The claim: honesty is half the battle

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The Claim:
Honesty is half
the battle
Erald Kahmann, Senior Consultant,
Driver Trett, Netherlands
In this article, originally published in
Dutch by Cobouw, Erald Kahmann
discusses some basic principles
about the preparation and
management of a claim.
“Unforeseen circumstances,
disparities in the contract, a client
changing their mind, a contractor
who thinks they can execute the
work more efficiently: almost no
project is carried out exactly to
the original plan - and that has
not improved under the current
coronavirus circumstances.”
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Article endnotes
1. [2008] EWHC 344 (Comm); [2008] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 893.
2. [2012] EWHC 3027 (Comm); [2013] 2 All E.R. (Comm) 868.
3. [2012] EWHC 3582 (Comm); [2013] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 787.
4. See also Lancore Services Ltd. v. Barclays Bank Plc [2008] EWHC 1264 (Ch)
[2008] 1 CLC 1039 at para 98 per HHJ Hodge QC.
5. Cavendish Square Holdings BV & Anor v El Makdessi [2012] EWHC 3582 (Comm) at paragraph 29.
6. [1962] AC 413.
7. [1983] 1 W.L.R. 399.
8. Unreported, June 26, 1962; Court of Appeal (Civil Division).
9. [2015] UKSC 67; [2016] A.C. 1172.
10. [2016] A.C. 1172 at para. 152.
11. The Construction Leadership Council www.constructionleadershipcouncil.co.uk
12. Site Operating Procedures issued by the CLC
13. Empyreal Energy Ltd v Daylighting Power Ltd EWHC 1971 (TCC) (22 July 2020)
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/TCC/2020/1971.html
14. RICS guidance note – Independent expert determination – 1st edition, December 2016
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