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On 21 August 2024, HH Judge Kelly, sitting as a High Court Judge in the TCC at Leeds, gave judgment in C.N.O Plant Hire Ltd v Caldwell Construction Limited [2024] [...]

A recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court, Lonsdale Quay Market Corporation v Klondike Contracting Corporation, 2024 BCSC 1605, clarifies the mechanism under the Builders Lien Act, SBC 1997, [...]

Eight million borrowers enrolled in the repayment plan known as SAVE will be placed in an interest-free forbearance while the administration deals with legal issues. The Biden administration is pausing […]

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The principles applicable to the enforcement of adjudicators' decisions are well-established in English law: with the two principal defences to enforcement being a breach of the rules of natural justice, [...]

In the recent case of Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd, the Court of Appeal was asked to consider an issue about the proper construction of the [...]

The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, was recently called upon to decide on a claim based on interim payment certificates from a building contract between the applicant, [...]

self Subscribe Today on 'Don't Take No for an Answer,' Eric Jesse and Alexander B. Corson discuss Aearo Technologies v. ACE American, in which a Delaware court held 3M could [...]

Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 962 This recent decision should sound as a stark warning to Employers under JCT contracts over the perils [...]

In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, [...]

Introduction In 2022, amendments to the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act (PPCLA)1 introduced a prompt payment and related fast-track adjudication process. Recently, in Welcome Homes Construction Inc v Atlas [...]

EnerMech Pty Ltd v Acciona Infrastructure Projects Australia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 162 In EnerMech Pty Ltd v Acciona Infrastructure Projects Australia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 162, the New South [...]

It's not exactly Deuteronomy 23:19, but the Supreme Court of Texas has an opinion about interest. They don't like it if it's compounded. Samson Exploration LLC v. Bordages addressed interest [...]

To encourage vendors and other creditors to continue doing business with financially distressed entities, the Bankruptcy Code includes various defenses to litigation brought by a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11 [...]

In the recent decision of Ashok Dattatray Atre & Ors. v. State Bank of India & Ors.1 National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ('NCLAT') has reiterated that the extension of payment [...]

On Monday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court released its decision in Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v. Graycor Construction Co., Inc., SJC No. 13507, 2024 WL 3016128. Commercial real [...]

The case of Canterbury Bankstown Council v General Works and Construction Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 310 This article deals with whether submissions have been duly made under the Building and [...]

The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Celestial Aviation Services Ltd v UniCredit Bank AG (London Branch) [2024] EWCA Civ 628 overturning a High Court decision which sparked [...]

Over the last several years, courts have signaled that insurers may face greater difficulty obtaining reimbursement of defense costs for uncovered claims. Now, courts are more split than ever. The [...]

Journalists covering the trial face a tricky balancing act: inform the public while keeping its participants out of harm's way. Opening arguments in former President Donald J. Trump's criminal trial [...]

Byline: Washington Post staff A full jury, including alternates, has been selected for Donald TrumpÇÖs hush money trial in New York, setting the stage for opening statements in the case [...]

Byline: ADRIAN MORROW; Staff NEW YORK -- A Manhattan court has finished picking the jury for Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial amid growing fears for the safety and anonymity of [...]

The Alberta Court released its first decision in Welcome Homes Construction Inc v. Atlas Granite Inc, 2024 ABKB 301 (the Decision) addressing the streamlined adjudication process under the Prompt Payment [...]

Hiap Seng Building Construction Pte Ltd v Hock Heng Seng Contractor Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 50 dealt with an unusual situation: what happens if a payment response is served before [...]

One of the cornerstone principles in contract law is consideration. For a contract to be valid, there must be an exchange of value between the parties involved to ensure that [...]

The Court of King's Bench of Alberta has released its first decision about the new adjudication provisions of the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act ('Act'). In Welcome Homes Construction [...]

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (In the matter of Pacific Plumbing Group Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2024] NSWSC 525), Justice Black determined that [...]

The High Court's decision in Costcutter Supermarkets Group Ltd v Vaish & Anor [2024] EWHC 152 (KB) serves as a useful reminder of the difference between primary and secondary contractual [...]

In Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction Ltd. v. Coastal Gaslink Pipeline Ltd., 2024 ABCA 74 (Coastal Gaslink) the Alberta Court of Appeal ('ABCA') upheld a decision denying an application for an [...]

In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, [...]

This article was published before the decision in Gorrara Ltd v Kenilworth Court Block E Rtm Co Ltd [2024] UKUT 81 (LC) which reconsiders Cain and an update from the [...]

Byline: Danielle Douglas-Gabriel Eleven Republican-led states sued on Thursday to overturn President Biden's new student loan repayment plan, arguing the program is a scheme to provide widespread debt relief that [...]

Byline: Danielle Douglas-Gabriel Eleven Republican-led states sued on Thursday to overturn President Bidenâs new student loan repayment plan, arguing the program is a scheme to provide widespread debt relief that [...]

Lawyers for the failed crypto exchange told a bankruptcy judge they expected to pay creditors in full. When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX declared bankruptcy about 15 months ago, it seemed [...]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-miguel-cardona-business-73dcbf54ddb3b53c9c3c5468cfdec3b9 that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower [...]

BOSTON A private-equity investor and former senior Staples executive was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for falsely claiming payments he made to secure the admission of his son [...]

We talk with a Trump reporter to prepare you for the week when he will likely be arrested. Donald Trump is expected to fly to New York this week from [...]

A year ago, the investigation into the former president appeared from the outside to be over. But a series of crucial turning points led to this week's indictment. One year [...]

Across many court cases over the decades, Mr. Trump has regularly leaned on those tactics. Now facing criminal charges in Manhattan, he has already lashed out at the judge. Attack. [...]

BOSTON, MA -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts: A private-equity investor and former senior Staples executive was sentenced today [...]