Construction law in 2018: an analysis

Contract law must be as clear as possible and its rules acknowledged as defaults.

The Supreme Court gives us a new test of ‘intent’ under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954: S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62

The Supreme Court has handed down its landmark decision on the meaning of ‘intention’ in grounds F and G of section 30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, changing a test that has been essentially settled since the 1950s.

Gosvenor London Ltd. v Aygun Aluminium UK Ltd. – Court of Appeal

The new Wimbledon v Vago “g” principle and the right to rely on allegations of fraud in support of stay applications in relation to summary enforcement of adjudicator’s awards