Date Issue   Judgment
17.12.97 Duties of care owed by tenderers to investigate requirements of their potential client and propose workable solutions   Comyn Ching (Sheffield) Ltd -v- Radius Plc
10.12.97 Implication of terms for fitness for purpose in sub-contracts containing design content   PSC Freyssinet Ltd -v- Byrne Brothers (Formwork) Ltd
03.12.97 Third party rights to sue upon contract   Strathford East Kilbride Ltd -v- HLM Design Ltd
26.11.97 Causation in the context of claims for damages   Scandia Property (UK) Ltd - v- Thames Water Utilities Ltd
19.11.97 Refusal to pay for works carried out defectively   Barrett Steel Building Ltd -v- AMEC Construction Ltd.
05.11.97 Recovery of grant payments from Local Authorities following improvement works carried out under the Housing Acts   Trustees of the Denis Rye Pension Fund and Another -v- Sheffield City Council
22.10.97 Under pricing of unit rates in bills of quantities   Dudley Corporation -v- Parsons & Morrin Limited (1959)
15.10.97 Whether introducing other labour onto sub-contract work amounts to a repudiatory breach by the main contractor   Sweatfield Ltd -v- Hathaway Roofing Ltd.
08.10.97 Whether the ICE conditions give effective transfer of title in constructional plant upon the insolvency of the contractor   Ian Clarke, administrator of Cosslett (Contractors) Ltd -v-Bridgend County Borough Council
01.10.97 Obtaining judgment in cases of refusal to pay an undisputed debt   Halki Shipping Corporation -v- Sopex Oils Limited
24.09.97 Effect of arbitration awards in name borrowing arbitrations   Co-Operative Wholesale Society Limited -v- Birse Construction Limited
17.09.97 Whether employees may agree new terms and conditions with their new employer following a transfer of an undertaking   Wilson and Others -v- St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council.
10.09.97 Whether a statement of final account and final certificate can relieve the contractor of common law liabilities for breach of contract   Borough of South Tyneside -v- John Mowlem and Company.
03.09.97 Architects' duty of care towards third parties   Machin -v- Adams and others.
27.08.97 Pleading of global claims   Bernards Rugby Landscapes-v-Stockley Park Consortium Limited
20.08.97 Duty of care of sub-contractors in respect of a loss caused by fire   BT -v-James Thompson & Sons
13.08.97 Recovery of the cost of putting right defects in building works in the absence of a contract   Jacobs - v - Morton & Partners,
06.08.97 Responsibility of consultant to its client for cost management, over-certification and defective design   Turner Page Music Ltd -v- Torres Design Associates Ltd
30.07.97 Liability under performance bonds   Oval 717 Limited -v- Aegon Insurance
16.07.97 Liability of the management contractors under the JCT Standard Form   Copthorne Hotels -v- Arup Associates and Others
09.07.97 Defining practical or substantial completion under the Standard Forms   Emson Eastern Ltd -v- EME Developments Ltd
02.07.97 Tendering and award procedures for public works contracts   R -v- Portsmouth City Council and others
25.06.97 Liability of consultants to contractors under design and build contracts   Cliff Holdings -v- Parkman Buck Limited
18.06.97 Pricing of works where quantities alter from billed quantities   Mitsui Construction Co Ltd v The Attorney General of Hong Kong
04.06.97 The use of letters of intent and whether precontract negotiations can assist in determining the existence of a contract   VHE Construction v Alfred McAlpine Construction
21.05.97 Recovery of economic loss following damage to third party property   London Waste Ltd. -v- AMEC Civil Engineering
14.05.97 Limitation Act 1980. Continuing duty of engineer to advise client on its right to sue   Blaenau Gwent Borough Council -v- Robinson Jones Partnership & Lock CE Ltd
07.05.97 Insurance and liability provisions of the JCT forms.   London Borough of Barking and Dagenham -v- Stamford Asphalt Company Ltd.
30.04.97 Definition of consequential loss   British Sugar Plc v NEI Power Plant Projects Ltd
23.04.97 Transfer of employee rights on re-tendered contracts   Betts and Others -v- Brintell and KLM
16.04.97 Damage by flood water to properties adjacent to building operations   Ellison and Headlong -v- The Ministry of Defence
09.04.97 Transfer of employee rights on re-tendered local authority works and services   Ayse Suzen -v- Zehnacker Geb¾udereinigung Gmbh
02.04.97 Whether an arbitrator can rule upon his own jurisdiction   Delta Civil Engineering -v- London Docklands Development Corporation
26.03.97 Implied reporting duties owed by a project manager to its client   Chesham Properties Ltd -v- Bucknall Austin Project Management Services Ltd
19.03.97 Payment of statutory interest following revised determination by an arbitrator   AMEC Building Ltd -v- Cadmus Investment Company Ltd
12.03.97 Interpretation of best endeavours clauses   Leicestershire County Council -v- Warren Energy Ltd
05.03.97 Liability for damage to sub contractor's works   H L Smith Construction Ltd -v- W S Harvey (Decorators) plc
26.02.97 Payment of quantum meruit where no contract in place   Costain Tarmac Joint Venture -v- Zanen Dredging and Contracting
19.02.97 Whether a settlement between client and main contractor may be taken as the measure of damages in the related dispute with a sub-contractor   Spirotec Engineering Ltd -v- Chiltern Engineering Ltd
12.02.97 Effect of a method statement submitted under an ICE contract   Havant Borough Council -v- South Coast Shipping Co Ltd;
05.02.97 Responsibility for competing client and contractor design   Norwest Holst Construction Limited -v- Renfrewshire Council
29.01.97 The rules for construction of contracts; implied terms in contracts of rental   Ross Group plc -v- VSI Automation Company Ltd
22.01.97 Payments of works contractors retentions following the insolvency of the management contractor   P C Harrington Contractors Ltd -v- Co-partnership Developments Ltd and Others
15.01.97 Recovery of fixed overheads and profit on delayed projects   Amec Building Ltd -v- Cadmus Investment Company Ltd
08.01.97 Whether a meal ordered in a restaurant is a single contract or a series of separate contracts   Coulter Mill Restaurants Ltd -v- Robert T Hogg