Case update: What is accidental damage?

Case update: What is accidental damage?

Most buildings insurance policies will insure the owner against ‘accidental’ damage to the property. The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently had to consider what amounts to accidental damage. The case, which concerned a property in Leeds, was Leeds...
Case update: What is accidental damage?

Is mediation important in court proceedings?

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Thakkar and another v Patel and another [2017] EWCA Civ 117 has re-established the Court’s encouragement towards the use of mediation. The Court awarded a costs sanction against the Defendant for ‘dragging its feet’ in the...
Case update: What is accidental damage?

Rectification of Contracts by the Court

As a general rule, a Court will not intervene in the terms of a contract. This means that the Court will not allow you to escape a deal that you later regret. The Court does, however, have limited powers of rectification. These allow the Court to intervene in a...