Termination for Convenience and Recovery of Reasonable Costs pursuant to Clause 19.6(c) of the FIDIC Yellow Book 1999: Lessons from [2025] UKPC 9
Charles Edwards, high performing Construction Barrister reviews the landmark decision of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago v Waterworks Ltd (Trinidad and Tobago) [2025] UKPC 9, involving an Employer’s right to terminate for convenience and a Contractor’s right to recover reasonable costs under Clause 19.6(c) of […]
Payment & Payless Notices (amended JCT Sub-Contract) – A Different Approach to Challenging Adjudicators’ Decisions – High Court Guidance
High performing construction barrister and Head of Chambers, Charles Edwards, reviews the recent Technology and Construction Court which provides very useful guidance on payment and payless notices: Placefirst Construction Ltd v Car Construction (North East) Ltd [2025] EWHC 100 (TCC). Key issues for the High Court Decide: Payment and Payless Notices The High Court had […]
Discrepancies between the electronic version and paper version of the JCT DB 2016 Contract (as amended). Which version is correct? John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) Ltd [2025] EWHC 594 (TCC)
If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done remains undone.” Confucius. Charles Edwards, high performing Construction Barrister reviews the Technology and Construction Court case of John Sisk and Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) […]
NTC Monthly Construction Law Update April 2025
VIEW PDF Excellence in construction and engineering law. We are delighted to announce the launch and first issue of NTC Monthly Construction Law Update edited by high performing construction barrister Charles Edwards MSt(Cantab) MSc(Lond) MCIArb MRICS FCInstCES Barrister. These, on a monthly basis, will provide recent developments in construction and engineering law as well as […]