Building Law Monthly

In Atwal v Rochester [2010] EWHC 2338 (TCC), Judge Kirkham held that a contract to undertake extensive building work on a family home was frustrated when the builder suffered a heart attack, the consequence of which was that he was given medical..

In Robinson v P E Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9, [2011] All ER (D) 111 (Jan) the Court of Appeal held that the claimant house purchaser was not entitled to bring a claim in tort against the builder of the house in respect of the cost of..

In difficult financial times one party to a contract may be tempted to use its more powerful economic position to extract a concession from its contracting party. When will such pressure amount to duress? A helpful summary of the scope of the..

In Redwing Construction Ltd v Wishart [2010] EWHC 3366 (TCC), [2010] All ER (D) 305 (Dec) Mr Justice Akenhead held that the defendant was not entitled to resist enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision on the ground that the matter in dispute..