Paper category: Contract law

Suspension Rights: Diverging Paths in the UK and Ireland

Melissa de Oliveira
February 2026, 1MB

The paper awarded second place in the SCL Ireland Young Practitioners Essay Competition 2025

A Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison of a Contractor’s Duty to Warn of Design Defects Under English Law and French Law

Professor Anthony Lavers and Rebecca Shorter
November 2025, 1MB

Published in the SCL Journal: Autumn 2025

Limitations of Liability

Simon Hale KC
November 2025, 1MB

Published in the SCL Journal: Autumn 2025

‘Hybrid’ Contracts: Not a Villain – Just Misunderstood

James Bowling and Matthew Thorne
August 2025, 1MB

Published in the SCL Journal: Summer 2025

ESG Risks in Construction Law: Adding Teeth to the Governance of Construction Supply Chains

Dr Armando Castro and Dr Mohamad El Daouk
April 2025, 1MB

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

Contractualising Climate Change: Challenges, Solutions and Opportunities

Anne-Marie Friel
January 2025, 1.3MB

A paper published in the SCL Journal: Winter 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

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

Extra-Contractual Claims against State Entities under Civil Law

Christopher R Seppälä
February, 2024, 1.3MB

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

‘Smash and Grab Adjudications’ – What are we Still Arguing About?

Kort Egan
September, 2023, 1.2MB

A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law in Manchester on 6th September 2023

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

Contract Damages for Defective Construction Work: An Unsolvable Puzzle?

Matthew Bell
May 2022, 1.3MB
The first prize winning entry in the Hudson Prize 2021 which was presented to the Society of Construction Law on 10th May 2022.

Quantum Meruit as a Remedy in Construction Law

Andrew Skelton, David Robertson and Zoë Bashforth
March 2022, 1.3MB
A paper presented at the 9th International Society of Construction Law Conference 2021 in New Zealand and winner of the Routledge Prize.

Another Piece of the Puzzle: Are Penalty Clauses Unenforceable or Void?

Shouyu Chong
September 2021, 1.1MB
A commended entry in the Hudson Prize 2020.

Causation in English Construction Law: Time for a Re-statement?

David Sawtell
July 2021, 1.2MB
A paper presented to the Society of Construction Law on 8th June 2021.

Controlling Contractual Discretions: The Limits Placed on Discretionary Powers in Construction Contracts

Paul Tamburro
November 2020, 1.1MB
A paper based on the highly commended entry in the Hudson essay competition 2019

Teams of Rivals? How English Construction Law Forces Contracting Parties to Work Together

David Sawtell
November 2020, 1.1MB
A paper based on the commended entry in the Hudson essay competition 2019

An Employer’s (Dis)Entitlement to Liquidated Damages for Delay Where the Contractor Never Completes: Defending ‘Orthodoxy’

Serena Lee
November 2020, 1.1MB
A paper based on the joint first prize winning entry in the Hudson essay competition 2019

Triple Point Technology – Pointing to Confusion

Anson Cheung
November 2020, 1.1MB
A paper based on the joint first prize winning entry in the Hudson essay competition 2019

A Ticket to the South of France or Rough Justice? Construing Ambiguity in Manchikalapati v Zurich Insurance

John Steel
November 2020, 1.1MB
A paper based on the second prize winning entry in the Hudson essay competition 2019.
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