It is common for contracting parties to depart from the strict terms of their contract for their own convenience. However, as demonstrated in the recent case of Mears Limited v Shoreline Housing Partnership Limited, adopting alternative arrangements to those set […]

It is quite common for the parties to construction contracts to depart from the payment dates set out in the contract for their own convenience or in the interests of helping each other out. However, this can have unintended consequences […]