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Construction focus: When a collateral warranty is a construction contract
Daniel Burr and Sophie Togwell consider the outcome of a recent Court of Appeal decision It was held that, for a warranty to be a construction contract, it must be an agreement for the carrying out of construction operations, meaning it must relate to the performance of works rather than just the quality of work. …
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- Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 823
- Hurley Palmer Flatt Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc [2014] EWHC 3042 (TCC)
- Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O'Rourke Wales and West Ltd [2013] EWHC 2665 (TCC)