Woodlands Oak Ltd v Conwell & anor [2011] EWCA Civ 254

Construction Focus: Rectification of defects

John Starr evaluates the obligation to mitigate and warns of the possibility that there may be no recovery of costs from the original contractor ‘The court decided that the use of the term “appropriate deduction” in clause 2.30 was a relatively neutral term. What might be appropriate in one set of circumstances might be inappropriate …

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Construction Focus: Is your building contract complete?

John Starr discusses the various outside influences that make up a construction contract ‘Building contracts are not designed to be complete, even on their own express terms, still less in respect of outside influences, such as pre-contractual representations, or terms implied by law or otherwise.’ A building contract, like any other contract, is, to an …

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