Insights
13th April 2026
Subject to Contract: When Does a Settlement Become Legally Binding?
The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently revisited an issue that arises often in construction disputes: when do settlement negotiations become a binding agreement? In Baltimore Wharf…
Insights
7th April 2026
“Pay now, argue later” prevails. TCC reinforces strict approach in adjudication enforcement
Court rejects attempt to raise new adjudication jurisdiction arguments at enforcement stage in the recent case of Murnells London Ltd v Beale [2025] EWHC 2651 (TCC). The Technology…
Insights
1st April 2026
Building Safety Act 2022: The Main Remedies
The Building Safety Act 2022 (‘BSA’) introduced several mechanisms to protect leaseholders from bearing the costs of historic building safety defects. Where the statutory criteria are met, leaseholders…
Events
14th October 2025
Heritage, Funding, and the Future of Development: Lessons from the Construction & Development Briefing 2025
On 9 October 2025, under the leadership of Ian Seeley, Partner, and Head of Construction & Regulatory at Ellisons, industry professionals from across Essex gathered for the Construction…
Insights
28th May 2025
Supreme Court backs Developers in landmark Building Safety judgment
In May 2025, the Supreme Court handed down a very significant judgment in the case of URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd. The judgment reiterated that the…
Insights
13th May 2025
The High Court decides that text messages exchanged over WhatsApp form a binding contract
In the recent decision of Jaevee Homes Limited v Fincham [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC), the High Court has concluded that a binding contract (with a value of nearly…
Insights
5th February 2025
The recent judgment of Placefirst v Car Construction
The Technology and Construction Court provides guidance on payment notices, pay less notices and default payment notices in the recent judgment of Placefirst v Car Construction. Background: Placefirst…
Insights
30th September 2024
Final Certificates and conclusive evidence provisions
Landmark construction projects have a habit of generating interesting and, possibly landmark, court judgments. The recent extensive redevelopment of Battersea Power Station is an example of this rule…
Insights
30th August 2024
Court provides important clarification on JCT termination provisions – Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association
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…
Insights
26th February 2024
Mistry and Ors v Wallace Estates Limited – remediation orders and a question of relevant defects
Case law is now starting to trickle through and currently, in the spotlight, are the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) cases concerning Remediation Orders (RO) and Remediation Contribution Orders (RCOs).…