent. On construction projects, parties often come under pressure to commence…
Insights
4th November 2020
Certainty in construction contract payment provisions
It is imperative that a construction contracts payment provisions are clear and comply with the minimum standards in the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (“the 1996…
Insights
2nd October 2020
The Court’s approach to labour claims based on timesheets
Notwithstanding the increase in recent years in the use of biometric data and turnstile data to support claims for hours worked by site labour, the humble timesheet remains,…
6th August 2020
Damages for lost profit on cancelled O&M contract not too remote when preceding D&B contract terminated
In a case that may have significant ramifications for engineering projects, the Privy Council has concluded that a claim for damages for breach of a Design and Build…