“On the twelfth day of Christmas, my adjudicator gave to me …. their top 12 tips on how parties can help them during an adjudication”. Now, admittedly, it’s not as catchy as the original, but it’s a subject very close to my heart, as well as a topic that...

As we hurtle towards the end of another calendar year, the trend towards alternative dispute resolution methods continues to gain popularity, reinforcing the collective demand for resolving disputes expeditiously and cost-effectively, preserving relationships and alleviating the burden on the court system. Indeed, the senior judiciary and government have, for some...

I was lucky enough to travel to Hong Kong last week and speak at this year’s Society of Construction Law Hong Kong International Conference. Hong Kong is making great progress with its Security of Payment legislation, and I was asked to speak on various aspects of it, including some...

Last week’s judgment of HHJ Stephen Davies in Workman Properties Limited v ADI Building and Refurbishment Limited [2024] EWHC 2627 (TCC) was timely for a number of reasons, not least because I was planning to share my thoughts on the increased use of Part 8 claims in order to “trump” an...

There are a number of theories about the inspiration behind the lyrics to Thin Lizzy’s 1976 hit, "The Boys Are Back in Town". One theory alleges that it’s about a group of Manchester criminals collectively known as the Quality Street Gang.  Although the theories haven’t been...

All good things come to an end, and sadly this will be our last blog for Practical Law Construction. However, fear not as we will continue to write some articles for them in the future, and we hope to relaunch the blog on a separate platform later this year…

Last year I wrote about the judgment in Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd v Liberty Homes (Kent) Ltd, where O’Farrell J continued an interim freezing injunction that had been granted a month or so earlier…

In the early ’80’s, Soft Cell sang Say hello, wave goodbye. It probably isn’t as well known as the dance floor-filler that is Tainted love, but it is a song that came to mind when I read the Court of Appeal’s…

I can’t say that I recall Dyson LJ’s judgment in Connex South Eastern Ltd v MJ Building Services Group being handed down back in 2005 but I do know it is the case that told us that the phrase “at any time”…

Some years ago I wrote a number of blogs about the long-running legal battle between Gary Paice and Kim Springall (property developers) and MJ Harding (the building contractor). That really was the case that kept on giving...

Happy new year everyone.Once again I am reflecting on what I’d like to see and, looking at my 2022 list, I think I could probably include all of them again apart from three…

Back in July, I wrote about the judgment in Metropolitan Borough Council of Sefton v Allenbuild Ltd, where HHJ Hodge QC in the TCC in Manchester enforced an adjudicator’s decision and, in so doing, rejected an application…