Construction Law, Costs and Contemporary Developments : A Festschrift for Lord Justice Jackson.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes, Treaties and Regulations -- List of Contributors -- PART I: INTRODUCTION -- 1. A Judicial Career of Many Parts -- I. Introduction -- II. School Days -- III. University and Early Days at the Bar -- IV. Development at the Bar -- V. Jackson &amp -- Powell -- VI. The Woolf Review -- VII. Judicial Career -- VIII. Civil Litigation Costs Reviews -- IX. The Development of Construction Law -- X. Other Contributions -- XI. Drawing the Threads Together -- PART II: THE TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURT -- 2. Lord Justice Jackson and the Evolution of the Technology and Construction Court -- I. Introduction -- II. The Dark Ages -- III. Getting to Grips with a Failing Court -- IV. What Rupert did Next -- V. Conclusions -- PART III: COSTS -- 3. The Jackson Review: Its Rationale and Objectives -- I. Introduction -- II. The Review -- III. The Aftermath -- IV. Lord Justice Jackson's Harbour Lecture 2015 -- V. Lord Dyson MR's Harbour Lecture -- 4. The Jackson Reforms and Technology &amp -- Construction Court Litigation -- I. A Brief History of the Technology and Construction Court -- II. The Need for the Jackson Reforms in the TCC -- III. The Jackson Reforms and their Impact on the TCC -- IV. Conclusions -- PART IV: CONSTRUCTION ADJUDICATION -- 5. A Second Bite -- I. Introduction -- II. The Legislative Framework -- III. Natural Justice and Quietfield -- IV. Interim and Final Payments -- V. Conclusions -- 6. Of Special Character -- I. Introduction -- II. Background -- III. The Enforcement of Adjudicators' Decisions -- IV. The Meaning of a Dispute: Amec Civil Engineering Limited v Secretary of State for Transport -- V. Natural Justice: Carillion Construction Limited v Devonport Royal Dockyard -- VI. Forum Shopping -- VII. Possible Reforms -- VIII. Conclusion -- 7. An Open Mind -- I. Introduction.

II. What is Bias? -- III. Lanes v Galliford Try -- IV. Where Are We Now? -- V. Conclusions -- PART V: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS -- 8. Fitness for Purpose Obligations -- I. Introduction -- II. The Cases -- III. Conclusion -- 9. The Legacy of Williams v Roffey: Death Knell for Consideration or Infusion of New Blood? -- I. Introduction -- II. Williams v Roffey -- III. Why Should Increasing Pacts be Enforceable? -- IV. What does 'Practical Benefit' Mean? -- V. Mwb v Rock -- 10. Of Chocolate Mousse and Good Faith -- I. Introduction -- II. Background to Good Faith -- III. The Facts in Mid Essex and the First Instance Decision -- IV. The Court of Appeal Decision -- V. The Position Post Mid Essex -- VI. Yam Seng and the Implication of Good Faith Terms -- VII. Good Faith in Other Jurisdictions -- VIII. Conclusions on Good Faith -- PART VI: NEGLIGENCE &amp -- NUISANCE -- 11. Rectifying the Defects in Builders' Concurrent Liability -- I. Introduction -- II. The Controversy -- III. The Court of Appeal in Robinson -- IV. The Wider Problem -- V. Where We Are Now -- VI. The Way Ahead -- 12. Complex Structure Theory: Testing the Limits of a Builder's Liability for Economic Loss -- I. Introduction -- II. Background -- III. Dutton and Anns - Liability Extended to the Wrong Defendant -- IV. 'Complex Structure Theory' or 'A Forlorn Attempt to Justify Anns' -- V. What Remains of the Complex Structure Theory? -- 13. All Care, No Responsibility - Limiting Liability for Negligence -- I. Persimmon Homes Ltd v Ove Arup &amp -- Partners Ltd -- II. Greenwich Millennium Village Ltd v Essex Services Group Plc -- 14. Good Neighbours? -- I. Introduction -- II. Motor Sports, Noise and Nuisance: Coventry v Lawrence -- III. Leases, Gas Pipes, Trespass and Nuisance: Yeung v Potel -- IV. A Garden Shed, Trespass and Remedies: Rashid v Sharif -- V. Conclusions.

PART VII: CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION -- 15. To Hold the Scales Even: The Duty of a Construction Contract Administrator -- I. Introduction -- II. The Role of the CA in a Construction/Engineering Contract -- III. Acting for the Employer versus Holding the Scales Even: The Early Cases -- IV. Sutcliffe v Thackrah and the Removal of Immunity -- V. Potential Liability to Other Parties -- VI. Obligations of the CA Beyond Reasonable Care and Skill -- VII. The Contribution of the Technology and Construction Court -- VIII. Conclusion -- PART VIII: PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVES (PFIs) -- 16. PFI Problems: The Emperor Claudius and the Tiger Tails -- I. Introduction -- II. Round One -- III. Round Two -- IV. Round Three -- V. The End Game -- PART IX: PERFORMANCE BONDS -- 17. Promises and Prejudice -- I. Introduction -- II. The Structure of Rupert Jackson's Judgments -- III. History of the Archaic Language of Bonds -- IV. Legal Background to Aviva -- V. Rupert Jackson QC and The Mercers Case -- VI. The Aviva Case and Lord Justice Jackson's Judgment -- PART X: TIME AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES -- 18. Time Rolls On -- I. Introduction -- II. The Decision of the Court of Appeal -- III. Analysis -- IV. Chestermount -- V. Causation and Extension of Time Provisions -- VI. Conclusions -- 19. Prevention, Time-Bars and Multiplex Constructions (UK) Ltd v Honeywell Control Systems Ltd (No 2) -- I. Introduction -- II. The Foundations - An Overview of the Prevention Principle -- III. A Fork in the Road - 'Gaymark v Multiplex' -- IV. A Change in Direction - Returning to First Principles -- V. Parties' Intentions and Risk Allocation -- VI. Certainty in Contractual Relationships -- VII. Embarking on a Future Journey? -- VIII. Conclusion -- 20. Penalties in the Box -- I. Introduction -- II. The Background -- III. The Rule Against Penalties -- IV. The Evidence and Findings.

V. Cavendish and the Way Forward on Penalties - Whither the Dunedin Principles? -- VI. Conclusion -- Index.

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