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Contractual notices: defeating the prevention principle

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 15 2009

In last month's Construction Disputes Avoidance Newsletter we considered the operation of the prevention principle, what it means for time to be 'at large' under a construction contract, and how a time at large situation can be avoided by a properly drafted extension of time clause

Concurrent delay an update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 29 2011

Delay is, of course, a common problem on construction projects worldwide

A significant new decision: Walter Lilly v Mackay July 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 31 2012

In a major judgment published on 11 July 2012, Walter Lilly v. Mackay, Mr Justice Akenhead, the judge in charge of the Technology and Construction Court in London ("TCC") has given guidance on a number of important issues in construction law

Direct or indirect loss?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • September 30 2011

Construction contracts often contain a provision excluding liability for indirect and consequential loss, but the distinction between direct loss and indirectconsequential loss can be a confusing one