A concise practitioner-focused page linking directly to recent judgments and useful commentary, with a short explanation of why each development matters commercially.
General information only — not legal advice. Case notes will be kept short and linked to the source judgment wherever possible.
Why it matters: reinforces a practical, context-based approach to payment and pay-less notices. The key question is whether the notice makes tolerably clear what is due and why.
READ JUDGMENT COMMENTARYWhy it matters: payment and pay-less notices can fail where they do not adequately explain the basis of the sum stated, even where the parties are commercially sophisticated.
READ JUDGMENTWhy it matters: highlights the consequences where a consultancy agreement does not properly provide the statutory payment machinery and the Scheme is engaged.
READ JUDGMENTWhy it matters: useful guidance on how contractual notices are construed objectively and in context, with the courts resisting overly technical attacks on notices.
READ JUDGMENTWhy it matters: another reminder of the TCC's robust approach to enforcement, jurisdiction challenges and attempts to avoid complying with adjudicators' decisions.
READ JUDGMENTWhy it matters: a useful developing point on contractual structures, NEC arrangements and attempts by parties further down the supply chain to enforce main-contract rights.
READ JUDGMENTPossible future filters: Payment · Adjudication · Delay · Notices · NEC · JCT · Damages · Termination · Procurement · International arbitration.
