David regularly advises on arbitration and adjudication matters, often providing legal advice to adjudicators. As a litigator, he has extensive experience of acting for pursuers and defenders in commercial disputes in the Court of Session.
David is accredited by The Law Society of Scotland as a Specialist in Construction law and regularly presents and lectures on construction issues to the industry.
Almost all construction projects are impacted by delay of some kind. If delay has been the result of an event which was the employer's responsibility, the likelihood is that the contractor may be entitled to an extension of time. Here, we provide a brief introduction to extension of time claims.
The key to the smooth and efficient completion of a construction project starts at the beginning – with a clear, well-written construction contract.
In Bexheat Ltd v Essex Services Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 936 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court sought to determine what impact (if any) the decision of a true value adjudication has on a subsequent “smash and grab” adjudication.
