The case that time forgot
Court of Appeal looks at a House of Lords decision from 1913 to decide a liquidated damages claim.
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Clearing the muddy SAAMCO waters
Stuart Pemble welcomes the clarification in the latest appellate decision on the SAAMCO principle
Construction adjudication vs insolvency
Has the Court of Appeal resolved the tension between two seemingly conflicting statutory regimes?
Why you still can’t sue an inspector in tort
LEGAL NOTES Stuart Pemble revisits one of the most fundamental tortious principles of them all
Litigation: More facts, less law
Stuart Pemble examines the significance of the result of a long-running dispute between neighbours Key points Facts are often a lot more important than legal principles when it comes to winning (or losing) in litigation Presenting a global claim for damages in construction remains fraught with difficulty Every four months, when a new trainee joins […]
Legal Notes: A Snowman came travelling
Allyson Colby, Stuart Pemble and Elizabeth Dwomoh round up 2018’s major legal cases
Hoffmann against Sumption: the rumble in the judicial jungle
Stuart Pemble examines a public falling-out between two of our greatest jurists and judges
Should a fraudster be able to sue their negligent solicitors?
Court of Appeal applies new range of factors for assessing the enforceability of illegal contracts
Surveyor’s negligence: what damages?
Is the correct measure of damages the diminution in value or the cost of the cure?
Lord Hoffmann’s legacy to construction
TCC permitted to stop insolvent firms from commencing Construction Act adjudications
