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Natural justice and an alleged failure to consider a defence
In Manor Co-Living Ltd v RY Construction Ltd [2022] EWHC 2715 (TCC), Mr Adam Constable KC, sitting as a judge of the High Court, held that the claimant was not entitled to a declaration that an adjudicator had breached the principles of natural..
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30 November 2022
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Vol 39 No 10 - 29 November 2022
The Building Safety Act and the Defective Premises Act 1972
The Building Safety Act 2022 is one of the most significant pieces of legislation for the construction industry in many years. The significance of the Act extends beyond the creation of a building safety regulator and the extensive new provisions in..
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30 November 2022
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Vol 39 No 10 - 29 November 2022
Proprietary estoppel - The remedy
In Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 27, the Supreme Court held that the aim of the remedy granted by a court in a proprietary estoppel case is to prevent the unconscionable repudiation of promises or assurances about property upon which the promisee has..
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30 November 2022
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Vol 39 No 10 - 29 November 2022
Incorporation of terms
In Scotbeef Ltd v D&S Storage Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] EWHC 2434 (TCC), HH Judge Kelly, sitting as a Judge of the High Court, held that the defendant had failed to establish that a set of terms on which it sought to rely had been incorporated..
Online Published Date:
30 November 2022
Appeared in issue:
Vol 39 No 10 - 29 November 2022