Construction Focus: Limitation, limitation, limitation

A recent case demonstrates the importance of clear wording when drafting a standstill agreement, as John Starr finds out ‘The principal argument between the parties was whether, on the true construction of the standstill agreements, they operated to suspend time for the purposes of limitation, or to extend time for those purposes.’ Parties continue to …
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Cases Referenced

  • Exsus Travel Ltd & anor v Baker Tilly & anor [2016] EWHC 2818 (Ch)
  • GB Building Solutions Ltd (in administration) v SFS Fire Services Ltd (trading as Central Fire Protection) [2017] EWHC 1289 (TCC)
  • How Engineering Service Ltd v Southern Insulation (Medway) Ltd [2010] EWHC 1878 (TCC)
  • Re Moon (1886) 17 QBD 275
  • Russell & anor v Stone & ors [2017] EWHC 1555 (TCC)