Claims are commonplace and all those involved in construction and engineering projects will be familiar with the disputes that can arise on a project. Continue reading
REUTERS | Jose Miguel Gomez
May 8, 2009
Words of advice on construction claims
REUTERS | Amit Dave
May 8, 2009
Claiming interest in adjudication
The issue used to be whether the adjudicator had jurisdiction to award interest under the Scheme for Construction Contracts. There were conflicting interpretations as to whether an adjudicator had a statutory standalone power to award interest (like a judge or arbitrator) or whether he could only award interest if a right existed. Continue reading
REUTERS | Arnd Wiegmann
I felt a bit rough over the weekend and told my wife that I was a bit concerned as to whether I was a man with swine flu. The rather unhelpful riposte from the Mrs was that I may well have got the words in the wrong order.
We have seen plenty of health scares over the years and it is difficult to know whether this is something transient – people are just being cautious – or something that will have a serious impact. Let’s hope it’s transient and that the fears of a return (in stronger form) in the autumn turn out to be an abundance of caution. Continue reading
REUTERS | Alexander Demianchuk
May 1, 2009
Adjudicating PPP/PFI contracts
Everyone who is familiar with the Construction Act 1996 knows (or should know by now), that certain contracts are excluded from its payment and adjudication provisions. This includes the top tier contract between the local authority (usually) and the project company in PPP/PFI deals. Continue reading
