I read the recent judgment in Balfour Beatty v Shepherd and some of the issues the adjudicator faced struck a chord. Continue reading
REUTERS | Yves Herman
REUTERS | Brian Snyder
October 12, 2009
CIOB plans guidance on time management
Of the three key factors that drive a project (cost, quality and time), time management is by far the least developed and understood.
This was highlighted by the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) report, Managing the risk of delayed completion in the 21st century. Having identified the problem, the CIOB is trying to solve it. Continue reading
REUTERS | Pillar Lee
October 7, 2009
Costs in adjudication: any way the wind blows?
If you successfully enforce an adjudicator’s decision in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), you will usually recover your costs. But how much might you recover? Continue reading
REUTERS | Andrew Winning
October 7, 2009
Global claims: what are they and how do you plead one?
What is a global claim?
A global claim may be defined as a claim where a global or composite sum is put forward as the measure of damages or contractual compensation where there are two or more separate matters of claim or complaint, and where it is said to be impractical or impossible to provide a breakdown or sub-division of the sum between those matters. Continue reading
