Construction Law Handbook 2007 - ToC

Edited bySir Vivian Ramsey QC

Ann MinogueJenny Baster

Michael OReilly

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Preface

Many texts on the market focus on the contractual aspects of construction law. A con-struction professional, however, often needs a practical understanding of a much widerrange of subjects. This handbook is designed to service this ned and provide the busyprofessional with an accessible resource. It covers the range of topics most commonlyrequired, and is written for non-lawyers without, we hope, sacricing accuracy or beingpatronising. The authors are acknowledged experts and hence the text is both authori-tative and reliable, and, as a result of frequent re-issues, will remain up to date.The editors and the publishers would like to thank the authors of the individual

chapters for their unstinting commitment, hard work and adherence to deadlines.Finally, we hope that you, the reader, will nd this handbook valuable in your work.

We are always keen to receive feedback and to consider changes for future re-issues.Please address any comments to the publishers, who will forward them to us.

Jenny Baster Ann Minogue

Michael OReilly Sir Vivian Ramsey

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Contents

Table of cases xiiiTable of UK statutes and statutory instruments xxxiTable of European legislation xxxvii

Biographies of contributors xxxix

PART 1

Legal issues arising during the course of theconstruction projectSection editor: Ann Minogue

1.1 The planning system 3

1 Introduction 52 Development 73 Applications for planning permission 104 Determination of the planning application 125 Conditions and obligations 156 The duration of planning permission 167 Planning appeals 178 Enforcement 209 Environmental issues in relation to planning 2210 Protecting heritage 2411 Trees and hedges 29

1.2 Financing the project 31

1 Types of project nance 332 Range of nancing options 343 The funders requirements 364 Institutional funding structures 41

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5 Bank nancing 426 Bond nancing 43

1.3 Public sector projects 47

1 Introduction 492 Why should public sector projects be dierent? 493 What constitutes the public sector? 504 Substantive procurement rules 525 Some problem areas in the application of procurement law 64

1.4 Publicprivate sector partnerships 71

1 Introduction 732 Risk transfer 803 Contractual matrix 864 Design and the technical documentation 895 Design development 966 Compliance monitoring 1007 Service commencement 1038 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 1079 Direct agreements and collateral warranties 11010 Application of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration

Act 1996 (HGA), Part II, to PFI transactions 11411 Dispute resolution 117

1.5 Tender process 119

1 Introduction 1212 Tendering construction contracts 1283 Tendering consultant contract 1424 Tendering guidelines 1445 Public sector tendering 1526 Subcontract tendering 1527 The risks in tendering 1538 PFI/PPP/DBFO Contracts 1559 Turning tenders into contracts 16110 Tender abuses 16911 Freedom of Information Act 2000 170

1.6 The construction contract 173

1 Introduction 1752 The principal types of construction contract 1773 Documents forming part of the construction contract 1864 Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration

Act 1996 1885 The applicable law of the contract 1896 Selection of conditions of contract in practice 1907 Subcontracts and collateral warranties 195

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1.7 Construction insurance 197

1 General insurance 1992 Types of insurance 2063 Construction insurance provisions under traditional building

contracts and civil engineering contracts 2134 Professional indemnity insurance (PI) 2145 Latent defects insurance 216

PART 2

Organizing and engineers practiceSection editor: Jenny Baster

2.1 Ways of operating 225

1 Sole practices 2272 Partnership 2313 Companies 2394 EEIGs 2525 Summary 254

2.2 Working with others 255

1 Introduction 2572 Reasons for establishing a joint venture 2573 Principal considerations in establishing a joint venture to tender 2594 Types of legal structure 2625 Competition aspects 2676 Conclusions 267

2.3 Working internationally 269

1 Introduction 2712 Strategic considerations 2713 Practical issues logistics 2734 Regulatory frameworks 2785 Some tax issues 2826 Tax check-list 290

2.4 The engineers appointment 293

1 Form of appointment 2952 Key issues that arise in appointment documents 2963 Working for design and construct contractor 3254 Standard forms 329

2.5 Collateral warranties 333

1 What is a collateral warranty? 3352 So why are collateral warranties needed? 336

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3 Warrantors and beneciaries 3364 Issues for the client 3385 The obligation to provide collateral warranties 3396 Terms of the collateral warranty 3417 Step-in provisions and collateral warranties 3498 Contractors warranties 3509 Common abuses 35010 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 the end of

collateral warranties? 351

2.6 Professional indemnity insurance 353

1 Introduction 3552 Professional indemnity insurance 3553 Claims 3614 Extensions 3655 Project insurance 3666 Disclosure requirements 366

2.7 Employment law 367

1 Contract of employment or contract for services? 3692 Dening a contract of employment 3773 Taxation of subsistence and travel allowances in the UK 3834 Wrongful and unfair dismissal 3865 TUPE transfers 3916 Working time regulations 3957 Collective consultation 3988 Legislation update: recent and forthcoming legislation 400

2.8 Information technology in the construction industry 407

1 Introduction 4092 Procuring and supplying technology as product 4143 Procuring and supplying technology as services 4244 General legal issues and computers 431

PART 3

General lawSection editor: Sir Vivian Ramsey QC

3.1 The law of contract 445

1 Why bother? 4472 Making a contract 4493 Oer and acceptance 4514 Consideration 4535 Construction of a contract 4546 Terminating or determining a contract 461

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7 Disputes and remedies 464

3.2 Construction health and safety 467

1 Introduction 4692 The regulatory agencies 4693 Enforcement 4714 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 4815 Management duties 4906 Management obligations construction and engineering projects 4977 Construction-orientated legislation 5008 Hazard-specic regulations: use of equipment 5059 Supply of work equipment and materials 51910 General workplace safety requirements 523

3.3 Insolvency in construction 533

1 Informal insolvency 5352 Formal Insolvency 5363 Insolvency set-o 5444 Insolvency claims 5485 Termination of contracts 5526 Case study 5587 Security for performance 5618 Security for payment 565

3.4 Law of tort 573

1 Negligence 5752 Nuisance 5903 Rylands v. Fletcher 5984 Breach of statutory duty 6005 Occupiers liability 6016 Defective Premises Act 1972 6057 Trespass 606

3.5 Environmental issues 609

1 Introduction 6112 Sources of environmental law and those who enforce it 6113 Waste management 6144 Water pollution 6195 Contaminated land 6216 Air pollution 6277 Noise 6298 Asbestos 6319 Nature conservation 63210 Environmental impact assessment 63311 Environmental management systems 63512 Public access to information 635

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PART 4

Construction disputesSection editor: Mike OReilly

4.1 Administration of claims 639

1 Dispute avoidance 6412 Legal basis of claims 6573 Claims for extension of time 6674 Liquidated damages 7395 Claims for site conditions 7506 Financial claims 7557 Delay and disruption nancial claims 7628 Management of claims 7709 Particular administrative claim issues 773

4.2 Litigation 785

1 Introduction 7872 The overriding objective 7873 Pre-action 7874 Commencing proceedings 7895 Issuing a claim 7896 Directions/case management conference 7927 Is summary judgment appropriate? 7928 Disclosure (formerly called discovery) Rule 31 7929 Specic disclosure and inspection 79310 Is it appropriate to make an oer of settlement? 79411 Evidence 79412 Hearings interim applications 79613 Pre-trial review 79814 Trials 79915 Judgments 79916 Time for complying with the judgment or order 80017 Enforcement and costs 80018 Funding issues 801

4.3 Arbitration 805

1 Introduction 8072 Commencing an arbitration 8083 The arbitration process 8104 Preparation of factual evidence 8115 Presentation of the case to the arbitrator 8126 The arbitrators award 8137 Particular powers of arbitrators 8168 Particular problems 8179 The international dimension 818

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4.4 Adjudication 821

1 What is adjudication? 8232 What contracts must provide a statutory right to adjudication? 8253 The existence of a dispute 8324 What provisions must be incorporated into a construction contract

to comply with the HGCRA 1996? 8375 Notice of intention to withold payment 8426 The statutory right to suspend performance for non-payment 8447 The scheme for construction contracts 8458 The nature of disputes usually adjudicated 8469 Who may be an adjudicator? 84810 The adjudicators jurisdiction 84811 The appointment of the adjudicator 85412 Fees and costs 85413 The adjudicators powers 85614 Duties of the adjudicator 85815 Duties of the parties 86316 Adjudication under contract 86317 Specic provisions in the ICE (and other standard form) contracts 86318 What is the position if only the referring party takes part in the

adjudication? 86419 The form and content of an adjudicators decision 86520 To what extent is the decision binding on the parties? 86521 Enforcement of the adjudicators decision 86722 The adjudicators immunity 86923 Does the Human Rights Act 1998 apply to adjudication? 870

4.5 Alternative dispute resolution 871

1 Introduction 8732 Negotiated settlements 8753 Mediation 8764 Conciliation 8795 Mini-trial 8826 Dispute resolution panels 8837 Early neutral evaluation 8858 Expert determination 8859 Mediationarbitration 88610 Staged dispute resolution provisions 88711 Amicable settlement 89412 The legal eect of ADR clauses to what extent are they

enforceable? 89413 Advantages and disadvantages of ADR 89714 Selecting a mechanism for construction disputes 89815 Limitation periods and time limits 900

Newsletter 20052006 901

Index 925

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Table of cases

A Straume (UK) Ltd v. Bradlor Developments Ltd [2000] BCC 333 538, 848A&D Maintenance and Construction Ltd v. Pagehurst Construction Services Ltd

[1999] CILL 1518 836, 867A&S Enterprises Ltd v. Kema Holdings Ltd [2005] BLR 76 861A. Bell and Son (Paddington) Ltd v. CBF Residential Care and Housing

Association [1989] 46 BLR 102 749A. G. v. Logan [1891] 2 QB 100 592Aarons Reefs v. Twiss [1896] AC 273 204ABB Power Construction Ltd v. Norwest Holst [2001] 77 Con LR 20 828ABB Zantingh Ltd v. Zedal Building Services Ltd [2001] BLR 66 828, 850Abbey Developments Limited v. PP Brickwork Limited [2003] EWHC 1987 761Absolute Rentals v. Glencor Enterprises Ltd (unreported, 16 January 2000) 868AC Controls Ltd v. British Broadcasting Corporation [2002] EWHC 3132 662Aktion Maritime v. Kasmas [1987] 1 LR 283 556Alabaster v. Woolwich plc and Secretary of State for Social Security [2004]

IRLR 486 403Alexander v. Cambridge Credit Corporation [1987] 9 NSWLR 737Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects Limited v. Tilebox Limited [2005] EWHC 281

671, 746, 747Alghussein Establishment v. Eton College [1988] 1 WLR 587 748All In One Building Refurbishments Ltd v. Makers UK Ltd [2005] EWHC 2943

834, 868Allen Wilson Shoptters v. Buckingham [2005] 102 Con LR 154 831, 832, 867Allen v. Gulf Oil Rening Ltd [1980] QB 156 595, 598Allied London and Scottish Properties plc v. Riverbrae Construction Ltd [1999]

BLR 346 858, 860Amalgamated Building Contractors Ltd v. Waltham Holy Cross Urban District

Council (1952) 717Amec & Alfred McAlpine (Joint Venture) v. Cheshire County Council [1999]

BLR 303 724, 778Amec Capital Projects Ltd v. Whitefriars City Estates Ltd [2005] BLR 1 861AMEC Civil Engineering Limited v. Secretary of State for Transport [2004]

EWHC 2339 832

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AMEC Civil Engineering Limited v. Secretary of State for Transport [2005]EWCA 291 892

Amec Process and Energy Ltd v. Stork Engineers & Contractors BV [2002] 764, 765Analogy v. Bell Basic Industries [1996] 12 BCL 291 549Andrew Wallace Ltd v. Artisan Regeneration Ltd and another [2006] EWHC 15 830Andrews v. Schooling [1991] 1 WLR 783 605Anglia Television v. Reed (1972) 660Anns v. London Borough of Merton [1978] A.C. 728 336Anns v. Merton London Borough Council [1978] AC 728 576Antaios Compania Naviera S.A. v. Salen Rederierna A.B. [1985] AC 191, 201 455Antaios [1981] 2 Lloyds Rep 284 815Archivent v. Strathclyde General Council [1984] 27 BLR 111 562Ardmore Construction v. Taylor Woodrow Ltd [2006] CSOH 3 860Ariston SRL v. Charly Records Limited [1990] 747Ascon Contracting Limited v. Alfred McAlpine Construction Isle of Man

Limited [1999] 670, 673, 722, 732, 766Ashville Investments Ltd v. Elmer Contractors Ltd [1988] 2 Lloyds Rep 73 835Ashville Investments Ltd v. Elmer Construction Ltd [1988] 2 All ER 577 892Austin Hall Building Ltd v. Buckland Securities Ltd [2001] BLR 272 870Austin Rover Group Ltd v. HM Inspector of Factories [1990] 1 AC 619 485AWG Construction Services Ltd v. Rockingham Motor Speedway Ltd [2004]

EWHC 88 834, 835AWG Construction Services Ltd v. Rockingham Motor Speedway [2004]

20 Const LJ T107 860, 868B R Cantrell v. Wright & Fuller Ltd [2003] EWHC 1545 758, 759, 760Baker v. Willoughby [1970] AC 467 583Baldwins Industrial Services plc v. Barr Ltd [2003] BLR 176 548, 829, 868Balfour Beatty Building Ltd v. Chestermount Properties Ltd [1993] 62 BLR 12 736Balfour Beatty Construction v. London Borough of Lambeth [2002] BLR 288 859, 861Balfour Beatty Construction v. Serco Ltd (unreported, 21 December 2004) 867Balfour Beatty v. Britannia Life [1997] SLT (OH) 10 571Balfour Beatty v. Technical & General Guarantee [1999] 68 Con LR 180 564Balfour Kilpatrick v. Glauser International SA (unreported) 857Ball v. The Eden Project [2002] 1 BCLC 313 551Ballast plc v. The Burrell Co. (Construction Management) Ltd, [2001]

S.L.T. 1039 853, 858Banbury and Cheltenham Railway v. Daniel [1854] LJ Ch 265 562Bank of East Asia v. Scottish Enterprise (unreported, 19 June 1992, Lexis) 554Banque Bruxelles S.A. v. Eagle Star [1996] 3 WLR 87, 101 (dg) 465Banque Financie`re de la Cite v. Parc (Battersea) Ltd [1999] 1 AC 221 663Banque Financie`re de la Cite S.A. v. Westgate Insurance Co. Ltd (Westgate)

[1988] 2 Lloyds Rep 513 203Banque Keyser SA v. Skandia [1991] 737Barnes & Elliott Ltd v. Taylor Woodrow Holdings Ltd. and another [2004]

BLR 111 839Barnett v. Chelsea and Kensington Hospital Management [1969] 1 QB 428 582Barr Ltd v. Law Mining Ltd [2001] 80 Con LR 134 836, 857, 866Bath and North East Somerset District Council v. Mowlem plc [2004]

EWCA Civ 115 740, 748

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Baxall v. Sheard Walsall [2002] CILL 1837 577, 586Beaufort Developments v. Gilbert Ash [1998] 2 WLR 860 818Beck Peppiatt Ltd v. Norwest Holst Construction Ltd [2003] BLR 316 833Beckmann v. Dynamco Whicheloe MacFarlane Ltd 393Bella Casa Ltd v. Vinestone [2005] EWHC 2807 660Bennett & White v. Municipal District of Sugar City [1951] AC 786 563Bernhards Rugby Landscapes Ltd v. Stockley Park Consortium (No. 2) [1998]

BLR 715BHP Billiton Petroleum Ltd v. Dalmine SpA [2003] EWCA Civ 170 735, 762Big Island Contracting (H.K.) Ltd v. Skink Ltd [1990] 52 BLR 110 681Biggersta v. Rowatts Wharf [1896] 2 Ch 93 539Biggins and Co Ltd v. Permanite Ltd [1950], [1951] 2 All ER 191 773Birse Construction Ltd v. Eastern Telegraph Company Ltd [2004] EWHC 2512 660Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club Limited v. Blackpool Borough Council 125Bloor Construction (UK) Ltd v. Bowmer & Kirkland (London) Ltd [2000]

BLR 314 862, 866Blyth & Blyth Limited v. Carillion Construction Limited [2002] 79 Con LR 142

111, 328, 557Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957] 1 WLR 582 581Bolitho v. City of Hackney Health Authority [1998] AC 232 581Bolton v. Mahadeva [1972] 679Bonford v. Turnley 3 B & S 66; 122 ER 27 594Bouygues (UK) Ltd v. Dahl-Jensen UK Ltd [2000] BLR 49 823Bouygues UK Ltd v. Dahl-Jensen UK Ltd [2000] BLR 522 546, 866, 868Bouygues v. Shanghai Links [1998] 2 HKLRD 479 566Bower v. Peate [1876] 1 QB 321 593BP Renery (Westernpoint) Pty Ltd v. Shire of Hastings [1978] 52 AUJR 20 458Bramall & Ogden Ltd v. Sheeld City Council [1985] 29 BLR 73 714Braymist v. Wise Finance Ltd [2002] 2 All ER 333 827Bremer Handelsgesellschaft Gmbh v. Vanden Avenne-Izegem [1978] 2 LLR 109 710Bridgeway Construction Ltd v. Tolent Construction Ltd [2000] 18 CLD-09-22 855Briggs Ltd v. Governors of Southeld School [2005] (TCC) BLR 468 653British Eagle v. Air France [1975] 2 All ER 390 552British Steel Corporation v. Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company Limited

[1981] 24 BLR 100 162, 163, 669, 715British Steel Corporation v. Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd [1983] 661British Westinghouse v. Underground Electric Railway [1912] 731Brodie v. Corporation of Cardi [1919] AC 337 758Brown v. Bateman [1867] LR 2 CP 272 563Bruno Zornow (Builders) Ltd v. Beechcroft Developments Ltd [1990] 51

BLR 16 669, 713Bryen and Langley Ltd v. Boston [2005] BLR 508 831, 832Buildspeed Construction v. Theme [2000] 4 SLR 776 550Bunker v. Charles Brand & Son Ltd [1969] 2 QB 480 602Burchell v. Bullard [2005] CA BLR 330 652Burnie Port Authority v. General Jone Pty Ltd [1994] 120 ALR 42 599Buxton Building Contractors Ltd v. Governors of Durand Primary School [2004]

BLR 374 860Bybrook Barn Centre v. Kent County Council [2000] CA 596

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C&B Scene Concept Design Ltd v. Isobars Ltd [2002] BLR 93 866C.J. Sims v. Shaftesbury plc 163Cable & Wireless plc v. IBM United Kingdom Limited [2002] EWHC 2059 895Cambridge Water v. Eastern Counties Leather [1994] 2 AC 264 593, 598, 599Campbell Discount Co Ltd v. Bridge [1962] AC 600 747Canary Riverside Development (Private) Ltd v. Timtec International Ltd [2000]

19 Const LJ 283 848Canary Riverside v. Timtec [2003] 19 Const LJ 283 538Caparo Industries plc v. Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605 576Capital Structures plc v. Time & Tide Construction Ltd [2006] EWHC 591 837Capolingua v. Phylum Pty Limited [1991] 5 WAR 137 874Captiva Estates Ltd v. Rybarn Ltd (in administration) [2005] EWHC 2744 832Carillion Construction Ltd v. Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd [2003] BLR 79

830, 834, 861Carillion Construction Ltd v. Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd [2005] BLR 310

846, 860, 865Carillion Construction Ltd v. Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd [2006] BLR 15 846, 860Carr v. J. A. Berriman Pty Ltd [1953] 27 ALJ 273 669, 761Carter v. Boehm [1766] 3 Burr 1905 203Castle Inns (Stirling) Ltd v. Clark Contracts Ltd [2005] ScotCS CSOH 178

760, 839, 855CCC Films (London) v. Impact Quadrant Films [1985] 660Chamberlain Carpentry & Joinery Ltd v. Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd

(unreported, 25 March 2002) 857Channel Tunnel Group Limited v. Balfour Beatty Construction Limited [1993]

61 BLR 1 895Charing Cross Electricity Supply Co. v. Hydraulic Power Co. [1914] 3 KB 772 599Charles Rickards Ltd v. Oppenheim [1950] 714Chatsworth v. Cussins [1969] 1 All ER 143 556Checkpoint Ltd v. Strathclyde Pension Fund [2003] 14 EG 124 864Christiani & Nielsen v. The Lowry Centre [2005] Const LJ T7 825, 849Church Commissioners v. D & F Estates [1989] A.C. 177 336CIB Properties Ltd v. Birse Construction Ltd [2005] BLR 173 834, 835City Inn Ltd v. Shepherd Construction Ltd (unreported, 17 July 2001) 865City Inn Ltd v. Shepherd Construction Ltd [2003] 750City of London Corporation v. Bovis Construction Ltd [1992] 3 All ER 697

489, 596, 631Civil Engineering Limited v. Secretary of State for Transport 890Clare v. Whittaker & Son Ltd [1976] ICR 1 604Clark Contracts Ltd v. The Burrell Co. (Construction Management) Ltd [2002]

S.L.T. 103 841Clarke & Sons v. ACT Construction [2002] EWCA Civ 972 661, 665Clayton v. Woodman & Sons (Builders) Ltd [1962] 2 All ER 33 529Close Invoice Finance Limited v. Belmont Bleaching and Dying Company [2003] 679Colbart Ltd v. Kumar [1992] 759Collins (Contractors) Ltd v. Baltic Quay Ocean Management (1994) Ltd [2005]

BLR 63 832, 844Colls v. Home and Colonial Stores [1904] AC 179 596Comsite Projects Ltd v. Andritz AG [2003] EWHC 958 824, 829

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Connex South Eastern Ltd v. M J Building Services Group plc [2005]EWCA Civ 193 653

Connex South Eastern Ltd v. MJ Building Services Group plc [2004] 95Con LR 43 838

Connex South Eastern Ltd v. MJ Building Services Group plc [2005] BLR 201 838Connex South Eastern Ltd v. MJ Building Services Group plc [2005] EWCA

Civ 193, [2005] BLR 201 825Conor Engineering Ltd v. Les Constructions Industrielle de la Mediterranee

[2004] BLR 212 829Cooperative Insurance Society Limited v. Henry Boot Scotland Limited [2002]

EWHC 1270 642Costain Civil Engineering Ltd v. Zanen Dredging & Contracting Co [1997] 85

BLR 77 663, 666Costain International v. Davy McKee (unreported, 25 November 1990) 564Costain Ltd v. Strathclyde Builders Ltd [2004] S.L.T. 102 839, 860Countrywide Communications Ltd v. ICL Pathway Ltd [2000] CLC 324 664Courtney & Fairbairn v. Tolaini Brothers (Hotels) Limited [1975] 1 WLR 297 894Cowlin Construction Ltd v. CFW Architects [2003] BLR 241 834CPL Contracting Ltd v. Cadenza Residential [2005] 21 Const LJ T1 851Crown Estate Commissioners v. John Mowlem & Co Ltd [1994] 70 BLR 1 759Cutler v. Wandsworth Stadium Limited [1946] AC 398 600Cygnet Healthcare plc v. Higgins City Ltd [2000] 16 Const LJ 366 850D & F Estates Ltd v. Church Commissioners [1989] AC 177 578Daejan Investments Ltd v. Buxton Associates [2004] BLR 223 652Dalkia Utilities v. Celtech International [2006] EWHC 63 555David McLean Housing Contractors Ltd v. Swansea Housing Association Ltd

[2002] BLR 125 854, 857David Michael Lusty v. Finsbury Securities Ltd [1991] 58 BLR 66 847Davy Oshore Ltd v. Emerald Field Contracting Ltd [1992] 55 BLR 1 714Dean & Dyball Construction Ltd v. Kenneth Grubb Associates [2003] 100 Con LR 92

834, 860Deko Scotland Ltd v. Edinburgh Royal Joint Venture and others 2003 SLT 727 856Delaware Mansions v. Westminster City Council [2001] 3 WLR 1007 592Diamond v. PJW Enterprises Ltd [2002] Scotcs 340 826, 836, 847, 866Dimond v. Lovell [1999] 731Discain Project Services Ltd v. Opecprime Development Ltd [2001] BLR 285 859Dixons Group plc v. Jan Andrew Murray-Oboynski [1998] 86 BLR 16 886Donoghue v. Stevenson [1932] AC 562 575Downsview Nominees v. First City Corp [1993] 3 All ER 626 539DSND Subsea Ltd v. Petroleum Geo-Services ASA and PGS Oshore

Technology AS [2000] 672, 732Dunnett v. Railtrack plc [2002] EWCA 2002 896Easat Antennas Ltd v. Racal Defence Electronics Ltd [2000] 664East Ham Corporation v. Bernard Sunley [1966] 659ECM v. Cox 392Edmund Nuttall Ltd v. RG Carter Ltd [2002] BLR 312 648, 833, 834Edmund Nuttall v. Sevenoaks District Council (unreported, 14 April 2000) 866Edwards v. National Coal Board [1949] 1 KB 704 482Edwards v. Railway Executive [1952] AC 737 603

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Egan v. State Transport Authority [1982] 31 SASR 481 562Elanay Contracts Ltd v. The Vestry [2001] BLR 33 851, 870Elitestone v. Morris [1997] 2 All 513 562Ellerine Bros. (Pty.) Ltd v. Klinger [1982] 1 WLR 1375 833Ellis-Don Ltd v. The Parking Authority of Toronto [1978] 28 BLR 106 775Emcor Drake & Scull v. Costain Skanska Joint Venture [2004] EWHC 2439 852Empress Car Company (Abertillery) Ltd v. The National Rivers Authority

[1999] 2 AC 22 619Emson Eastern Ltd v. E.M.E. Developments Ltd [1991] 55 BLR 114 681English Industrial Estates Corporation v. Kier Construction Ltd [1991] 56 BLR 93 673EQ Projects Limited v. Javid Alavi [2006] BLR 130 651ERDC Group Ltd v. Brunel University [2006] 165, 662, 665, 666, 667Exports Credits Guarantee Department v. Universal Oil Products Company

[1983] 23 BLR 106 740Express Medicals Ltd v. Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd 170F&G Sykes (Wessex) Ltd v. Fine Fare Ltd [1967] 1 Lloyds Rep. 53 835Fairclough Building Limited v. Port Talbot BC 128Fairclough Building v. Rhuddlan Borough Council [1985] 30 BLR 26 781Faithful and Gould Ltd v. Arcal Ltd and others (unreported, 25 May 2001) 848Farebrother Building Services Ltd v. Frogmore Investments Ltd

(unreported, 20 April 2001) 853, 869Farley v. Housing and Commercial Developments [1984] 26 BLR 66 545Fastrack Contractors Ltd v. Morrison Construction Ltd and another [2000]

BLR 168, [2000] 75 Con LR 33 849, 853Fence Gate Ltd v. James R Knowles Ltd (unreported, 31 May 2001) 826Ferguson v. Welsh [1987] 3 All ER 777 528, 602Fernbrook Trading Co. Ltd v. Taggart (1979) 717Ferson Contractors Ltd v. Levolux AT Ltd [2003] BLR 118 553, 843, 866Field v. Leeds City Council 847Fillite (Runcorn) Ltd v. Aqua-Lift [1989] 45 BLR 27 836Floods of Queensferry Ltd v. Shand Construction Ltd [1999] TCC BLR 319 655Fox v. PG Wellfair Ltd [1981] 2 Lloyds Rep 514 863Fraser v. Oystertec [2004] BCC 233 552G. Percy Trentham v. Architral Luxfer [1993] 1 LR 25 451Galliford (UK) Ltd Trading as Galliford Northern v. Markel Capital Ltd

(unreported, 12 May 2003) 823Galliford Try Construction Ltd v. Michael Heal Associates Ltd [2004] 99 Con LR 19

827Galoo Limited v. Bright Grahame Murray [1995] 1 All Eng 16 737Garmac Grain Co. v. Faire and Fairclough [1968] 731George Parke v. The Fenton Gretton Partnership [2001] CILL 1712 543, 869Gericevich v. Sabemo [1984] 9 ACLR 452 549Gibson Lea Retail Interiors Ltd v. MAKRO Self-Service Wholesalers Ltd [2001]

BLR 407 827Gibson v. Imperial Homes (unreported, 18 June 2002) 826Gilbert-Ash (Northern) Limited v. Modern Engineering (Bristol) Limited [1974]

AC 689 756, 780Gillingham BC v. Medway (Chatham) Dock Ltd [1993] QB 343 595GLC v. Cleveland Bridge Engineering Company Limited [1984] 34 BLR 50 670, 671

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Glencot Development and Design Co. Ltd v. Ben Barrett & Son (Contractors)Ltd [2001] BLR 207 654, 823, 861, 869

Glenlion Construction Ltd v. Guinness Trust [1987] 39 BLR 89 671, 721, 778Glossop v. Heston & Isleworth Local Board [1879] 12 ChD 102 597Gold v. Patman and Fotheringham 207Great Eastern Hotel Company Ltd v. John Laing Construction Ltd [2005]

EWHC 181 737Greaves & Co. (Contractors) Ltd v. Baynham Meikle [1975] 3 All ER 99 215Grin and Tomlinson v. Midas Homes Ltd [2000] 78 Con LR 121 833, 838, 846, 850Grovedeck Ltd v. Capital Demolition Ltd [2000] BLR 181 829, 857Guardi Shoes Ltd v. Datum Contracts (unreported, 28 October 2002, Ferris, J) 869H Fairweather and Co Ltd v. London Borough of Wandsworth [1987] 39 BLR 106 736H.W. Nevill (Sunblest) Ltd v. William Press & Son Ltd [1981] 20 BLR 83 775H.W. Neville (Sunblest) Ltd v. William Press and Son Ltd [1981] 20 BLR 78 681Hadley v. Baxendale [1854] 739, 765Halesowen Presswork v. National Westminster Bank [1972] AC 785 545Halifax Financial Services Limited v. Intuitive Systems Limited [1999]

CILL 1467 448Halki Shipping Corpn. v. Sopex Oils Ltd [1998] 2 All ER 23 824, 834Hall v. Beckenham Corp. [1949] 1 KB 716 592Halls v. ODell [1992] 2 WLR 308 551Halsey v. Milton Keynes General NHS Trust [2004] EWCA Civ 576 652, 874, 896Hampton v. Toxteth Co-operative Provident Society Ltd [1915] 1 Ch 721 201Hargreaves v. Action 2000 [1993] BCLC 1111 547Harlow & Milner Ltd v. Teasdale [2006] EWHC 1708 868Harmon CFEM Facades (UK) Ltd v. The Corporate Ocer of the

House of Commons [1999] All ER(D) 1178 64, 128Harper v. Haden & Sons [1933] Ch. 298 at 308 590, 591Harrington v. Co Partnership [1998] 88 BLR 44 571Harrop v. Thompson and other [1975] 169Harvey Shoptters Ltd v. ADI Ltd [2004] 2 All ER 982 831Hassneh Insurance v. Mew [1993] 2 Lloyds Rep. 243 808Havant Borough Council v. South Coast Shipping Company Ltd [1996] CILL 1146

673Hayter v. Nelson [1990] 2 Lloyds Rep. 265 895Henderson v. Merrett Syndicates Ltd [1995] 2 AC 145 580Henderson v. Merrett [1994] 3 All ER 506 578Henderson v. Merrett [1994] 3 WLR 761 582Henry Boot Construction (UK) Ltd v. Malmaiston Hotel (Manchester) Ltd

[1999] 70 ConLR 32 736Henry Boot Construction Ltd v. Alstom Combined Cycles Ltd [2005] EWCA

Civ 814 758Henry Boot v. The Croydon Hotel [1985] 36 BLR 41 570Herschel Engineering Ltd v. Breen Property Ltd [2000] BLR 272 838, 868Herschell Engineering Ltd v. Breen Property Ltd (unreported, 28 July 2000) 868Heskell v. Continental Express Limited [1995] 1 All Eng 1033 737Heyman and another v. Darwins Ltd [1942] AC 356 836Hickman v. Roberts [1913] 768Hills Electrical and Mechanical plc v. Dawn Construction Ltd [2003] ScotCS 107 840

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HM Attorney General for the Falkland Islands v. Gordon Forbes Construction(Falklands) Limited [2003] BLR 280 649

Hoenig v. Isaacs [1952] 2 All ER 176 680Holland Hannon Cubitts (Northern) Ltd v. Welsh Health Technical Services

Organisation [1981] 716Holland v. Hodgson [1872] LR 7 CP 328 562Holmes v. Wilson [1839] 10 A & E 50 606Holt Insulation Ltd v. Colt International Ltd (unreported, 2 February 2001) 852Home and Overseas Insurance Co. Ltd v. Mentor Insurance Co. (UK) Ltd

[1990] 1 WLR 153 895Homer Burgess Ltd v. Chirex (Annan) Ltd [2000] BLR 124 828, 853Hosking v. de Havilland Aircraft Ltd [1949] 1 WLR 540 531Hounslow v. Twickenham Garden Developments [1970] 7 BLR 89 670Hsin Chong v. Yaton Realty [1986] 40 BLR 119 571Hubbard v. Pitt [1976] QB 142 590Hunter v. Canary Wharf [1997] 2 WLR 684 591, 592, 595IBA v. EMI [1980] 180ICS Ltd v. West Bromwich BS [1998] 1 WLR 912 454IDE Contracting Ltd v. RG Carter Cambridge Ltd [2004] BLR 172 845Impresa Castelli SpA v. Cola Holdings Limited [2002] 776Inserco Ltd v. Honeywell Control Systems [1996] 714Interfoto v. Stilletto Visual Programmes [1989] 1 QB 433 449Interserve Industrial Services Ltd v. Cleveland Bridge UK Ltd [2006] EWHC 741 867J. and J. Fee Ltd v. The Express Lift Company Ltd [1993] 34 ConLR 147 713J. F. Finnegan Ltd v. Sheeld City Council [1988] 43 BLR 130 672J. Jarvis and Sons v. Westminster Corporation [1978] 7 BLR 64 681J. Sainsbury plc v. Broadway Malyan [1999] 61 ConLR 31 781Jeancharm Limited v. Barnet Football Club Limited [2003] EWCA Civ 58

744, 746, 748Jerome Engineering Ltd v. Lloyd Electrical Services Ltd

(unreported, 23 November 2001) 838Jobling v. Associated Dairies [1982] AC 794 583John Barker Construction Ltd v. London Portman Hotel Ltd [1996] 83 BLR 35

717, 722, 778John Cothli Ltd v. Allen Build (NW) Ltd [1999] CILL 1530 855, 863John Doyle Construction Ltd v. Laing Management (Scotland) Ltd [2002] 763John Doyle Construction Ltd v. Laing Management Ltd [2004] 737, 738, 770John Holland Construction v. Kvaerner R. J. Brown [1996] 82 BLR 83 763John Mowlem & Co. plc v. Eagle Star Insurance Co. Ltd 768John Mowlem & Company plc v. Hydra-Tight Ltd [2000] 653, 657John Mowlem & Co. plc v. Hydra-Tight & Co. plc [2001] 17 CLJ 358

825, 837, 838, 850, 854, 888, 889John Roberts Architects Ltd v. Parkcare Homes (No. 2) Ltd [2006] BLR 106 855, 856Johnson v. Agnew [1980] AC 367, 400(h)401(b) 465Joinery Plus Ltd (In Administration) v. Laing Ltd [2003] BLR 184 538, 849Jolley v. Sutton LBC [2000] 1 WLR 1082 603Jones v. North [1975] 169Joseph Finney plc v. Vickers and Vickers (unreported, 7 March 2001) 851JT Mackley & Co. Ltd v. Gosport Marina Ltd [2002] BLR 367 656, 824

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Junior Books Ltd v. Veitchi Co. Ltd [1983] A.C. 520 336, 578Kabushiki Kaisha Sony Computer Entertainment v. Gaynor David Ball &

Others [2004] EWHC 1984 650Karl Construction (Scotland) Ltd v. Sweeney Civil Engineering (Scotland) Ltd

[2002] 85 Con LR 59 837Khorasandjian v. Bush [1993] QB 727 592Kier Regional Ltd v. City & General (Holborn) Ltd [2006] EWHC 848 860Kinstreet v. Balmargo CH 1994, 2999 896Kitson Sheet Metal Ltd v. Matthew Hall Mechanical and Electrical

Engineers Ltd [1989] 47 BLR 82 673, 775KNS Industrial Services (Birmingham) Ltd v. Sindall Ltd [2000] 75

Con LR 71 837, 841, 869L. B. Merton v. Stanley Hugh Leach, Wharf Properties Ltd v.

Eric Cumine Associates 763L/M International v. The Circle [1995] 48 Con LR 12 551Lafarge (Aggregates) Ltd v. Newham London Borough Council [2005] EWHC 1337

839Laing and Morrison Knudson v. Aegon Insurance [1997] 86 BLR 70 552, 555Laserbore Ltd v. Morrison Biggs Wall Ltd [1992] 665Lathom Construction Ltd v. Cross [1999] CILL 1568 851Lawson v. Serco 381Lester Williams v. Roey Brothers & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd [1989] 48

BLR 69 724Lipe v. Leyland DAF [1993] BCC 385 563Locabail v. Bayeld [2000] QB 415 861London & Amsterdam Properties Ltd v. Waterman Partnership Ltd [2004]

BLR 179 847London & Amsterdam Properties Ltd v. Waterman Partnership Ltd [2005]

BLR 179 834London & Amsterdam Properties Ltd v. Waterman Partnership [2003] EWHC

(TCC) 3059, [2003] 94 Con LR 154 834London Borough of Merton v. Leach [1988] 32 BLR 51 775London Underground Ltd v. Kenchington Ford plc [1998] QBD 63 ConLR 1 781Lonrho Limited v. Shell Petroleum Limited [1981] 2 AER 456 600Lordvale Finance plc v. Bank of Zambia [1996] QB 752 744Lovell Construction v. Independent Estates [1994] 1 BCLC 31 551, 565, 566, 567Lovell Projects Ltd v. Legg and Carver [2003] BLR 452 832, 834LPL Electrical Services Ltd v. Kershaw Electrical Services Ltd

(unreported, 2 February 2001) 838LRE Engineering Services Ltd v. Otto Simon Carves Ltd [1981] 24 BLR 131 773Lubenham Fidelities v. South Pembrokeshire District Council [1986] 33 BLR 39 844Lubenham v. South Pembrokeshire District Council [1986] 33 BLR 46 768Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Co. v. Bovis Lend Lease Ltd [2004] AER 36 206M Rohde Construction v. Nicholas Markham-David [2006] EWHC 814 839MacJordan Construction v. Brookmount Erostin [1992] 56 BLR 1 549, 569Macob Civil Engineering Ltd v. Morrison Construction Ltd [1999] BLR 93

848, 859, 866, 867, 869Malgar Ltd v. R.E. Leach (Engineering) Ltd [2000] 650Malone v. Laskey [1907] 2 KB 141 592

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Mannai Investment Co. Ltd v. Eagle Star Life Assurance Co. Ltd [1997] AC 749454, 455

Marcic v. Thames Water Utilities [2002] 2 WLR 932 597Marcic v. Thames Water Utilities [2004] 2 AC 42 593, 598Mark Rowlands Ltd v. Berni Inns Ltd [1986] 1 QB 211 (CA) 205Markos v. Goodfellow and others [2002] EWCA Civ 1542 866Marshalls Clay v. Cauleld and Ors 397Martin Grant and Co. Ltd v. Sir Lindsay Parkinson and Co. Ltd [1984] 674Matthew Hall Ortech Limited v. Tarmac Roadstone Limited [1997] 759Maxi Construction Management Ltd v. Mortons Rolls Ltd [2001] ScotCS 199 840Mayer Parry Recycling v. The Environment Agency (High Court, 9 November 1995)

615Mayeld Holdings Ltd v. Moona Reef Ltd [1973] INZLR 309 776Maymac Environmental Services Ltd v. Faraday Building Services Ltd [2000] 75

Con LR 101 849McAlpine PPS Pipeline Systems v. Transco [2004] BLR 352 837McArdle v. Andmac Roong Co. [1967] 1 All ER 583 528McGlinn v. Waltham Contractors Limited [2005] BLR 432 653McHale v. Watson [1966] 115 CLR 866 580McLaren Murdoch & Hamilton Ltd v. The Abercromby Motor Group Ltd [2002] 659Medical Defence Union v. Department of Trade [1979] 2 All ER 421 201Melville Dundas Ltd v. George Wimpey Ltd and another [2005] ScotCS CSIH 88 843Merrett v. Babb 365Mertens v. Home Freeholds Co [1921] 659Michael John Construction Ltd v. Golledge and others [2006] EWHC 71 831, 868Midland Expressway Ltd v. Carillion Construction Ltd (No. 1) [2005] EWHC 2963

825Midland Land Reclamation Ltd v. Warren Energy Ltd [1997] 733Milburn Services Limited v. United Trading Group (UK) Limited [1995] 52

ConLR 130 775Millers Specialist Joinery Co. Ltd v. Nobles Construction Co. Ltd

(unreported, 13 August 2001) 842Minster Trust Ltd v. Traps Tractors Ltd [1954] 768, 780Minter v. WHTSO [1981] 13 BLR 1 764Mitsui Babcock Energy Services Ltd 2001 S.L.T. 1158 829Modern Structural (Scotland) Plastics v. Tayloroof

(unreported, 3 December 1990) 563Money Markets v. Stock Exchange [2002] 1 WLR 1150 552Monk Building and Civil Engineering Ltd v. Norwich Union Life Assurance

Society (CA) (1993) 662Monk Construction Limited v. Norwich Union Life Assurance Society 163Monmouthshire County Council v. Costelloe & Kemple Limited [1965] 5 BLR 83

808, 833, 884, 888Moores v. Yakeley Associates (Court of Appeal 1999) 306Motherwell Bridge Construction Limited v. Mical Vakuumtecchnik [2002]

TCC 81 ConLR 44 723, 732, 736, 766Mowlem plc (T/A Mowlem Marine) v. Stena Line Ports Ltd 164Mowlem plc v. PHI Group Limited [2004] 662Mowlem plc v. Stena Line Ports Limited [2004] EWHC 2206 661, 663

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Mullan v. Ross [1996] 86 BLR 1 552Murphy v. Brentwood District Council [1990] 3 WLR 336Murphy v. Brentwood District Council [1991] 1 AC 398 576, 577, 578, 579National Coal Board v. Wm Neill & Son (St Helens) Ltd [1984] 1 All ER 555 780National Westminster Bank v. Spectrum Plus Ltd [2005] 2 AC 680 539Naylor v. Greenacres Curling Ltd [2001] ScotCS 163 850Nema [1980] 2 Lloyds Rep 83, 339 815Nolan Davis Ltd v. Steven P Catton (unreported, 22 February 2000) 853Nordot Engineering Services Ltd v. Siemens plc (unreported, 14 April 2001) 849North Sea Ventilation Limited v. Consafe Engineering (UK) Limited [2004] 747Northern Developments (Cumbria) Ltd v. J&J Nichol [2000] BLR 158

836, 843, 854, 855, 858, 863Northern Regional Health Authority v. Crouch [1984] QB 644 818Nottingham Community Housing Association Ltd v. Powerminster Ltd [2000]

BLR 309 827Nye Saunders & Partners v. Alan E Bristow [1997] 37 BLR 92 581Nykredit Mortgage Bank Plc v. Edward Erdman Group Ltd 585Oakley and another v. Airclear Environmental Ltd and another

(unreported, 4 October 2001) 826Oldschool v. Gleeson (Contractors) Ltd and Anor [1976] 4 BLR 103 530Orange EBS v. ABB Ltd [2003] BLR 323 834Orion Finance v. Crown Financial Management [1994] 2 BCLC 607 540Outwing Construction Ltd v. H Randell and Son Ltd [1999] BLR 156 869Oxford University Fixed Assets Limited v. Architects Design Partnership [1999] 781Oxford University Press v. John Stedman Design Group [1990] 773Palmac Contracting Ltd v. Park Lane Estates Ltd [2005] BLR 301 845Palmers Ltd v. ABB Power Construction Ltd [1999] BLR 426 828, 843, 845, 853Panamena Europea Navigacon Compania Limitada v. Frederick Leyland & Co. Ltd

[1947] 715, 758, 768Pantland Hick v. Raymond & Reid [1893] 669, 715Paragon Finance v. Nash [2002] 1 WLR 594 CA 449Parkinson and Co v. Commissioners of Works [1949] 2 KB 632 663Parsons Plastics (Research and Development) Ltd v. Purac [2002] BLR 334 842, 843Paul Thomas Construction Limited v. Damian Hyland and Jackie Power [2000] 651Peak Construction (Liverpool) Ltd v. McKinney Foundations Ltd [1976] 1

BLR 114 714Pegram Shoptters Ltd v. Tally Weijl (UK) Ltd [2003] BLR 296 826Penvidic Contracting Co. Ltd v. International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd [1975]

53 DLR 748 775Penwith District Council v. VP Developments Ltd [1999] EWHC 231 758, 759Perar v. General Surety [1994] 66 BLR 72 552Perar v. General Surety [1994] 67 BLR 72 564Percy Bilton Ltd v. Greater London Council [1982] 20 BLR 1 714Performance Cars v. Abraham [1962] 1 QB 33 582Perini Corporation v. Commonwealth of Australia [1969] 12 BLR 82 717, 769Perini Corporation v. Commonwealth of Australia [1969] 2 NSWLR 530 716Petrona (UK) Ltd v. Magnaload Ltd [1983] 2 Lloyds Rep 91 202Phelps v. Hillingdon LBC [2000] 3 WLR 776 601Philips Hong Kong Ltd v. The Attorney General of Hong Kong [1993] 739

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Philips Products Ltd v. Hyland [1987] 1 WLR 659 531Philips v. The Attorney General of Hong Kong [1993] 61 BLR 41 746Phillips v. Brewin Dolphin [2001] 1 WLR 143 550Photo Productions Ltd v. Securicor Transport Ltd [1980] 1 All ER 556 836Picardi v. Cuniberti [2003] BLR 487 831Pigott Foundations Ltd v. Shepherd Construction Ltd [1993] 67 BLR 48 670, 673Pilkington UK Limited v. CGU Insurance plc [2004] EWHC Civ 23 206Pioneer Shipping Limited v. BTP Tioxide Ltd The Nema [1982] AC 724 448Pirelli General Cable Works v. Oscar Faber and Partners [1983] 2 AC 1 589Porter v. Magill [2002] 2 AC 357 861Pratt Contractors Limited v. Transit New Zealand 126Prentice Island Ltd v. Castle Contracting Ltd [2003] ScotSC 61 854President of India v. Lips Maritime Corp [1988] 765Prestige v. Brettell [1938] 4 All ER 346 758Pring & St Hill v. CJ Hafner [2004] 20 Const LJ 402 857, 862Prudential Insurance Co. v. IRC [1904] 2 KB 658 200Quality Street Properties (Trading) Ltd v. Elmwood (Glasgow) Ltd [2002]

CILL 1922 838, 850, 851Quieteld Ltd v. Vascroft Contractors Ltd [2006] EWHC 174 852Quin v. Burch Brothers (Builders) Limited [1968] 2 All Eng 283 737R Durtnell & Sons Ltd v. Kaduna Ltd [2003] BLR 225 835R G Carter Ltd v. Edmund Nuttall Ltd [2000] 653R G Carter Ltd v. Edmund Nuttall Ltd (unreported, 21 June 2001) 897R. v. Associated Octel Petroleum Co. Ltd [1996] 4 All ER 846 484, 487, 488, 489R. v. Boal [1992] 3 All ER 177 479R. v. Board of Trustees of the Science Museum [1993] 3 All ER 853 484, 490R. v. F Howe & Son [1999] 2 All ER 249 476R. v. Kenchington Little plc (Court of Appeal, 17.2.93 (unreported)) 489R. v. Shoreditch Assessment Committee [1910] 2 KB 859 853R. v. Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd [1981] ICR 831 483, 488, 489Radain Bank v. Saipem (unreported, 2 March 1994) 566Rainford House Ltd (in administrative receivership) v. Cadogan Ltd [2001]

BLR 416 547, 868Rapid Building Group Ltd v. Ealing Family Housing Association [1985] 29 BLR 5 714Rayack Construction v. Lampeter Meat [1979] 12 BLR 30 568Re a Company (No. 1299 of 2001) (unreported, 15 May 2001) 842, 844Re Agra Bank, ex parte Tondeur [1867] LR 5 Eq 160 552Re Arthur Sanders [1981] 17 BLR 125 570Re Atlantic Computers [1992] 1 All ER 476 538Re Ayala Holdings [1993] BCLC 256 550Re Ayerst v. C&K (Construction) Limited [1976] AC 167 569Re Cosslett Contractors [1997] 4 All ER 117 563Re DKG Contractors [1990] BCC 903 548, 549, 550Re Flint [1993] Ch 319 551, 569Re Harrison, ex parte Jay [1880] 14 Ch D 19 552Re Jartay Developments [1982] 22 BLR 134 569Re Keen & Keen, ex parte Collins [1902] 1 KB 555 563Re Medicaments and Related Classes of Goods (No. 2) [2001] 1 WLR 700 861Re Niagara Mechanical Services International [2000] 2 BCLC 425 567

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Re Produce Marketing [1989] 5 BCC 569 548Re Right Time Construction [1990] 52 BLR 117 551Re Tain Construction [2003] 2 BCLC 374 551Re Taylors Industrial Flooring [1990] BCC 44 535Re Tout and Finch [1954] 1 All ER 127 568Re Turner Corporation [1995] 17 ACSR 761 540Re United Railways [1960] 1 Ch 52 at 85 556Re William Thorpe [1989] 5 BCC 156 541Re Yorkshire Woolcombers [1903] 2 Ch 284 539Read v. J. Lyons & Co. Ltd [1947] AC 156 600Redworth Construction Ltd v. Brookdale Healthcare Ltd [2006] EWHC 1994 830Reed v. Van der Vorm 33 BLR 140 [1985] 768Rees & Kirby v. Swansea City Council [1986] 30 BLR 1 764Reeves v. Barlow [1884] 12 QBD 436 563Regalian Properties plc v. London Docklands Development Corporation 166Rentokil Ailsa Environmental Ltd v. Eastend Civil Engineering Ltd

(unreported, 31 March 1999) 866RG Carter Ltd v. Edmund Nuttall Ltd (unreported, 21 June 2000) 825RG Carter Ltd v. Edmund Nuttall Ltd [2002] BLR 359 861Rhodia Chirex Ltd v. Laker Vent Engineering Ltd [2003] 20 Const LJ 155 849Rice v. Great Yarmouth Borough Council [2003] TCLR 1 464Ritchie Brothers (PWC) Ltd v. David Philp Commercial Ltd [2005] BLR 384 839RJT Consulting Engineers Ltd v. DM Engineering (NI) Ltd [2002] BLR 217 830, 847RMC Roadstone Products Ltd v. Jester [1994] ICR 456 487Roberts Petroleum v. Kenny [1983] 2 AC 192 569Robertson Group (Construction) Limited v. Amey-Miller (Edingburgh) Joint

Venture [2005] CSIH89 666Robertson v. French [1803] 4 East 130 456Robinson v. Harman [1848] 1 Exch 850, 855 465Robinson v. Kilvert [1889] 41 ChD 88 594Robophone Facilities Limited v. Blank [1966] 1 WLR 1428 739Robophone Facilities Ltd v. Blank [1966] 3 All ER 128 739, 748Rother Iron v. Canterbury Precision Engineers [1974] QB 1 546Rouse v. Bradford Banking [1894] 2 Ch 32 556Roxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v. Forsyth [1996] 659Royal Brompton NHS Trust v. Hammond [2002] 1 WLR 1397 587RSL (South West) Ltd v. Stansell (unreported, 16 June 2003) 859, 860, 864Rupert Morgan Building Services (LLC) Ltd v. David Jervis and

Harriett Jervis [2004] BLR 18 841Ruttle Plant Hire Ltd v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and

Rural Aairs [2004] EWHC 2152 828Rylands v. Fletcher 598, 599, 600S & W Process Engineering Ltd v. Cauldron Foods Ltd [2005] EWHC 153 661, 663Samuel Payne v. John Setchell Ltd [2002] BLR 489 579Samuel Thomas Construction v. J&B Developments (unreported, 28 January 2000) 831Sanjay Lachhani v. Destination Canada (UK) Ltd [1997] 666, 667Sansom and another v. Metcalfe Hambleton & Co. [1998] 26 EG 154 847Scarf v. Jardine [1882] 7 App Cas 345 556Schott Kem v. Bentley [1990] 3 All ER 850 551

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Schuler v. Wickham Machine Tool Sales [1974] AC 235 456Scott v. Avery [1856] 5 HLC 811 894Scottish & Newcastle plc v. GD Construction (St Albans) Limited [2003]

EWCA Civ 16 206Scottish Power plc v. Kvaerner Ltd [1998] 674Scottish Special Housing Association v. Wimpey Construction UK Limited 206Sedleigh-Deneld v. OCallaghan [1940] AC 880 596Serck Controls Ltd v. Drake & Scull Engineering Ltd [2000] 73 Con LR 100

661, 666, 667, 670Shawton Engineering Ltd v. DGP International Limited [2005] EWCA Civ 1359 716Shepherd Construction Ltd v. Mecright [2000] BLR 489 836, 837, 851Sherwood & Casson Ltd v. MacKenzie Engineering Ltd

(unreported, 30 November 1999) 852, 853Shimizu Europe Ltd v. Automajor Ltd [2002] BLR 113 857, 866Shimizu Europe Ltd v. LBJ Fabrications Ltd [2003] BLR 381 842Shirayama v. Danovo [2003] EWHC 3006 896Simms v. Leigh Rugby Football Club [1969] 2 AER 923 604Simons Construction Ltd v. Aardvark Developments Ltd [2004] BLR 117 839Sindall Ltd v. Solland and others [2001] 80 Con LR 152 833, 865Skanska Construction UK Ltd v. ERDC and another [2002] ScotCS 307 852Skanska Rasleigh Weatherfoil v. Somereld Stores Limited 166Skanska UK Construction Limited v. Egger (Barony) Limited [2005] EWHC 284 650SL Timber Systems Ltd v. Carillion Construction Ltd [2001] BLR 516

840, 841, 844, 866, 868Smith New Court Ltd v. Scrimgcour Vickers [1996] 3 WLR 1051, 1059 (gh) 465Smith v. Bridgend County Borough Council [2002] BLR 160 551, 563Smith v. Martin [1925] 1 KB 745 853Solland International v. Daraydan Holdings (unreported, 15 February 2002) 857South Australia Asset Management v. York Montague Limited [1997] AC 191 583Spartan Steel and Alloys Ltd v. Martin & Co. Ltd [1973] QB 27 577Specialist Ceiling Services Northern Ltd v. ZVI Construction (UK) Ltd [2004]

BLR 403 862St Andrews Bay Development v. HBG Management and another [2003]

CILL 2016 856, 862St Helens Smelting Co. Ltd v. Tipping [1862] 11 HL Cas 642; 11 ER 1483 594Staveley Industries plc v. Odebrecht Oil & Gas Services Ltd

(unreported, 28 February 2001) 827Stein v. Blake [1996] AC 243 545Stephen Donald Architects Limited v. Christopher King [2003] EWHC 1867 665Stiell Ltd v. Riema Controls (unreported, 23 June 2000) 839, 851Stokes Pension fund v. Western Power Distribution [2005] BLR 497 651Storey v. Charles Church Developments Ltd [1996] 12 Const LJ 206 579Stovin v. Wise [1996] AC 923 580Strathmore Building Services Ltd v. Colin Scott Greig [2000] ScotCS 133 843Stubbs Rich Architects v. WH Tolly & Son Co. Ltd (unreported, Bristol County

Court, 8 August 2001) 855Sturges v. Bridgeman [1879] 11 ChD 852 597Sumpter v. Hedges (1898) 679Susan Dunnett v. Railtrack plc [2002] 652

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Symington & Co. v. Union Insurance of Canton Limited [1928] 45 TLR 181 204T.A. Bickerton & Son Ltd v. North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board

(1969) 761Tara Civil Engineering Ltd v. Mooreld Developments Ltd [1989] 46 BLR 74 776Tate & Lyle v. Greater London Council [1983] 2 AC 509 598Taylor v. Brown [1839] 714Temloc Ltd v. Errill Properties Ltd [1987] 39 BLR 34 717, 749Temloc v. Errill Properties Ltd [1987] 39 BLR 30 740Tennant Radiant Heat Ltd v. Warrington Development Corporation [1988]

1 EGLR 41 738Terrell v. Mabie Todd and Co. [1952] 733Tesco Stores Ltd v. Costain Construction Ltd [2003] EWHC 1487 164, 579Tesco v. The Norman Hitchcox Partnership [1997] 56 ConLR 42 578Thakrav v. Ciro Citterio Menswear plc [2002] EWHC 1975 877, 879The Atlas Ceiling & Partition Co. Ltd v. Crowngate Estates (Cheltenham) Ltd

[2000] 18 Const LJ 49 825The Construction Centre Group Ltd v. The Highland Council [2002] BLR 476 656, 842The Construction Centre Group Ltd v. The Highland Council [2003] ScotCS 114 842The Epaphus [1987] 2 UR 213 456The London Borough of Hounslow v. Twickenham Gardens Development [1970]

78 BLR 89 775The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth v. Floyd Slaski

Partnership and Mastrandrea (unreported, 2 November 2001) 838, 846The Project Consultancy Group v. The Trustees of the Gray Trust [1999]

BLR 377 848, 849The Queen in Rights of Canada v. Walter Cabbott Construction Ltd [1975] 21

BLR 26 775The Royal Brompton Hospital NHS Trust v. Watkins Gray International

(Dec 2000) 736The Rugby Group Ltd v. Proforce Recruit Ltd 167The Tychy (No. 2) [2001] 2 Lloyds Rep 403 556Thomas-Fredrics (Construction) Ltd v. Keith Wilson [2004] BLR 23 830, 849Thompson v. Alexander & Partners [1992] 59 BLR 81 605Thompson v. T Lohan (Plant Hire) Ltd [1987] 2 All ER 631 531Thompson-Schwab v. Costakis [1956] 1 WLR 325, 335 591, 594Thorne v. London Corp [1876] 1 Ap. Cas. 120 663Tim Butler Contractors Ltd v. Merewood Homes Ltd [2000] 18 Const LJ 74 850Tito v. Waddell (No. 2) [1977] Ch 106 556Tong Tien See Construction v. Tong [2002] 3 SLR 76 548Top Shop Estate Ltd v. Danino [1985] 1 EGLR 9 863Total M & E Services Ltd v. ABB Building Technologies Ltd [2003] 87 Con LR

830, 856, 868Trimis v. Mina [2000] 2TCLR 346 661Tripp v. Armitage [1839] 4 M&W 687 562Trustees of the Strateld Saye Estate v. AHL Construction Ltd [2004]

EWHC 3286 761, 830Try Construction Ltd v. Eton Town House Group [2003] BLR 286 859Tunnel Reneries v. Brya Donkin [1998] CILL 1392 578Turi Construction Ltd v. Regalia Knitting Mills Ltd [1971] 161, 661, 662

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Turner v. Watkins (TCC, 9 November 2001) 577UCA France v. Fisher Foods [2003] BPIR 299 563United Bank of Kuwait Plc v. Prudential Property Services Limited 585United Co-operatives Ltd v. Sun Alliance & London Assurance Co. Ltd [1987]

1 EGLR 126 854Universal Music Operations Ltd v. Flairnote Ltd and others

(unreported, 24 August 2000) 827Verry v. London Borough of Camden (unreported, 20 March 2006) 868VHE Construction plc v. RBSTB Trust Co. Ltd [2000] BLR 187

840, 842, 843, 851, 865, 867Victoria Laundry (Windsor) Ltd. v. Newman Industries Ltd [1949] 739Voscroft (Contractors) Ltd v. Seeboard plc [1996] 78 BLR 132 682W Lamb Ltd v. J Jarvis & Sons plc [1998] 738W&J Leigh v. CBI Nederland, 20 June 1985 558Wadsworth v. Lydall [1991] 765Warner v. Basildon [1990] Constr LJ 46 578Wates Construction v. Franthom [1991] 53 BLR 23 570Watkin Jones & Son v. Lidl UK GmbH [2002] 85 Con LR 155 852Watkin Jones & Son v. Lidl UK GmbH (unreported, Cardi TCC) 834Watson Building Services Ltd v. Graham Harrison and Miller (Preservation) Ltd

(unreported, 13 March 2001) 849, 850, 866Wells v. Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd [1902] 714West Faulkner Associates v. The London Borough of Newham [1992] 71 BLR 6 670West Wake Price & Co v. Ching [1956] 3 All ER 821 648Westminster Building Co. Ltd v. Andrew Beckingham [2004] BLR 265 832, 851Westminster City Council v. Reema Construction (No. 2) [1990] 24 Con LR 26 556Wharf Properties Ltd v. Eric Cumine Associates 763Wheat v. Lacon [1966] AC 552 602Wheeler v. Saunders [1996] Ch. 19 595Wheelton v. Hardisty [1857] 8 ExB 232 (Exch Ch) 204White and Carter (Councils) Ltd v. McGregor [1962] 731White v. Blackmore [1972] 2 QB 651 604White v. Jones [1995] 2 AC 507 579Whiteways Contractors (Sussex) Ltd v. Impresa Castelli Construction UK

Ltd [2000] 75 Con LR 92 841, 853William Cory & Son Ltd v. Wingate Investment (London Colney) Ltd [1980] 17

BLR 104 659William Verry (Glazing Systems) v. Furlong Homes Ltd [2005] EWHC 138 834, 835William Verry Ltd v. North West London Communal Mikvah [2004]

BLR 308 838, 846, 868Willment v. North West Thames RHA [1984] 26 BLR 51, 62 545Wilsher v. Essex AHA [1988] AC 1074 582Wiltshier Construction (South) Limited v. Parkers Developments Limited 776Wimbledon Construction Co. 2000 v. Derek Vago [2005] BLR 374 868Wimpey Construction (UK) Ltd v. Poole [1984] 2 Lloyds Rep 499 215Woods Hardwick Ltd v. Chiltern Air Conditioning Ltd [2001] BLR 23 841, 859Woollerton & Wilson Ltd v. Richard Costain Ltd [1970] 1 WLR 411 607Workplace Technologies plc v. E Squared Ltd and another

(unreported, 16 February 2000) 850

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Wringe v. Cohen [1940] 1 KB 229 597X (minors) v. Bedfordshire County Council [1999] 3 WLR 1252 601Yarm Road Ltd v. Costain Ltd (unreported, 30 July 2001, TCC) 825Yorkshire Water Authority v. Sir Alfred McAlpine and Son (Northern) Ltd

[1985] 32 BLR 114 673

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Table of UK statutes andstatutory instruments

1774 Life Assurance Act 1774 201

1838 Judgments Act 1838 800

1875 Explosives Act 1875 515

1890 Partnership Act 1890 231, 233, 263, 266

1906 Marine Insurance Act 1906 204, 355

1907 Limited Partnerships Act 1907 231, 234

1909 Housing, Town Planning etc. Act 1909 5

1925 Law of Property Act 1925 347, 539

1930 Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930 823

1935 Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935 343

1943 Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 463

1945 Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 588, 604

1950 Arbitration Act 1950 807

1957 Occupiers Liability Act 1957 601, 602, 603

1958 Work in Compressed Air Special Regulations 1958 502

1961 Factories Act 1961 476, 531

1963 Oce Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 476

1967 Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1967 497

1969 Employers Liability (Defective Equipment) Act 1969 526

1969 Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 476, 497

1970 Equal Pay Act 1970 380

1971 Fire Precautions Act 1971 479, 525

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1972 Defective Premises Act 1972 577, 605Fire Certicates (Special Premises) Regulations 1972 525Local Government Act 1972 19, 51

1974 Control of Pollution Act 1974 489, 613, 619, 620, 623, 629Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 108, 371, 469, 629

1975 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 380, 390, 401

1976 Fire Certicates (Special Premises) Regulations 1976 525, 526Race Relations Act 1976 380, 390

1977 Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 307, 342, 345, 359, 460, 461,530, 588, 604, 870

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 305

1978 Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 304, 343, 344, 532, 781

1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 25Sale of Goods Act 1979 562

1980 Limitation Act 1980 348, 589, 900

1981 Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 497Supreme Court Act 1981 867, 895Town and Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 8Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981

371, 380, 391, 401, 558Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 632

1982 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 797Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 350, 460, 582, 669, 713

1983 Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 514, 632

1984 Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 886County Courts Act 1984 800Occupiers Liability Acts 1984 601Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 473

1985 Business Names Act 1985 227, 237Companies Act 1985 236, 242, 247, 250, 319, 538, 542, 544,

548, 550, 551, 563, 566, 827Construction Plant and Equipment (Harmonization of Noise

Emissions Standards) Regulations 1985 631Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 472

1986 Company Directors Disqualication Act 1986 543Disqualication Act 1986 548Insolvency Act 1986 41, 535, 536, 539, 541, 544, 548, 552, 569, 848Insolvency Rules 1986 543, 545, 547Latent Damage Act 1986 589Sex Discrimination Act 1986 390

1987 Consumer Protection Act 1987 526Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987 513, 632

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1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 325, 416Environment and Safety Information Act 1988 475Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 229Quarries (Explosives) Regulations 1988 516

1989 Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989 508Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 507Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 492Noise at Work Regulations 1989 508, 527, 629Pressure Systems and Transportable Gas Containers Regulations 1989 510Trade Euents (Prescribed Processes and Substances)

Regulations 1989 621Water Act 1989 613

1990 Capital Allowances Act 1990 227Computer Misuse Act 1990 439Control of Asbestos in Air Regulations 1990 632Environmental Protection Act 1990 591, 613, 614, 616, 618, 621,

623, 626, 629Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 27Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 25Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas)

Act 1990 28Town and Country Planning Act 1990 5

1991 Construction Products Regulations 1991 521Control of Explosives Regulations 1991 515Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances)

Regulations 1991 628Packaging of Explosives for Carriage Regulations 1991 515Planning and Compensation Act 1991 8Water Industry Act 1991 593, 613Water Resources Act 1991 619, 620, 623

1992 Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 607Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992 513, 515, 631Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 614EMC Regulations 1992 520Environmental Information Regulations 1992 635, 636Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

431, 491, 524Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 484Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 491, 511Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 491, 507Social Security Contributions and Benets Act 1992 372Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 519Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 380, 391Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 523

1993 Clean Air Act 1993 627Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993 54, 150

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1994 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994107, 181, 308, 338, 471, 472, 486, 491, 494, 498, 503

Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 522Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 519Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994 305Value Added Tax Act 1994 244Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 616

1995 Civil Evidence Act 1995 812Disability Discrimination Act 1995 380, 390Environment Act 1995 621Public Supply Contracts Regulations 1995 54Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences

Regulations 1995 495

1996 Arbitration Act 1996 765, 807, 808, 817, 818, 844, 854, 859,869, 874, 875, 879, 886, 896

Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 515Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996

500, 502, 504, 515, 526, 527Employment Rights Act 1996 370, 377, 378, 380, 386Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially

Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996 520Finance Act 1996 617Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 493Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 40, 118, 153,

168, 175, 188, 189, 301, 322, 330, 349, 356, 459,546, 553, 653, 655, 658, 756, 757, 813, 823, 887, 888

Landll Tax Regulations 1996 617Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 481Special Waste Regulations 1996 615Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996 54, 170Work in Compressed Air Regulations 1996 502

1997 Conned Spaces Regulations 1997 502Diving at Work Regulations 1997 505Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 525Hedgerows Regulations 1997 30Lifts Regulations 1997 521Protection from Harassment Act 1997 592

1998 Civil Procedure Rules 1998 873Competition Act 1998 170, 267Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1998 512Data Protection Act 1998 431, 435, 437Electricity Supply Regulations 1998 507Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998 497Groundwater Regulations 1998 620Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 471Human Rights Act 1998 435, 597, 870Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 314, 460

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1998 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 506, 521National Minimum Wage Act 1998 371, 373, 380Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 505Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 371, 373, 380Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales)

Regulations 1998 311, 322, 845Working Time Regulations 1998 371, 373, 380, 494

1999 Anti-Pollution Works Regulations 1999 620Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 114, 216, 299, 300,

330, 336, 352Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 511Employment Relations Act 1999 399Environmental Impact Assessment (England and Wales)

Regulations 1999 23Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999 633Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1999 525Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 515Local Government Act 1999 49, 51Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 479, 486,

491, 498, 517, 519, 527Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 509, 512, 513National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 371, 373Quarries Regulations 1999 516Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)

(England and Wales) Regulations 1999 19, 633Unfair Contract Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 342, 345Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 831

2000 Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations 2000 787, 801Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2000 621, 623Electronic Communications Act 2000 441, 442Freedom of Information Act 2000 63, 170Insolvency Act 2000 542Lawful Business Practice Regulations 2000 435Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 231, 234Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment)

Regulations 2000 371, 380Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 510Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 435Town & Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations

Procedure) (England) Rules 2000 18Town & Country Planning (Inquiries Procedures) (England)

Rules 2000 19Town & Country Planning (Determination by Inspectors)

(Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2000 19Town and Country Planning (Hearings Procedure) (England)

Rules 2000 18

2001 Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 231, 233, 234

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2002 Adjudication Rules 2002 323Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply)

Regulations 2002 512Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 491, 513, 514Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 491, 512Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 511Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 517Employment Act 2002 388Enterprise Act 2002 170, 267, 536, 537, 539, 543, 546Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment)

Regulations 2002 372, 380Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 511Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2002 511Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals)

Regulations 2002 22Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries

Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 19

2003 Communications Act 2003 424Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 380, 390Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 380, 390Local Government Act 2003 11PAYE and NIC Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 372Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2003 403

2004 Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable PressureEquipment Regulations 2004 511

Civil Partnership Act 2004 401Employment Relations Act 2004 400Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 23Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 391, 398, 403National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2004 401Pensions Act 2004 404Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 5, 6, 12

2005 Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 491, 508Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 491, 518Freedom of Information Act 2005 434Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 227Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2005 546Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 515Transfer of Employment (Pension Protection) Regulations 2005 404Work at Height Regulations 2005 500

2006 Public Contracts Regulations 2006 54, 55, 57, 63Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 54, 63, 64

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Table of European legislation

1976 Council Directive 76/769/EEC 513Equal Treatment Directive (76/207) 404

1977 Acquired Rights Directive 391, 392, 393, 401

1979 Wild Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) 633

1983 Council Directive 83/477 513Council Directive 83/478 513

1984 Directive 84/532/EEC 631

1985 Directive 85/337/EEC 633

1989 Construction Products Directive 471Directive 89/391/EEC 525Directive 89/665 54, 63

1990 Council Directive 90/394/EEC 513

1992 Directive 92/13 54Directive 92/50/EEC 54Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC 633Temporary or Mobile Construction Sites Directive 92/57/EEC 498, 500

1993 Directive 93/36/EEC 54Directive 93/37/EEC 54Directive 93/38/EEC 54Low Voltage Directive 522

1995 Lifts Directive 95/16/EC 521

1997 Directive 97/11/EC 633Directive 97/39/EC 633

1998 Council Directive 98/24/EC 512, 513, 517Machinery Directive 471, 519Working Time Directive 395, 397, 494

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1999 Council Directive 99/92/EC 517Posted Workers Directive 381, 382

2000 Electronic Commerce Directive 440, 442Electronic Signatures Directive 441European Framework Directive 2000/78/EC 401

2001 Directive 2001/45/EC 516

2002 Directive 2002/44/EC 518Directive 2002/73 404Road Transport Directive 403

2003 Directive 2003/10/EC 508

2004 Directive 2004/17/EC 54Directive 2004/18/EC 50, 54, 59

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Biographies of contributors

Section editors

Ann MinogueAnnMinogue is a Partner and head of Linklaters real estate construction and engineer-ing team; having originally been a Partner in McKenna & Co from June 1985. She readlaw at Clare College, Cambridge and qualied as a solicitor in 1980.She specialises in non-contentious construction work and has drafted amendments

to various of the standard forms as well as drafting new forms of contract to cater formore diverse procurement methods. In particular, she drafted the British PropertyFederations standard forms, the new edition of DOM/1 and the new GC/Works/Sub-Contract. She was involved in drafting the construction documentation for themajor 1980s projects Canary Wharf, Broadgate, Ludgate and the Channel TunnelProject and has since been involved in some of todays bigger projects the RoyalOpera House, Tate Modern, the Hungerford Bridges Project, Stockley Park, the BritishMuseum Great Court Project.In the Central London oce market, she has also been involved in the construction

documentation (including the construction aspects of development agreements andagreements for lease) on the recent developments at Garrard House, Gresham Street,59 Gresham Street, the Paternoster re-development, 33 Holborn (the old Mirrorbuilding) and Atlantic House, Holborn.She also sits on the BPF Construction Committee and advises the BPF on con-

struction matters as well as representing the Construction Clients Forum on the JCTDrafting Sub-Committee.She is a contributor on construction matters to Freemans Guide to the Property

Industry and the Architects Legal Handbook. She had a monthly column in BuildingMagazine on construction law issues.

Jenny BasterJenny Baster qualied as a solicitor in 1978. Having worked rst at a law centre andsubsequently in a City practice, in 1985 she joined Ove Arup Partnership, a leadinginternational rm of consulting engineers, where she is Legal Director. She has extensivepractical experience advising on the legal aspects of the rms day to day operations,with a particular involvement in contractual and insurance matters. She has experienceof litigation, arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution in the UK and

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internationally. Jennys role extends to in-house training on a variety of commercial andlegal issues and she has, in addition, contributed to external training courses. She hasworked closely with the construction industry professional institutions and has partici-pated in a number of professional review bodies including committees of the Associationof Consulting Engineers and the Construction Industry Council. Jennys experience hascentred on the practical application of the law to engineers in a commercial environment.

Sir Vivian Ramsey QCSir Vivian Ramsey studied Engineering Science and Economics at Oxford Universitybefore working as a civil engineer in the UK and overseas. During this time hebecame a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.After studying law in London he was called to the Bar in 1979 and was a practising

barrister from 1981 to 2005. He became a Queens Counsel in 1992 and from 2003 to2005 he was Head of Keating Chambers, the largest London set of barristers Chambersspecialising in Building, Technology, IT and associated commercial Disputes.He practised around the world as an advocate, arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator in

technical disputes, particularly related to construction and engineering projects. Heacted for governments, public authorities, utilities, international contracting companies,consultancies, architects, engineers and other construction professionals.He continues to act as a Special Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at

the University of Nottingham and lectures at Kings College, London.In November 2005 he was appointed as a High Court Judge in the Queens Bench

Division where for a substantial part of his time he sits in the Technology and Construc-tion Court. He received a knighthood on his appointment.

Michael OReillyMike OReilly is a chartered engineer, having worked on a number of prestigiousprojects with Arup including geotechnical designs for the Canary Wharf project. Onpassing his Bar Finals, he trained at Keating and Atkin Chambers before returning toacademia, where he taught at the Universities of Nottingham and Sheeld and wasthen appointed Head of Civil Engineering at Kingston University. In 2000 he returnedto independent practice at the Bar and appeared in a number of high prole casesreported in the Building Law Reports, the Competition Appeal Reports and theEuropean Law Reports. In January 2006, he transferred to the Solicitors branch ofthe profession in order to establish Adie OReilly LLP, a specialist property and con-struction law rm based in Lincoln, but with a national and international client list.

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Authors

Mark ONeillMark ONeill qualied as a New Zealand barrister and solicitor in 1985. He joined Allen& Overy in 1991 and became a partner in the banking department in 1995.Mark has a broad banking practice but specializes in property nancing both

investment and construction. He heads the Property Finance Group at Allen & Overyand acts for a number of leading property nance banks and property investors. Hehas been involved in numerous construction nancings over recent years, employingvarious construction contract models.

John ScrivenJohn Scriven became a partner at Allen & Overy in 1988. He specializes in advising onmajor projects world-wide including water, power, road, telecommunications and otherinfrastructure projects, advising sponsors, project companies, lenders and contractors.John has also advised sponsors, project companies, lenders and investors on UK PrivateFinance Initiative (PFI/PPP) schemes for hospitals and healthcare, water treatment,light rail and prison construction and operation.He has a particular interest in construction law and related issues, and heads the

Construction Law Group which is an integral part of the Allen & Overy ProjectsGroup. In addition, John has advised in a number of property development transactionsacting for employers, investors, lenders and tenants.He is editor and co-author of A contractual guide to major construction projects (1999),

and contributor to Future directions in construction law (1992) and Risk management andprocurement (1995).

David MarksDavid Marks is a partner in CMS Cameron McKenna where he specializes in EC andcompetition law. A growing aspect of his practice is advice on both contentious andnon-contentious aspects of the EC and WTO procurement regimes.He has worked on major PFI/PPP schemes both in the UK and in continental Europe.

He has also been involved with many of the main Lottery funded cultural projects.David is a frequent speaker on procurement law issues. He has practised in Brusselswhere he ran his rms oce. He has also studied law in France and Germany.

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Adrian SmithAdrian Smith is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 30 years experience in privatepractice, the public service and as a university academic, including six and a half yearsworking in Hong Kong.He is presently employed as a Tutor in Project Management at the College of Estate

Management in Reading, and also as an Associate by James R. Knowles Procurementand Partnering Services. In addition to best practice in construction procurement, hisspecialist skills include disputes avoidance, privately nanced infrastructure, informa-tion technology in construction, and construction education. His publications in theseareas presently include four full length books and a substantial number of internation-ally refereed journal articles and conference papers.

Tracy LondonTracy is a specialist non-contentious construction lawyer and has been in HerbertSmiths Construction and Engineering group since 1999. Prior to that time sheworked as a lawyer in Australia. She has more than ten years experience as a non-contentious construction lawyer in various sectors, both national and international,including the energy and resources sector. Her role is focused on the preparation andnegotiation of construction related documentation, procured both traditionally andunder project nance structures, including PFI.

Nicholas DowningNicholas Downing is a specialist non-contentious construction lawyer and has been apartner in Herbert Smiths Construction and Engineering Department since 1997. Hisrole is focused on the preparation and negotiation of construction-related documenta-tion for a wide range of projects, whether procured traditionally or under project nancestructures. He is particularly interested in innovative procurement methods.Herbert Smith has one of the leading construction and engineering law practices

among UK law rms. The rm is also regarded in independent reviews for the legalprofession as the leader in the PFI market and has acted on many of the largest ormost complex PPP transactions to date. In 1999, Herbert Smith was named as LawFirm of the Year by Chambers.The depth of Nicholas experience is illustrated by some of the leading transactions

with which he has been involved. For traditionally procured projects, he has advisedon Disneyland Paris, the construction of designer outlet villages across the UK andmainland Europe for BAA-McArthur/Glen, numerous new headquarters buildingsfor leading City institutions and major leisure, oce and retail developments for someof the UKs largest developers, such as Land Securities and Hammerson.In the PPP context, Nicholas advises projects sponsors, project companies and

nanciers. Some of the leading deals on which he has worked include GCHQ (one ofthe largest and most sophisticated facilities to be built under the PFI), Kings CollegeLondon, Health and Safety Laboratories and Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Greenwich(which has won an award for best degree of risk transfer).Nicholas speaks regularly at seminars on construction law.

David HudsonDuring a career spanning over 25 years, David Hudson has gained extensive experiencein project management, quantity surveying and construction/property consultancycovering a wide range of projects in both the public and private sectors. David has

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been involved in projects in both the UK and overseas, with values ranging from 1million up to 400 million.David joined Tropus (formerlyMcBains Ltd) in 1978, and is nowChairman with over-

all responsibility for nancial performance. Additionally, as Chief Executive of McBainsInvestment Management Limited (MIM), which was set up in 1995 to lead consortia andraise nance for PFI projects. David is responsible for running all PFI activities and haswon four projects as Preferred Bidder and ve more as Reserve Preferred Bidder. As wellas leading consortia, David is directly responsible for nancial modelling and fornegotiating the contract structures.Currently, David is a board member of Broomleigh Housing Association, one of the

UKs largest Housing Associations and an active member of the British PropertyFederation.

Kirstin WarleyKirstin Warley is a professional support lawyer in the Construction group at Linklaters.She advises and trains lawyers on all aspects of construction law, participates in govern-ment and industry body consultations, drafts precedent construction documentationand produces regular updates on recent legal and industry developments. Prior tobecoming a professional support lawyer, Kirstin worked as a client-facing solicitor inLondon (specialising in international construction arbitration) and in Australia whereshe prepared and negotiated documentation for construction, infrastructure, defenceand telecommunications projects. She is admitted as a solicitor in England and Walesand in New South Wales, Australia.

William GloynBill Gloyn is the Chairman of Aon Risk Services, Commercial Property Group which heset up in 1983. He heads up the Real Estate Practice Group which has representativesfrom all Aon European territories. He rejoined the company in 1992 after threeyears as Vice PresidentInsurance of Olympia & York where he controlled theirLondon-based insurance programme. He remains a consultant to Canary WharfGroup plc.He advises the British Property Federation on insurance matters and has been

appointed as BPF Construction Clients Forum representative on the ConstructionIndustry Board Liability & Latent Defects Insurance Working Group set up to considerthe way forward following publication of the Latham Report on the future of theconstruction industry.FIABCI elected him to membership in 1987 and in June 1999 he was installed as Vice-

President of the European Committee.In addition to being a member of the City of London Law Society Construction

Industry Working Party, Bill is an external tutor for the Masters Degree in ConstructionLaw at Kings College, University of London. He is a regular speaker at conferences anda contributor to the property and legal press. He is joint author of A Guide to Commer-cial Property and Construction Insurance and A Handbook of Property Management anda contributor to the Freemans Guide to the Property Industry.

Marshall LevineMarshall Levine studied law at University College, London, obtained a further degree inEstate Management and his Masters in Construction Management at Reading Univer-sity.

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Marshall qualied as a solicitor in 1982 and has been a partner of Linklaters (part ofthe Linklaters & Alliance group) since 1989 and is currently Head of the Constructionand Engineering Group. He has been involved in a wide range of property and con-struction matters, including dispute resolution and advice in relation to many majorjoint ventures, construction projects and construction nancings.He is involved in PFI projects in the UK and in Europe in the health, waste water

infrastructure and property sectors advising consortia, lender and government bodiesof PFI structuring, and PFI/PPP projects generally. He is particularly involved inexporting PFI to Europe including Cyprus, Russia and Germany.He is author of Construction and Engineering Precedents, Construction and UK

Insurance Law, and Construction and Environmental Law.

Ray RobinsonRay Robinson, a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a registered InsuranceBroker, is the Technical Consultant for the Commercial Property Group of Aon Limitedand the editor of Aons regular newsletter Property Eye.Before joining Aon, Ray spent nearly 40 years in the insurance industry, most of it

with Royal & Sun Alliance. For a number of years he was the Underwriting Managerfor the prestigious Sun Alliance property owners account in the West End. He alsomanaged their Building Defects account during the same period.Ray has written numerous articles and papers on a wide range of topics in the property

and legal press and is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences on insurance sub-jects of interest to the property world. He is the author of a number of underwritingand training manuals and has contributed to several externally published works includ-ing theHandbook of Property Management and the Construction Law Handbook. He hasrepresented both the Association of British Insurers and the British Property Federationin discussions on the future of latent defects insurance and was instrumental in setting upthe discussions between those two bodies that led to the development of the latestproducts.

Richard LinsellRichard Linsell is head of the Professional Practices Group at Addleshaw Goddard LLPand is the current Chairman of the Association of Partnership Practioners. Richard isprobably the solicitor most associated with the UK LLP movement. He qualied as asolicitor in 1972 with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw and became a partner in 1976. Inthe last ten years he has gradually developed what is now undoubtedly one of themost prestigious professional practices in the UK. Rowe & Maw have traditionallyacted for professional rms in the building services sector. However, in those tenyears Richard has added major rms in the accountancy, actuarial, patent and trademark and even legal sectors to the client portfolio.The Professions Group at Rowe & Maw is a multi-disciplinary grouping, led by

Richard Linsell, dedicated to understanding and fullling the legal services needs ofthe regulated professions.

Caroline AbreyCaroline Abrey is a partner in the corporate/commercial department of Shadbolt & Co.Solicitors. Caroline has a wide range of commercial experience including corporatenance, company acquisitions and disposals and trading relationship agreements includ-ing domestic and international joint ventures.

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Caroline CreeCaroline Cree is a Chartered Civil Engineer with some twenty years experience of work-ing in the construction industry, rst as a consulting engineer and then as a contractorand management consultant. Caroline is currently responsible for risk managementwithin Carillion plc. This encompasses all aspects of the construction to services spec-trum. Working under conventional and innovative contractual arrangements, includingtraditional construction and building projects, project nance and the range of facilitiesmanagement services. These projects include large-scale joint ventures and partneringarrangements in Europe and overseas.

Christopher MorganChris is an International Tax Partner in the KPMG London oce.He qualied as a solicitor in 1991 in the tax department of a large city law rm. He

joined KPMG in Milan in 1993 where he worked for a year, advising mainly US andUK clients on investing into Italy, and mergers and acquisitions. He returned toLondon in 1994 and became a partner in the International Tax Group in 1998.Chris specializes in advising on cross-border transactions including reorganisations,

mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and business structuring. He also providesadvice on specialized areas of UK international law such as the controlled foreign com-pany legislation, double tax relief, and thin capitalization issues. Chris is also a memberof a multi-disciplinary team focusing on ways of exploiting intellectual property.Chriss clients are multi-nationals in a wide range of industries including pharmaceu-

ticals, shipping, manufacturing and professional services.During the past year, Chris has been heavily involved in discussing the implementa-

tion of a tonnage tax for shipping with the Chamber of Shipping and the InlandRevenue. He ha