Published on: 19 June 2024
Published by a LexisNexis Construction expert
This dispute is highly fact‑sensitive, largely focused on construing terms in a particular PFI contract. Nonetheless, some issues of broader interest arise from the circumstances prompting the claim and the treatment of clauses addressing adverse weather — here, the escalation in storm activity along the Sussex coast — within a PFI arrangement that began in 2000 and ends in 2025. Parties might scrutinise the Change Control Schedule wording in the judgment and decide whether to seek the same outcome recognised here (namely, that costs could be recoverable where there has been a material rise in storm incidents/adverse weather). In essence, the issue was whether the Change Control Schedule allowed recovery of extra costs from a material uptick in storm events. Similar PFI parties should review that drafting.
Pevensey Coastal Defence Limited (PCDL) and the Environment Agency (EA) entered into a PFI contract dated 5 May 2000 (the Agreement) under which PCDL supplies services to deliver coastal defences at Pevensey Bay, Eastbourne, Sussex for a 25-year term, with the period concluding on 1 June 2025...
When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...
This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...
Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...
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