Two stories caught my eye this week. The first was the very welcome news that Peter Fraser QC has been appointed as a High Court Judge. The second was the start of a new Financial Court, staffed by specialist Judges from the Chancery Division and the … [Continue reading]
Hong Kong SCL
I spoke last night to SCL Hong Kong last night on Termination in Construction Contracts at the HKIAC It was delightful to see so many old friends, not least Ian Pennicott SC QC , now Chairman of SCL Hong Kong. A text of the paper will be posted in … [Continue reading]
Pay Less Notices – Do They Value As Well As Withhold?
Little did I realise when on 10th August 2015 I appeared in front of Akenhead J in the TCC and Part 8 proceedings brought by Henia Investments Inc against Beck Interiors that I would be appearing in the last hearing to be conducted by that Judge … [Continue reading]
Arbitration Cases July – September 2015
A v B [ 9 July 2015 (Commercial Court)] A clause in a contract whereby one party would "seek to enforce his rights" under a related agreement by filing an arbitration claim against the other party was a binding arbitration clause. It was not … [Continue reading]
Court of Appeal Cases July – September 2015
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Europe Ltd v BAE Systems (Al Diriyah C4I) Ltd The court interpreted the terms of an agreement for the supply of a number of software licences and determined that the agreement incorporated the terms of another … [Continue reading]