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Construction
The effect of foreign jurisdiction clauses on the summary enforcement of UK adjudication awards in construction contracts
In the very interesting case of Motacus Constructions Ltd v Paolo Castelli SPA [2021] EWHC 356 (TCC), handed down on 22 February 2021 (see here) Judge Hodge QC determined: “the… Read more »
Wasted costs and hopeless jurisdiction claims
Today in the High Court in London Mr Justice Cavanagh dismissed a solicitor’s renewed application for permission to appeal against a wasted costs order made against them in the case… Read more »
Expert witnesses and conflicts of interest
Hot on the heels of the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48 on bias and impartiality, the Court of Appeal (on… Read more »
IPBA Webinar: Virtual Hearings in Construction Disputes
Marion Smith QC will be speaking in this second in a series of short webinars organised by the IPBA’s International Construction Projects Committee. She will join a panel of speakers… Read more »
Dispute Board: Expensive Follies or Golden Opportunites? (SCL Webinar)
Lindy Patterson QC and Marion Smith QC will be speaking at this Society of Construction Law webinar on the subject of ‘Dispute Board: Expensive Follies or Golden Opportunites?’, alongside David… Read more »
December 2020 Edition of Outlook: a roundup of news and views from 39 Essex Chambers Commercial and Construction Group
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of Outlook, a roundup of news and views from the 39 Essex Chambers Commercial and Construction Group. First, on the topic of the proper… Read more »
Part 3 – Witness Statements in a Changing World
In the third and final part of this this three-part mini series Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating and Philippe Kuhn discuss the implications of the Witness Evidence Working Group’s proposals and… Read more »
Part 2 – Witness Statements in a Changing World
In the second part of this three-part mini series, Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating and Philippe Kuhn discuss the scope of the proposed reforms put forward by the Witness Evidence Working… Read more »
Part 1 – Witness Statements in a Changing World
In the first part of this three-part mini series, Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating and Philippe Kuhn, commercial barristers at 39 Essex Chambers, discuss the issues which have arisen in the… Read more »
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