The Electronic Working Pilot Scheme has been piloted at the TCC in London since July 2009. Has it been a success? PLC Construction attended an HMCS workshop to find out. Continue reading
REUTERS | Paulo Whitaker
October 21, 2009
Electronic working in the TCC, is it e-working?
REUTERS | Aly Song
October 20, 2009
Using expert evidence in adjudication
Last week, I touched on whether documents should be ‘disclosed’ in adjudication. One aspect of my post looked at expert evidence, so here are some further thoughts on experts in adjudication… Continue reading
REUTERS | Jumana ElHeloueh
PLC Construction recently received an enquiry about an employer’s ability to deduct liquidated and ascertained damages (LADs) for delay under a demand issued after the contractor had gone into administration. Could the employer set-off its demand for LADs under the Insolvency Rules?
REUTERS | Yves Herman
I read the recent judgment in Balfour Beatty v Shepherd and some of the issues the adjudicator faced struck a chord. Continue reading
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
REUTERS | Brian Snyder
September 30, 2009
September 2009 digest: autumn leaves, bid-rigging and public procurement
John Keats, Ode to Autumn:
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun”
September marks the end of summer and the start of autumn; and while it has been warm (and mostly dry) after our wet and cool summer, it has nevertheless brought a chill wind to the leading contractors fined by the OFT. Continue reading
REUTERS | Ina Fassbender
September 30, 2009
Ask the Team: What is EPCM contracting?
PLC Construction recently received an enquiry asking for information about EPCM contracting. Our thoughts below give an overview of how EPCM contracting operates and what distinguishes it from other forms of procurement, particularly EPC contracting. Continue reading
REUTERS | Alexander Demianchuk
September 29, 2009
UCATT publishes blacklisting report
The Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) has published its report on blacklisting in the construction industry, Ruined lives – blacklisting in the construction industry.
Unsurprisingly, the report criticises the Government and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for their handling of the scandal. It also raises several concerns about the Government’s proposed blacklisting regulations. Continue reading
