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Construction Focus: Check the contract
John Starr looks at recent case law on calculating limitation periods in construction claims ‘Aspect v Higgins reinforces the need to keep an eye on limitation periods, especially where some other form of dispute resolution procedure, such as adjudication, is already underway.’ Once a limitation period expires, it is no longer possible to bring claims …
Cases Referenced
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- Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Ltd v Higgins Construction Plc [2013] EWHC 1322 (TCC); [2015] UKSC 38
- Elvanite Full Circle Ltd v AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Ltd [2013] EWHC 1191 (TCC); [2013] EWHC 1643 (TCC)
- Infamatrix Investments Ltd v Dean Construction Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 64
- Jim Ennis Construction Ltd v Premier Asphalt Ltd [2009] EWHC 1906 (TCC)