Date Issue   Judgment
12.12.07 The distinction between a fitness for purpose obligation and the exercise of reasonable skill and care   London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority – v – Halcrow Gilbert Associates Limited and Others [2007] EWHC 2546 (TCC)
05.12.07 Brief review of the underlying philosophy of Compensation Events, and their management and implementation   Compensation Events under the ECC form of contract, NEC 3rd Edition
28.11.07 Challenges to an arbitral awards on questions of law   Penwith District Council v VP Developments Limited, TCC, 2 November 2007
21.11.07 The effect of failure by the Employer to issue timely notices of payment under a JCT Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractor’s Design   Ringway Infrastructure Service Limited and Vauxhall Motors Limited [2007] EWHC 2421 (TCC)
14.11.07 The independence of experts.   London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) – v – Halcrow Gilbert Associates Ltd and Others, TCC, 31 July 2007
07.11.07 The inclusive price principle described in Hudson’s Building and Engineering Contracts, 11th Edition 1995.   The 'Inclusive Price Principle'
31.10.07 The application of compound interest to claims for late payment of a debt.   Sempra Metals Limited v Inland Revenue Commissioners.  HL 18 July 2007.

24.10.07 The consequences of a breach of the Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Projects.  

Cundall Johnson and Partnership LLP v Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust [2007], TCC, 19 September.
17.10.07 The use of Termination for Convenience clauses in contract  

Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd v Australian Aerospace Ltd [2007] VSC 200, (15 June 2007) 200, 15 June 2007)      

10.10.07 What subcontract terms are best suited to small subcontracts?  

The JCT Short Form of Subcontract
03.10.07 The operation of advance payment arrangements  

Olga Mirimskaya v George Evans and Dezigner Living Limited TCC 5 September 2007
26.09.07 Oral variations to the terms of a contract.  

Carillion Construction Ltd V Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd, TCC, 27 November 2002 [2003] BLR 79

19.09.07 Whether a dispute or difference capable of reference to adjudication can exist where a course of dealing had been established by a party other than the contracting party.  

John Stirling trading as M&S Contracts v Westminster Properties Scotland Limited
12.09.07 Whether sums paid out in settlements are recoverable as damages.  

John F Hunt Demolition Limited – v – ASME Engineering Limited, TCC 27 June 2007
05.09.07 Whether a contractor can claim additional cost arising out of changed work scope on the basis of a global total costs claim, being the difference between actual costs and anticipated costs.  

Petromec Inc –v- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. QBD 6 July 2007
29.08.07 The manner in which provisions for joint names insurance in construction contracts can determine risk allocation between the parties to a contract   John F Hunt Demolition v ASME Engineering, TCC 27 June 2007, and Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions (UK) v Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, TCC 29 June 2007
22.08.07 Reliance upon determination under JCT 98 to avoid enforcement of payments that should have been made earlier.   Pierce Design International Ltd v Mark Johnston and Another, TCC, 17 July 2007.
15.08.07 Proposed changes to the payment provisions within the Construction Act.   2nd Consultation on proposals to amend the Construction Act
08.08.07 What happens when a contract does not contain a provision permitting it to be varied?.   SWI Ltd v P&I Data Services Ltd, CA 4 July 2007.
01.08.07 Whether the courts will grant a temporary stay of court proceedings pending adjudication.   DGT Steel and Cladding Ltd v Cubitt Building and Interiors Ltd, TCC 4 July 2007.
25.07.07 Enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision apparently issued late and estoppel by silence.   AC Yule & Son Ltd v Speedwell Roofing & Cladding Ltd [2007] EWHC 1360 (TCC), 31 May 2007.
18.07.07 Proposed changes to the adjudication provisions within the Construction Act and the Scheme for Construction Contracts.   2nd Consultation on proposals to amend the Construction Act.
04.07.07 The direct payment of subcontractors by the employer in the event of the insolvency of the main contractor.   Sydenhams (Timber Engineering) Ltd v CHG Holdings Ltd, TCC 3 May 2007.
27.06.07 Whether more than one dispute may be referred to adjudication and the basis upon which a party may reserve its position on jurisdiction.   David and Teresa Bothma (In Partnership) T/A Dab Builders v Mayhaven Healthcare Ltd [2006] Bristol TCC, 16 November 2006; Bothma (David & Teresa) (t/a DAB Builders) v Mayhaven Healthcare Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 527, 14 May 2007.
20.06.07 The extent to which an engineer who is employed in relation to permanent works is obliged to point out defects in temporary works to a contractor.   Hart Investments Ltd v (1) Terence Maurice Charles Fidler (T/A Terence Fidler Partnership) (2) Larchpark Ltd (in liquidation), TCC 30 March 2007.
13.06.07 Payment of the adjudicator.   Mott Macdonald v London & Regional Properties Ltd, TCC 23 May 2007.
06.06.07 Application of the express terms of the JCT contract for the termination of the contract.   Reinwood Ltd v Brown & Sons Ltd, TCC 9 November 2006.
30.05.07 The importance of critical path analysis to the delay claims.   Mirant Asia-Pacific Construction (Hong Kong) Ltd v Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd, TCC 20 April 2007.
23.05.07 Recovery of tendering costs and loss of profit and the duty of an architect to advise.   J & A Developments Ltd v Edina Manufacturing Ltd, Armoura Ltd and others [2006], NIQB 85, 11 December 2006.
16.05.07 Tension between contractual provisions on insolvency and statutory requirements concerning the issue of withholding notices.   Melville Dundas Ltd (in receivership) v George Wimpey UK Ltd, House of Lords, 25 April 2007.
09.05.07 When does a pipe burst, and is what results automatically a flood?   The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery v Duffy Construction Ltd & another, TCC 15 February 2007.
02.05.07 The application of interest in the event of non-payment.   Claymore Services Ltd v Nautilus Properties Ltd, TCC 20 March 2007.
25.04.07 Whether management costs may be recovered in the absence of a detailed record of the time spent.   Bridge UK Com Ltd (Trading As Bridge Communications) v Abbey Pynford Plc (2007), TCC, 4 April 2007.
18.04.07 Title to sue and assignation (or assignment).   Laurence McIntosh Limited v Balfour Beatty Group and the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland.
11.04.07 Retention of title clauses in the context of the JCT provisions.   P4 Limited v Unite Integrated Solutions plc.
04.04.07 The concept of ‘Time at large’.   Multiplex Constructions (UK) Ltd v Honeywell Control Systems Ltd.  TCC 6 March 2007.
28.03.07 Whether a sub-contractor must work to a main contractor’s programme.   Kitson Sheet Metal Ltd v Matthew Hall Mechanical and Electrical Engineers Ltd (1989) 47 BLR 82;  Pigott Foundations Ltd v Shepherd Construction Ltd (1993) 67 BLR 48; Ascon Contracting Limited v Alfred McAlpine Construction Isle of Man Ltd (1999).
21.03.07 The incorporation of terms and conditions.   Shepherd Homes v Encia Remediation Ltd and Green Piling Ltd, TCC 26 January 2007.
14.03.07 The incorporation of terms and conditions.   P4 Limited v Unite Integrated Solutions plc, TCC 27 October 2006.
07.03.07 Examining claims for unforeseen ground conditions.   General.
28.02.07 The validity of a referral served late and the validity of an adjudicator’s decision issued after the date for reaching the decision.   Cubitt Building & Interiors Ltd v Fleetglade Ltd, [2006] EWHC 3413 (TCC), 21 December 2006; Epping Electrical Company v Briggs and Forrester (Plumbing Services) Limited [2007] EWHC 4 (TCC), 19 January 2007.
21.02.07 The validity of published and bespoke Adjudication provisions.   Epping Electrical v Briggs and Forrester Ltd, TCC, 19 January 2007  and Aveat Heating Limited v Jerram Falkus Construction Ltd, TCC, 1 February 2007.
14.02.07 Whether the employment costs of staff are recoverable as damages.   Aerospace Publishing Limited v Thames Water Utilities Limited, CA, 11 January 2007.
07.02.07 Review of some of the mechanisms currently in use to reduce conflict on construction projects.   General consideration of Dispute Avoidance.
31.01.07 Questions of law concerning (1) whether defective design or defective workmanship was the operative cause of defects in a roof and (2) whether a main contractor can assume liability for design work carried out by a nominated sub-contractor.   Sinclair v Woods of Winchester Ltd (no 2), TCC 22 November 2006.
24.01.07 Interpreting the intent of parties to an agreement.   Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil v Somerfield Stores Ltd, 22 November 2006 (CA).
17.01.07 In what circumstances can a new dispute be said to have arisen, different from one that has been previously adjudicated.   Quietfield Limited v Vascroft Construction Limited, CA, 20 December 2006.
10.01.07 Whether an employer may resist enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision by applying a later set off in respect of liquidated and ascertained damages.    R J Knapman Ltd v Richards and others, TCC, 12 October 2006.