Building Law Reports

Contract - damages - Measure of damage when supervening event subsumes original damage

Contract - Damages - Measure of damage - Whether cost of repair or difference in value - Mitigation

Contract - Bond to secure performance of contract by sub-contractor - Construction of bond - Whether surety entitled to defend action so that quantum of damages caused to main contractor could be ascertained- Whether surety entitled to set off any sums allegedly due to sub-contractor from main con- tractor

Negligent misrepresentation - Whether consulting engineers owed a duty of care in negligent misrepresentation to a tendering contractor for economic loss caused by contractor’s reliance upon drawings

Contract - JCT Contract 1981 with Contractor’s Design - Contractor’s administrative receivership not a breach of contract - Clause 27.2

Agreement for Minor Building Works, 1980 Edition, clauses 6.2 and 6.3(b) - Sub-contractor’s negligence causing loss by fire - Whether loss by fire employer’s risk

Effective legal assignment of claims which had been referred to arbitration - injunction to restrain assignor from proceeding in arbitration Giving of notice by legal assignee of desire to join in pending arbitration an election - Election to be exercised timeously Revocation of arbitrator’s authority pursuant to s 1 of the Arbitration Act 1950 and order pursuant to s 25(2)(b) of the Arbitration Act 1950 that the arbitration agreement should cease to have effect with respect to the dispute referred where election not exercised timeously