Building Law Monthly

In Hunt v Optima (Cambridge) Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 714 the Court of Appeal held that the defendants were not liable in negligence to the claimant leaseholders arising out of ‘architects certificates’ issued by the defendants for the..

In Hurley Palmer Flatt Ltd v Barclays Bank plc [2014] EWHC 3042 (TCC) Ramsey J held that the terms of a construction contract did not give to a third party the right to have liability under the contract determined by adjudication. The third party..

In Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Private Ltd [2014] EWHC 2104 (Comm) Teare J held that a dispute resolution clause in an existing and enforceable contract which required the parties to seek to resolve a dispute by friendly..

In Greenwich Millennium Village Ltd v Essex Services Group plc [2014] EWCA Civ 960, [2014] 1 WLR 3517 the Court of Appeal held that, in the case of a construction contract, a failure by an indemnitee to spot defects perpetrated by its contractor or..