UK
Hanging by a Slender Thread: Design Obligations in Construction Contracts Following MT Højgaard v E.ON
Ryan Turner
May 2018
A paper based on the joint second prize winning entry in the Hudson essay competition 2017 and presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 8th May 2018
Episode 2018: The Defective Premises Act Strikes Back
Kort Egan
May 2018
A paper based on the Highly Commended entry in the Hudson essay competition 2017
Contribution Claims: Sharing pain after IMI v Delta
Ben Patten QC and Siân Mirchandani
April 2018
A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 7th November 2017
'How is that even possible?' Raising Construction Regulation from the Ashes of Grenfell Tower
Matthew Bell
March 2018
A paper based on the first prize winning entry in the Hudson essay competition 2017 presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 8th May 2018
Does Good Faith Have Any Role in Construction Contracts?
Sir Rupert Jackson
January 2018
Pinsent Masons Lecture presented in Hong Kong on 22nd November 2017, re-presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 6th March 2018
The paper considers the origins of ‘good faith’ in Roman and civil law, examines its more limited role in the common law jurisdictions, looks at what (if anything) a contractual obligation of good faith actually means, and concludes by focusing on the exiguous role of good faith in construction contracts.
Improving Value Through the FAC-1 Framework Alliance Contract
David Mosey
November 2017
A paper based on a talk given at the King’s College London Centre of Construction Law Open Forum on 30th March 2017
The Limits of Limitation Clauses
Julian Bailey
November 2017
A paper based on a talk to the Society of Construction Law (Gulf) in Doha on 22nd May and in Dubai on 24th May 2016
Exclusions from Immunity: Gross Negligence and Wilful Misconduct
James Pickavance and James Bowling
October 2017
A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 5th September 2017
Proof by Sampling after Amey LG v Cumbria County Council
Frances Pigott
July 2017
A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law at a meeting in London on 4th July 2017