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Final opportunity given to particularise claim
In Keay v Morris Homes (West Midlands) Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 900, [2012] All ER (D) 106 (Jul) the Court of Appeal held that it was not possible to decide whether an alleged agreement to get on promptly with certain building works was an express term..
Online Published Date:
20 August 2012
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Vol 29 No 8 - 01 August 2012
Disputes, crystallisation and severance
In Master Marine SA v Labroy Offshore Ltd [2012] SGCA 27, [2012] 2 SLR 125 the Court of Appeal of Singapore considered the nature of a first demand performance bond and affirmed that, when seeking to interpret such a bond, the court should be..
Online Published Date:
17 October 2012
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Vol 29 No 8 - 01 August 2012
Builder and landlord liable in negligence
In Ampurius NU Homes Holdings Ltd v Telford Homes (Creekside) Ltd [2012] EWHC 1820 (Ch), [2012] All ER (D) 43 (Jul) Mr Justice Roth held that the defendant developer had committed a repudiatory breach of contract in failing to procure that the works..
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17 October 2012
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Vol 29 No 8 - 01 August 2012
Unsuccessful party to adjudication did not have right of set-off
In Pihl UK Ltd v Ramboll UK Ltd [2012] CSOH 139 Lord Malcolm dismissed a challenge to the decision of an adjudicator on the ground that the adjudicator had breached the principles of natural justice. He dismissed the complaint that the adjudicator..
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17 October 2012
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Vol 29 No 8 - 01 August 2012