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May 08, 2025
May 08, 2025
Jaevee Homes v Fincham: WhatsApp users take note!
This article contains links which are only accessible by PLC subscribers.
In this Insight, first published in PLC, Anna Blest and Katharine Tulloch consider the decision in Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham (t/a Fincham Demolition) [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC), in which the court concluded, among other things, that informal WhatsApp messages and e-mails between the parties constituted a binding construction contract.
Insights
Apr 29, 2025
Apr 29, 2025
"Battle of the Forms” in the Hong Kong Construction Industry
Insights
Apr 24, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
Reminder of the principles of assignment
In this Insight, Katharine Tulloch takes a look at the case of Grove Construction (London) Limited v Bagshot Manor Limited [2025] EWHC 591 (TCC) which provides a welcome reminder of the care which should be taken when drafting contractual assignment provisions.
Insights
Apr 16, 2025
Apr 16, 2025
Payment notices under the Construction Act 1996, a welcome clarification
Insights
Mar 03, 2025
Mar 03, 2025
Battle of the forms: a recent example
In this Insight, first published in the March 2025 edition of the NEC Newsletter, Shy Jackson considers the topic of the “battle of the forms” in the context of a recent Scottish case, Caledonia Water Alliance v Electrosteel Castings, where the parties each provided their own standard terms and conditions, but it was held that the applicable terms were governed by the Framework Agreement.
Insights
Feb 28, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Government response to Grenfell Phase 2 report – an overview
The government has published its Response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 2 report. This Insight takes a closer look at the Response focusing on some of the major reforms the government plans to make (for the full detail of the reforms, please refer to the Response) and the timeframes for such actions.
Insights
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
Government issues Model Adjudication Documents
On 10 February 2025, the Development Bureau (“DEVB”) issued a suite of model adjudication documents (“Model Documents”), including a set of model adjudication rules (“Model Rules”).
This suite of Model Documents is not issued so as to be binding or operative in their own right. Rather, they are issued as guidance (perhaps strong guidance) for the various entities who will apply to Government to be recognised as approved adjudicator nominating bodies, “ANBs”, for the purposes of the Construction Industry Security of Payment Ordinance (Cap. 652) (“Ordinance”).
Although it remains uncertain to what extent the Model Documents will be adopted by nominating bodies, the Model Documents offer a preview of how the Ordinance might function when it comes into operation on 28 August 2025.
Insights
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
HK Security of Payment Ordinance: what difference might it make in practice?
In Wang & Lee Contracting Ltd v Young Kwong Pui Trading as In Tech Engineering [2025] HKDC 66 (Date of Decision: 3 January 2025), the District Court ordered the court proceedings to be stayed and that the plaintiff’s claims be referred to arbitration.
The court’s decision to grant a stay in favour of arbitration is entirely unsurprising and is consistent with Hong Kong courts’ pro-arbitration stance. What this article will explore is how this dispute might have proceeded along a different trajectory if the newly enacted Construction Industry Security of Payment Ordinance (Cap 652) (“Ordinance”) had been in force and applied to this dispute and the facts leading up to it.
Insights
Feb 14, 2025
Feb 14, 2025
Adjudication and insolvency: interface of two statutory regimes affecting the construction industry
Adjudication has become a key tool in the construction industry, helping employers and contractors resolve disputes quickly and keep cash flowing on projects. But when insolvency enters the picture, things can get tricky — especially when it comes to enforcing adjudication decisions or allowing insolvent parties to take part in the process. In this insight, we take a closer look at the legal approach to the interaction between adjudication and insolvency in England & Wales and Singapore, and what to look forward to in Hong Kong SAR as the Construction Industry Security of Payment Ordinance was gazetted on 27 December 2024 and will come to effect fully on 28 August 2025.
