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Going for broke: Court of Appeal decides on insolvent party enforcement of adjudication awards

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in John Doyle Contractors Ltd v Erith Contractors Ltd. It is one of the first cases following the Supreme Court’s decision in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd to test the courts’ willingness to allow insolvent parties to enforce adjudicators’ awards. The Court of … Continue reading Going for broke: Court of Appeal decides on insolvent party enforcement of adjudication awards

The landscape after Bresco continues to evolve

You must have been in isolation if you haven’t heard or read about the Supreme Court’s decision in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd. It has been hailed by some as opening the floodgates to adjudications by insolvent companies. But, as a series of recent judgments show, there remain a number … Continue reading The landscape after Bresco continues to evolve