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The adjudicator who changed his mind

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • February 26 2013

Vertase and Squibb fought out two adjudications. In the first, the adjudicator apparently decided that Vertase, the main contractor, could not deduct

That was never a penalty...

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 31 2011

The issue of whether a liquidated damages clause is really a penalty and unenforceable is a familiar visitor to the courts

Naming the wrong builder puts paid to insurance cover

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 26 2013

A housing association contracted with a builder who was to provide some affordable housing. The association also took out decennial insurance which

Extension of time - has time finally come to an end in City Inn v Shepherd Construction?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • August 3 2010

On 22 July 2010, the Extra Division, Inner House, Court of Session handed down its decision in the long running saga of City Inn v Shepherd Construction

The same old story with a new twist

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • May 29 2012

Whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is a debate that features in many employment cases in Hong Kong

Void construction permit for a high-rise building due to void exemption

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • December 19 2011

Generally, and particularly in the case of approved construction permits for permitted existing buildings, old construction permits may be subject to review in connection with a neighbor’s objections or legal actions

From mega construction to mega litigation

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 2 2010

For a hotel and casino construction project to be successful, suitable financing arrangements are very important

Indian Supreme Court puts out the welcome mat

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • India
  • -
  • February 26 2013

Probably at the end of the to-do list, in negotiations for an international construction project, is the important, but unexciting, "what if?"

Just how hard is it to exclude liability for negligence?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 26 2013

Attempting to exclude liability for negligence may not be the best way to start a contractual relationship and it is certainly not the easiest. It is

Court sets out claim blame game rules

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 26 2013

In a 138 page judgment, in a case with combined legal costs approaching £10 million, Mr Justice Akenhead set out the rules on some key issues in time