Building Law Monthly

In Stannard (t/a Wyvern Tyres) v Gore [2012] EWCA Civ 1248, [2012] All ER (D) 44 (Oct) the Court of Appeal held that the spread of a fire from the defendant’s tyre-fitting business did not fall within the scope of the rule in Rylands v..

In Clark Electrical Ltd v JMD Developments (UK) Ltd [2012] EWHC 2627 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 181 (Sep) His Honour Judge Behrens, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, held that the defendants had not agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of..

In Alstom Power Ltd v SOMI Impianti SRL [2012] EWHC 2644 (TCC), [2012] All ER (D) 74 (Oct) Mr Justice Akenhead held that the claimants were entitled to a declaration that ‘all appliances and things of whatsoever nature’ required for the..

In PC Harrington Contractors Ltd v Systech International Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1371, [2012] All ER (D) 283 (Oct) the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from the decision of Mr Justice Akenhead (on which see our November 2011 issue, pp4–7) and..