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Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Merit Merrell Technology Ltd

[2018] EWHC 1577 (TCC)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (TCC)
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Where employer and contractor delays overlap concurrently, the contractor is entitled to an extension of time but not to loss and expense for the concurrent delay period.

Key Principle

The TCC considered concurrent delay analysis; where employer and contractor delays overlap, the contractor is entitled to an extension of time for the period of concurrent delay but not to loss and expense for that period.

Area of Law

construction

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