In this episode, Neil Kelly, a Partner in our Construction team, is joined by Alan Wilson, Managing Director of SELECT and Chair of the Scottish Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV), to discuss the issues facing Scotland's construction sector, including the formation of the CICV and the impact of the pandemic on the sector, the impact of Brexit, the effects of the Grenfell disaster, payment issues in the construction sector and recognition and regulation of electricians.
Fri 24 Sep 2021
The Sector Sessions: Neil Kelly in Conversation with Alan Wilson of SELECT
Related Insights
Article
Give that notice … it’s a condition precedent for recovering loss and expense under SBCC/JCT contracts
In the recent case of FES Limited v HFD Construction Group Limited (27 February 2024), the main issue between the parties was whether certain terms of the Standard Form of Building Contract for use in Scotland (SBC/Q/Scot) (2016 Edition) mean that it’s a condition precedent for obtaining reimbursement of loss and expense that the contractor gives proper notice in accordance with those terms.
Article
‘Smash and grab’ and ‘true value’ in the same adjudication?
One of the features of the contentious construction world is that only one crystallised dispute can be referred to adjudication at any one time. While that is easily stated, what it actually means is the subject of a large and complex body of case law from the courts.
