Pre-action protocols are just another set of legal hoops

Article Abstract:

The introduction of pre-action protocols formed part of the reforms intended to make litigation in the UK cheaper and easier. However, the protocols are in many ways counterproductive, and of little use to construction firms.

Liability (Law), Legal liability, Civil law

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Adjudication has been referred to on many occasions in the past

Article Abstract:

Construction disputes could be assumed to adjudication and adjudications could be commenced after the project is completed, paid for and occupied. Regarding this, the way in which the government led the review of the workings of the Construction Act is presented.

Company legal issue, Cases

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A year in the life

Article Abstract:

The new judge in charge of the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has made a few changes since his arrival and the conclusion of his first year is as good a time as any to review them. The TCC guide gives an up-to-date guidance on all aspects of practice in the TCC, reducing specialist procedures to writing, in some instances for the first time.

Interpretation and construction, Building law, Building codes

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