Building contract – Damages – Sub-contract – Part 20 defendant installing sprinkler system in new building under subcontract with Part 20 claimant – Failure in system causing flood in basement…
Building contract – Warranty
Property – Gas boiler — Explosion – Warning – Claimant seeking damages for loss allegedly caused by defective gas booster – Whether defendant giving adequate warning – Whether proper warning…
Negligence – Damages
Arbitrator – Decision – Serious irregularity – Parties entering into consortium agreement – Dispute arising in respect of losses on project – Arbitral tribunal making final award by majority –…
Adjudication – Separate decisions – Enforcement – Parties referring disputes to two adjudicators – Adjudicators producing two decisions – Whether both decisions enforceable – Whether adjudicator having requisite jurisdiction –…
Adjudicator – Jurisdiction
Building contract – Repudiation – Adjudication – Claimants challenging adjudicator’s decision in favour of defendant – Claimants obtaining judgment in default of defence – Whether court having jurisdiction to set…
Contract – Default judgment
Defective premises – Unfit for habitation – Defective Premises Act 1972 – Claimants purchasing house from first defendant – First defendant relying upon advice from second defendant structural engineer –…
Breach of contract – Damages
Adjudicator – Jurisdiction – Dispute arising between parties to building contract – One party referring dispute to adjudicator – Defendant responding party challenging jurisdiction – Adjudicator asserting jurisdiction and apportioning…