2019 saw a number of high-profile contractor insolvencies and two landmark cases exploring the relationship between the adjudication and insolvency regimes (Bresco[1] and Meadowside[2] respectively). For an industry in which cashflow is king, the outbreak of COVID-19 threatens to have especially sizeable implications for construction contractors and could precipitate further insolvencies. It is therefore more…
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Time after Time: Amey LG Ltd v Aggregate Industries UK Ltd [2019] EWHC 3488 (TCC)
Author: Justin Mendelle and Oliver Slater Amey, the main contractor in relation to refurbishment works of Sheffield’s road network, engaged Aggregate as subcontractor to undertake surfacing, planning and civil engineering works. Post Views: 2,713
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Author: Justin Mendelle and Oliver Slater The Scottish Government launched the Home Energy Efficiency Programme Area Based Scheme in 2014, aiming to increase funding of external wall insulation and consequently reduce fuel poverty in Scotland. Post Views: 2,342
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