Rob Horne
CommentStatutory limitation periods: The sense of an ending
If a statutory limitation period for making a claim can begin with the adjudicator’s decision, disputes can potentially drag on for over a decade. There may be a solution lurking in NEC3 …
CommentNEC: Campaign for plain English
The NEC was supposed to move from legal language to something more practical at project level. But a case from last year shows what can happen when courts are left to interpret the contract
CommentNEC contracts: Don’t look back in anger
Engaging in retrospective re-evaluations of contractual terms undermines the forward-looking and co-operative nature of the NEC
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Treasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The end of our elaborate plans
This case has raised the question of when a contract is over and done with, which can affect practically every construction job that’s carried out
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Reality check
The Court of Appeal has just added two heaped spoonfuls of common sense to the rules on what adjudicators can do without breaching natural justice
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Don't get cute
Go to court with finely honed legal arguments that contradict the spirit of the Construction Act, and you can expect the kind of treatment ABB got in this case …