Building Law Monthly

In Eco World – Ballymore Embassy Gardens Ltd v Dobler UK Ltd [2021] EWHC 2207 (TCC) O’Farrell J held that an agreed damages clause in a construction contract was valid and enforceable notwithstanding the fact that the contract contained no mechanism..

In Pakistan International Airlines Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 40 the Supreme Court held that English law recognises a doctrine of lawful act duress, albeit the scope of the doctrine is very narrow. The Supreme Court also took..

In Downs Road Development LLP v Laxmanbhai Construction (UK) Ltd [2021] EWHC 2441 (TCC) His Honour Judge Eyre QC held that a payment notice issued by an employer was invalid because it was in the nature of a holding device and it could not..