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| Collateral Warranties : Recovery on behalf of third party. House of Lords. 27th July 2000. |
| by Lords Clyde : Goff : Jauncey : Browne-Wilkinson : Millett. Crown Copyright |
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| Expert Witness : Review of the duties of an expert to the court in the light of the CPR. Ikarian Reefer updated. HHJ Toulmin 8th March 2000. |
| by His Honour Judge Toulmin. Crown Copyright |
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| Liability of architect in tort. 30th October 2000 |
| by HHJ Bowsher QC. Crown Copyright |
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| Liability in tort of builder to a subsequent owner for negligent construction which damages the property being developed and adjoining property. CA on appeal from QBD (Mr Justice Bell). 28th January 2000 |
| by Schiemann LJ; Tuckey LJ; Mr Justice Wall. Crown Copyright |
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| Liability for Fire : Subcontractor not liable for fire under JCT form of contract ? prevented consultants from claiming a contribution from the Sub contractor. CA. 4th July 2000 |
| by Peter Gibson LJ; Brooke LJ; Robert Walker LJ. Crown Copyright |
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| Repudiation. Repudiation for non-payment – unlawful unless specifically allowed under contract. Application of Ruxley where dam not built to contract specifications. TCC. 15th December 2000. |
| by HHJ Peter Bowsher : Crown Copyright |
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| Subject to contract : Letters of Intent : If Contracts : Liability of sponsors of a proposed company for work done by claimants. TCC. 29th September, 2000 |
| by Colin Reese Q.C. Crown Copyright |
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| Letter of Intent : Application for summary judgement refused. No contract – valuation due as quantum meruit – requires a trial to determine sums due. TCC : 17th March 2000 |
| by His Honour Judge Hicks QC : Crown Copyright |
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| Jurisdiction : Clause 18(2) ICE 5th ed. Contract called for three party arbitration : contractor unwilling to invoke tri-party arbitration : Held : Subcontractor entitled to submit dispute to a two party arbitral process for resolution. HL. 27th July 2000. |
| by Lords Hope; Cooke ; Clyde ; Hobhouse ; Millett . Crown Copyright. |
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| Final Certificates :Pre-1998 JCT Clause 30.8.11 Design & Build : Led to amendments to later contracts : See also Mowlem. 31st July 2000. |
| by Otton LJ, Buxton LJ, Hooper LJ. Crown Copyright |
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| Retension DOM /2 : Release of retentions and set off : Making good certificates. |
| by His Honour Dyson J : Crown Copyright |
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| Calderbank offers DOM/2 :Application on without prejudice offers and Calderbank payments in. |
| by His Honour Dyson J : Crown Copyright |
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| Contract-Project Management-Role of Quantity Surveyor acting as Project Manager-Duty to warn clients of fire hazards-Causation-Contributory Negligence-Test whether defendants are Partnership or Limited Company-role of experts in relation to evidence of Project Management : Court found that even if the advice had been given it would not have been acted upon – so causation not established. TCC. 4th May 2000 |
| by HHJ John Toulmin CMG QC Crown Copyright |
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| Termination : Was the council entitled to terminate a ground maintenance contract in the absence of express cancellation provisions in the contract. Held No at first instance. CA on unsuccessful appeal from Norwich District Registry (HHJ Mellor). CA. 30th June 2000. |
| by Gibson LJ Peter ; May LJ; Hale LJ. Crown Copyright |
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| Does the following clause offend the UCTA ? \"The Sub-Contractor shall be responsible for and indemnify the Contractor against any claims in respect of plant or tools of the Sub-Contractor or his workmen which may be lost or damaged by fire or any other cause and also be responsible for and indemnify the Contractor against any claims by the workmen of the Sub-Contractor in respect of the risks he is required to insure against under Clause 2.01 hereof\". TCC. 9th August 2000. |
| by HHJ Peter Bowsher : Crown Copyright |
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| Negligent Design : Council refurbished property with key lockable windows. Following a fire a householder was lacerated breaking open an upstairs window in an attempt to escape. Children died. If the window had a lock release they would probably have survived. Held : Choice of windows was not negligent. Council not liable. CA. 20th July 2000. |
| by Morritt LJ; Sedley LJ; Sir Christopher Staughton. |
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