It is not unusual for building contractors to provide collateral warranties. The recent England and Wales (Technology and Construction Court) decision of One Hyde Park Ltd v Laing O’Rourke Construction South Ltd [2026] EWHC 155 (TCC) is one such case, where the result was that the building contractor was ordered to pay in excess of £34 million pursuant to the collateral warranty given.
Read MoreIn Sunlight Paper Products Pte. Ltd. v Decorial Pte. Ltd. [2026] SGDC 65 (the “Judgment”), one of the issues that was considered by the District Court was whether a term for “acceptable” drawings could be implied.
Read MoreThe recent England and Wales (Technology and Construction Court) decision of Darchem Engineering Ltd v Bouygues Travaux Publics & Anor [2026] EWHC 220 (TCC) is a reminder that when dealing with joint ventures, parties should pay attention to how the obligations and liabilities have been structured.
Read MoreWhen Can a Contractor Really Terminate Under a JCT Design & Build Contract? The United Kingdom Supreme Court Clarifies Termination Rights in Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2026] UKSC 1.
Read MoreRecently, the High Court issued a judgment concerning whether it was too late for an applicant to seek to have an arbitral award recognised and enforced as a judgment or order of court, when the said award was obtained on 17 July 2019 and the application for recognition and enforcement was taken up on 15 July 2025.
Read MoreWhen should a builder of a defective premise be given the opportunity to rectify the defects? The New South Wales Court of Appeal in Ceerose Pte Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 89074 [2025] NSWCA 235 addresses this question through the mitigation principle.
Read MoreIs a claimant entitled to claim the costs of building a new house when the house suffers from serious defects that necessitated the building of a new loadbearing piled substructure? In this blog, we take a look at the recent case of Mallas v Persimmon Homes Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2581 (TCC) (the “Judgment”) from the England and Wales Technology and Construction Court.
Read MoreCan a WhatsApp exchange be sufficient to form a construction contract? If so, how would such a WhatsApp exchange look like? In this blog, we take a look at the case of Jaevee Homes Ltd v Fincham [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC) which deals with this rather interesting issue.
Read MorePerformance bonds are an important feature in many construction contracts. In Tradesmen Pte Ltd v Ten-League Corporations Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 114, the High Court made clear the distinction between an indemnity performance bond versus an on-demand performance bond.
Read MoreIn the recent High Court case of CROWN Construction Pte Ltd v UNIVEL Hospitality Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 64 (the “Judgment”), Lee Seiu Kin SJ found that a contract between the parties was uncertain on a crucial term, which caused to contract to be “unenforceable” due to want of certainty. Given that the agreement was for the supply of furniture, which seems relatively straightforward, how did this arise?
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