Construction focus: Liquidated damages provisions in construction contracts

Lauren Hepburn reviews a case providing a reminder to be clear, certain and specific in the drafting of LADs provisions It was recognised that the very fact that Schedule 10, a bespoke LAD regime, was included in the contract demonstrates that the parties intended for it to have some legal effect. As we enter a …
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Cases Referenced

  • Alebrahim v BM Design London Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 183
  • Anangel Atlas Companies Naviera SA v Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries [1990] 2 Lloyd’s Rep
  • Arnold v Britton & ors [2015] UKSC 36
  • Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd v Peel L&P Investments and Property Ltd [2022] EWHC 1842 (TCC)
  • Cavendish Square Holdings BV V Talal El Makdessi [2015] (UKSC 67)
  • Eco World-Ballymore Embassy Gardens Company Ltd v Dobler UK Ltd [2021] EWHC 2207 (TCC)