Building Law Reports

Contract - Construction of contract - Relevance of prior negotiations to the construction of express terms - Limitation of liability

Risk of damage to plant on site - Clause 7(1) of NFBTE/FASS sub-contract - “Negligence”

Private nuisance - Whether interference with television reception constituted private nuisance - What interest in property was required to claim in private nuisance

Public nuisance - Whether interference with television reception constituted public nuisance - Whether the plaintiffs constituted a sufficient class of the public to claim in public nuisance

Statutory authority - Whether defence of statutory authority available to defendant - Statutory scheme for regeneration of London Docklands area Negligence - Damage - Annoyance and discomfort insufficient to constitute action - Whether deposition of dust constituted damage

Arbitration - JCT Standard Form, 1980 Edition, clause 41 Arbitration - NSC/4, clause 38

Arbitration - Mufti-party arbitration proceedings - Procedural misconduct - Arbitration Act 1950, ss.22 and 23(2)

JCT 1980 arbitration clause - Extent of review powers particularly conferred on arbitrator

Arbitration - Injunction to restrain arbitration where concurrent litigation Injunction to restrain arbitration - Discretion - Effect of offer of clause 43A agreement

Procedure - Expert witnesses - Court expert - RSC Ord 40

Arbitration - Dispute or difference - Notice of arbitration - Whether notice validly given