Thursday 29 June will see Fenwick Elliott host a Sub-Contractor Legal Update, exploring“Smash & Grab” and sub-contract pitfalls. Here Partner Jon Miller discusses how contracts are entered into, and how to pursue or indeed avoid a “Smash & Grab”.

Our collective thoughts
In his latest blog Andrew Davies explores approbation and reprobation in construction adjudication.
Andrew Weston considers two recent cases that touched upon the circumstances in which a party can deviate from an approved costs budget and the application of CPR rule 3.18.
Andrew Davies questions whether a recent judgment, concerning the ability of adjudicators to come to decisions on a basis not put to them by the parties, leaves adjudicators free to frolic.
Edward Colclough looks at the new JCT 2016 contracts Interim Valuation Date and considers whether it is worth remembering.
Andrew Weston considers the recent Hutton v Wilson Judgment concerning the approach to adopt when he Adjudicator "got it wrong".
Following Romania’s recent implementation of the Emergency Ordinance No.24 Robbie McCrea explores the key changes to the country’s incentive scheme for electricity from renewable energy sources (“E-RES”).