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The Tower of Babel: What happens when a building contract goes wrong

Paper number
136

Mr Justice Jackson

March 2007

The Denning Lecture given in Gray's Inn, London on 28th November 2006

What services should the courts offer to construction disputes and their parties? In his 2006 Denning lecture, Mr Justice Jackson looks at the evolution of the Official eferees into the modern Technology and Construction Court and considers the positive impact of the recent procedural and manpower changes in the court on the service offered to litigants.



Lord Denning - The Tower of Babel - The range of construction disputes - Dispute resolution - A specialist court fro construction disputes - The TCC now - Conclusion.



The author: Mr Justice Jackson is judge in charge of the Technology and Construction Court.



Text: 10 pages

PDF file size: 93k