Paper category: Liability

The Effect of Construction Operations on Interests in Land

David Sawtell KC
September 2026, 1.2MB

A paper based on presentation to a meeting of the SCL in London in November 2024 and published in the SCL Journal: Summer 2026

How to Get Paid: An Update on Cases on Payment Applications, Payment Notices and Payless Notices

James Frampton
September 2026, 1.1MB

A paper presented to a meeting of the SCL in London on 9 December 2025 and published in the SCL Journal: Summer 2026

Did you Really Mean to Say That? Of Lawyers and the Experts’ Joint Statement

Ronan Champion
September 2026, 1.25MB

A paper based on presentation to a meeting of the SCL in London on 3 December 2024 and published in the SCL Journal: Summer 2026

What Qualifies as a ‘Dwelling’ under the Defective Premises Act 1972?

Sheriar Khan and Nicholas Zeolla
May 2026, 1MB

A Highly Commended entry in the SCL’s Hudson Prize, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026

A Private Law Theory of the ‘Just And Equitable’ Requirement In Remediation Contribution Orders

Alec Chen
May 2026, 1MB

A Highly Commended entry in the SCL’s Hudson Prize, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026

When ‘More’ Is a Breach: Overdesign and the Limits of Design Obligations in Modern Construction Contracts

Dr Jovana Veletić
May 2026, 1MB

The second prize winning entry in the Society of Construction Law’s Hudson Prize 2025, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026

It’s Always the First Place You Look: Finding Harm and Completing the Cause of Action in Negligence for a Defective Building

Kevin Touhey
May 2026, 1MB

The winning entry in the SCL’s Hudson Prize, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026 and presented to a meeting of the SCL in London on 6 May 2026

The ‘Insolvent Contributor’ Problem: Considering the Apportionment of Liability in Construction Cases

Caitlin Moore
April 2025, 1.5MB

Highly Commended in the SCL Hudson Prize 2024, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2025

A Risky Business? The Building Safety Act in the First Tier Tribunal

Nia Moseley-Roberts
April 2025, 1MB

Commended entry in the SCL Hudson Prize 2024, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2025

Void but Still Binding – Can Unenforceable or Void Liquidated Damages Cap a Claim for General Damages?

David Inns and Derek Yixin
October 2024, 1.25MB

A paper published in the SCL Journal: Autumn 2024

Why Big Projects Fail: Lessons for Construction Professionals

James Hooper
October 2024, 1MB

A paper published in the SCL Journal: Autumn 2024

The Lesser of Two Evils? Comparative Analysis of how Common Law Jurisdictions Approach Accrual of Causes of Action in Negligence Post-Pirelli

William Haslam
July 2024, 1MB

A paper based on the winning entry in the Hudson Prize essay competition 2023 and presented to the Society of Construction Law on 2nd July 2024

What if Construction can Change? How a ‘Green Thread’ of environmental responsibility may help to address legal liability issues associated with reuse

Mariya Rankin
July 2024, 1.5MB

A paper based on the highly commended entry in the Hudson Prize essay competition 2023

Part 8 and Adjudication Enforcement

Andrew Singer KC
April, 2024, 1MB

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Guildford on 29th February 2024

Claims Outside the Contract from a Common Law Perspective

Robert Fenwick Elliott
March, 2024, 1MB

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in London on 5th December 2023

Current Issues in Claims Against Construction Professionals

Adam Robb KC and Jess Connors
March, 2024, 1.2MB

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Manchester on 1st February 2024

Cap or No Cap: A New Eco World for Liquidated Damages?

Gavin Wilson
June, 2023, 1.3MB

A paper based on the commended entry in the Hudson Prize essay competition 2022

Second Act Problems: The Defective Premises Act 1972 in the New Building Safety Regime

Lars Gladhaug
June 2023, 1MB
A paper based on the winning entry in the Hudson Prize essay competition 2022 and presented to the Society of Construction Law on 7th June 2023

Opening The Floodgates? Potential Parties to Claims under the Building Safety Act 2022

David Sawtell and Samantha Jones
May 2023, 1.3MB
A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Cardiff on 24 November 2022 and in Oxford on 22 February 2023.

The Importance of Transparency in Infrastructure Disputes

John Tackaberry KC
February 2023, 1.2MB
A paper presented at the Irish Conference of the Society of Construction Law in Dublin on 24th November 2022
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