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The scope of limitation and exclusion clauses under scrutiny from the TCC
Posted: 16/04/2021
The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently published a judgment that focused on whether ‘fundamental, deliberate and wilful’ breaches fall within the scope of clauses limiting and excluding liability. Such clauses are a commonplace feature of commercial contracts, and the judgment is likely to be welcomed by those...…>>
The TCC considers whether an independent design checker owed a duty of care to the main contractor in a construction project
Posted: 25/03/2021
The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently published a judgment regarding whether an independent design checker owed a duty of care in tort to protect the main contractor from ‘pure economic loss’......>>
Cladding claims and post-limitation amendments
Posted: 09/03/2021
Last year there were two Technology and Construction Court (TCC) cases on the very topical issue of limitation in fire safety cladding claims. Sportscity v Countryside Properties [2020] EWHC 1591 (TCC) and RG Securities v R Maskell [2020] EWHC 1646 (TCC) both concerned summary judgment applications by developers against building owners on the contention that the owners’ claims were out of time for limitation purposes......>>
Green retrofit: what is it and what does it mean for the development industry?
Posted: 01/03/2021
Green retrofit - well, its’s quite the buzzword in the development industry at the moment, but what is it really? It can actually be defined as a number of things, but in reality it is ‘exactly what it says on the tin’ - green retrofit is the sustainable refurbishment of an existing building to make it more efficient, better for the environment and sustainable...…>>
Is your science park MEES-ready?
Posted: 25/02/2021
Since Phase 1 of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 came into force back in 2018, landlords and their solicitors have become accustomed to the practice of providing an EPC to a tenant on the grant of a lease, and to casting an eye over that EPC to ensure that the property is not 'sub-standard'......>>

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In this issue: On 12 July 2018 members of the Penningtons Manches construction and infrastructure team held a workshop with clients to discuss the current state of the law in respect of, among other things, the legal requirements for applications for payment, payment notices and payless notices under construction contracts.

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