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Construction: Brick by brick
Claire King analyses recent judicial trends in the contractual interpretation of construction contracts ‘What has sometimes been used as a “get out of jail card” (ie arguing business common sense to escape an otherwise harsh result) is going to be an increasingly hard card to use in the future.’ The key to resolving disputes is …
Cases Referenced
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- Arnold v Britton & ors [2015] UKSC 36
- Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Ltd v Grove Developments Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 990
- Carillion Construction Ltd v Emcor Engineering Services Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 65
- Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society [1997] UKHL 28
- Krys & ors v KBC Partners LP & ors [2015] UKPC 46
- Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] UKHL 19
- Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank [2009] EWHC 2624 (Comm); [2010] EWCA Civ 582; [2011] UKSC 50
- Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd [2017] UKSC 24