Technology and Construction Court
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Offer-Hoar and others v Larkstore Ltd and another
Sale of development land with planning permission — Assignment of expert geo-technical report — Part 20 claim against expert — Whether assignment valid — Extent of expert’s duty of care
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Fitzroy House Epworth Street (No 1) Ltd and another v The Financial Times Ltd
Commercial premises — Tenancy — Break clause — Clause allowing tenant to terminate lease if repairing covenant materially complied with — Whether “material compliance” applying to trivial breaches — Whether…
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Riverside Property Investments Ltd v Blackhawk Automotive
Landlord and tenant — Repairs — Dilapidations — Roof — Landlord’s claim for replacement of roof — Tenant repairing roof immediately prior to termination of lease — Whether roof in…
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Carillion Construction Ltd v Devonport Royal Dockyard
Building works — Subcontractor — Target cost — Dispute — Subcontractor obtaining adjudicator’s award — Whether adjudicator’s decision enforceable — Claimant’s claim allowed — Defendant’s claim dismissed
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Fountain & Colonnade Management Ltd v Westminster City Council
Repairing agreement — Claim for contribution to cost of repairs — Whether repairs in connection with highway — Whether repairs or improvements — Fair proportion of cost — Claim allowed
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Riverside Property Investments Ltd v Blackhawk Automotive
Lease of light-industrial unit — Repairing covenant — Asbestos roof — Whether covenant requiring replacement of roof on surrender of lease — Whether repairs sufficient — Whether claimant landlord entitled…
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Birse Construction Ltd v Eastern Telegraph Co Ltd
Property — Defects — Measure of damages — Building contract — Claimant seeking to recover retention fee — Defendant counterclaiming for damages — Whether defendant entitled to damages for breach…
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Holding & Management (Solitaire) Ltd v Ideal Homes North West Ltd and others
Implied term — Defective property — Repair covenant Failure of remedial scheme — Pure economic loss — Damages — Whether lease implying term as to quality of work — Whether…
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Thames Water Utilities Ltd v London Regional Transport and another
Negligence — Statutory duty — Nuisance — Causation — Damage caused by claimants’ burst water main — Whether additional load on water main resulting from defendants’ tunnelling works causing failure…
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Rossco Civil Engineering Ltd v Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedic
Construction dispute — Adjudication — Partnership entering into contract with defendant to carry out construction works — Claimant company subsequently incorporated — Dispute arising between parties — Whether adjudicator having…
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Connex South Eastern Ltd v MJ Building Services Group plc
Construction contract — Project to install CCTV systems — No written acceptance of tender — Verbal instruction to carry out project — Alleged repudiation of contract — Reference to adjudicator…
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William Verry Ltd v North West London Communal Mikvah
Adjudication under building contract — Enforcement of adjudicator’s decision — Whether adjudication invalid — Whether claimant late in referring dispute to adjudicator — Whether section 108(2)(b) of Housing Grants, Regeneration…