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Ultra vires contract not enforceable
In School Facility Management Ltd v Governing Body of Christ the King College [2020] EWHC 1118 (Comm) Foxton J held that the claimants were not entitled to bring a claim for damages or in debt under a contract which it had entered into with the..
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28 July 2020
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Vol 37 No 07 - 28 July 2020
Crystallisation of disputes
In MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd v Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick Ltd [2020] EWHC 1413 (TCC) O’Farrell J held that the claimant was not entitled to a declaration that an adjudicator lacked jurisdiction to decide the dispute which had been referred to him..
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28 July 2020
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Vol 37 No 07 - 28 July 2020
Adjudication and insolvency: Compatible regimes
The Supreme Court in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (in liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd [2020] UKSC 25 has allowed an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal and held that the fact that the claimant company had entered..
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28 July 2020
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Vol 37 No 07 - 28 July 2020
Covid-19: Updated cabinet office guidance
On 30 June 2020 the Cabinet Office updated its guidance on responsible contractual behaviour in the performance and enforcement of contracts impacted by the Covid-19 emergency (the initial guidance is referred to in our May 2020 issue p 5). The..
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28 July 2020
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Vol 37 No 07 - 28 July 2020