Hudsons Building and Engineering Contracts

Notes the inconsistencies in the decisions of two Australian cases Dura & Hue Boutique and Cordon v Lesdro Properties regarding the implication of a duty of good faith in certifying under a standard form contractsCites the Malaysian case Qimonda v Sabriabene and the Court of Appeal’s decision of implying a fiduciary trust in respect of retention monies into a standard form contract against the weight of a strong line of English casesLooks at the decision of Mr Justice Akenhead in Walter Lilley v Giles Mackay giving fresh and practical guidance on how to deal with delay claims when the usual “concurrency” question is raised Looks at two cases dealing with the meaning of “dispute” in Whitby v Beam and Carillion v Smith and a case on severance in Beck v UK Flooring Includes coverage of the very recent decision in Harrington v Systech from the Master of Rolls in holding that no fees may be claimed by an adjudicator for a non-compliant decisionSUBSCRIPTION INFORMATIONSAVE 1% ON THIS SUPPLEMENT, FUTURE EDITIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS WHEN YOU REQUEST A STANDING ORDERRequest a Standing Order for this supplement and future editions and supplements and receive a 1% discount. Future editions and paperback supplements will be sent to you automatically, each with the same 1% discount.Alternatively, you can request a Standing Order to only receive supplements to the current edition, and these will be sent to you on publication with a 5% discount.The 3 Day Satisfaction Guarantee applies to all titles supplied on Standing Order. Standing Orders can be cancelled at any time.Set up your Standing Orders today.