Adverse Weather in Construction Contracts

With storms and snow now being a common feature across most of the UK, we only need to watch the news to see how such bouts of bad weather can disrupt daily life.However, no matter what season we find ourselves in, intense periods of disruptive weather are no longer confined to the winter months. In the summer of 2019 we saw the hottest summer in 140 years, bringing water shortages, melting road surfaces, and railways inoperative due to buckling lines!

Adjudication Enforcement – Final Accounts and Stay of Execution

A recent decision by the Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) has been handed down from which we learn some important lessons. We take a look at the recent case of Broseley (London) Ltd and Prime Asset Management Ltd (“PAML”) and specifically the points put forward by PAML in relation to enforcement for a stay of execution.