Construction Industry Law Letter

edited by Tony Francis and Karen Gidwani

This newsletter reports the latest legal news and developments to professionals involved in the construction industry. Published 10 times a year, it covers at least 40 key cases and highlights the most recent developments in adjudication. It puts the spotlights on changes which may affect the construction industry and the way businesses operate.

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The edition for April 2010 highlights a number of cases including:

(1) BSkyB Ltd (2) Sky Subscribers Services Ltd v (1) HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd (formerly Electronic Data Systems Ltd) (2) Electronic Data systems LLC (Formerly Electronic Data Systems Corporation)

Were the claimants entitled to damages for either fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation? Did the entire agreement clause exclude liability for negligent misrepresentation?

Yuanda (UK) Co Ltd v WW Gear Construction Ltd

Did the contract provide a substantial remedy for late payment within the meaning of the Late Payment Act 1998 or should the statutory rate be substituted for it? Was the contract term requiring that Yuanda was to meet Gear’s legal and professional costs of any reference Yuanda made to adjudication - regardless of the outcome an unreasonable contract term and void as defined by section 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977?

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