All articles by Tony Bingham
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CommentI鈥檓 a contractor... get me out of here!
Tony Bingham cheers the appeal court judges who have hacked away 20 years growth of confusion around payment notices
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CommentProcuring our safety
Procurement issues lie at the root of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, argues our legal columnist: it鈥檚 dangerous for architects and engineers to cede control of how their specification is implemented
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CommentStill beating the drum
In his first column, in April 1987, our legal columnist, criticised the CITB levy. As a new training charge looms, he assesses the 30 years since: 鈥榙isputomania鈥�, adjudication, and what happens next
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CommentWho gets the bill?
A collapsed tunnel on a hydroelectric scheme left the contractor and employer in dispute about who should pay to have it rectified. So where does liability lie?
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CommentPlaying the game
A recent TCC case shows how the back and forth between contractor and employer around payment notices can descend into a parlour game
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CommentTrump? Oh no it isn鈥檛. Oh yes it is!
So much of the world - and construction in particular - looks like the back end of a panto horse. Imagine if we had a powerful, no-nonsense wheeler-dealer taking over the reins鈥�
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CommentThird time lucky?
Here鈥檚 a case that shows up the sheer muddle that is the Construction Act鈥檚 payment rules. They need to be rewritten - only not by those who made such a mess of it on the first two attempts
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CommentThe book group
Thinking about getting in some early Christmas shopping? Here are some thoughts on two new publications on construction law, available now
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CommentQuestioning expert witnesses
When an expert witness - a guardian of trust and knowledge - is proved wrong in court, it is tempting to try to turn psychologist and wonder what was going through his head
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CommentHot tubbing: Rub-a-dub-dub
Hot tubbing, where experts give evidence concurrently, is all the rage in Australia. Now it could be heading to these shores 鈥� except that it鈥檚 been here for 18 years already
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CommentCollaboration express line
Once I was a sceptic about 鈥榗ollaboration鈥� but I have realised that it鈥檚 all just common sense
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CommentMental health issues: Turn the lights on
The industry must make progress on ensuring employees鈥� mental wellbeing 鈥� or brace itself for a rush of legal claims
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CommentAdjudication: The list鈥檚 the thing鈥�
As we celebrated 400 years since the Bard鈥檚 death last month, a High Court case reminds us how important it is to ask the right questions
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CommentContracts: Not so fast
Here鈥檚 a case about a Porsche dealer that promised a customer he was first in the queue for a rare GT3 - but then sold it to somebody else
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CommentReady for a reboot?
Adjudication, introduced as a quick-fix solution, has become blighted by tactical game playing. Perhaps it鈥檚 time to shake things up again
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CommentAdjudication: Muddling through
A messy contract need not stop an adjudicator deciding the dispute 鈥� as long as they have jurisdiction
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CommentArbitration: New toys for the new year
The RICS and CIArb have re-branded arbitration. I like it
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CommentChristmas stuffing
For those wondering what to put in their loved ones鈥� Xmas stocking this year, here are two page-turners about adjudication that will leave them feeling satisfyingly replete
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CommentBut the levy was dry 鈥�
The CITB should be a vehicle for world-class training but for over 50 years the levy has created resentment. It鈥檚 time for a rethink. However, current plans for reform do not go far enough
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CommentIn the right spirit
A High Court judge had to remind the parties in a recent case what adjudication was for - not a gladiatorial legal arena but a quick fix