GRAY’S INN CONSTRUCTION CHAMBERS’ ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING LAW REVIEW – 2023
Construction Contracts – Payment – Risks of contracting with a Dormant Company -Adjudicator’s Decision Enforced in favour of Dormant Company
Charles Edwin Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister Charles Edwards, Construction Barrister and Head of Chambers reviews the Technology and Construction Court case of WRB (NI) Ireland v. Henry Construction Projects Limited [2023] EWHC 278 (TCC), which provides highly useful guidance on the risks of contracting dormant companies. The Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) in the adjudication enforcement […]
LEGAL ASSISTANT POSITION – BARRISTERS CHAMBERS – CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING
LEGAL ASSISTANT POSITION – (PART TIME SELF-EMPLOYED ROLE) Role Legal assistant to a Barrister and Head of Chambers specialising in Construction and Engineering. Recruiting people of the highest calibre is fundamental to the continued success of chambers. Duties The Legal Assistant’s duties under supervision will involve a wide spectrum of duties, including (this is not […]
Adjudication – Payment – Will the complexity and time pressures due to the sheer quantity of documentation/evidence in adjudication prevent enforcement? TCC guidance
Charles Edwin Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) FCInstCES Barrister Charles Edwards, Construction Barrister and Head of Chambers at Gray’s Inn Construction Chambers, reviews the recent case of Home Group Limited v MPS Housing Limited [2023] EWHC 1946 (TCC) where enforcement of the adjudicator’s decision (which ran to 74 pages) was challenged on the basis of a breach of natural justice due to the sheer volume of the […]