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Contract law [2025] SCAYR 100

Vyncint LTD against Ryanair DAC (Sheriff Court Civil)

Vyncint LTD against Ryanair DAC (Sheriff Court Civil) [2025] SCAYR 100 (16 October 2025)

The sheriff allowed a revised minute of amendment in a payment and counterclaim action, held it did not introduce a new prescribed claim, and reserved expenses.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Prescription
  • Expenses
  • Construction contracts
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Civil-procedure
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Contract law [2024] SCPER 48

Priority Construction UK LTD against Advanced Material Processing LTD (Sheriff Court Civil)

Priority Construction UK LTD against Advanced Material Processing LTD (Sheriff Court Civil) [2024] SCPER 48 (20 November 2024)

The sheriff held that the construction subcontract price was agreed by volume, not weight, and ordered repayment of sums retained after a disputed winding up petition.

  • Construction contracts
  • Measurement disputes
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Winding up petitions
  • Remedies for overpayment
  • Construction-contracts
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Contract law [2019] ScotSAC Civ 32

SITEMAN PAINTING AND DECORATING SERVICES LTD, APPEAL BY v SIMPLY CONSTRUCT (UK) LTD

SITEMAN PAINTING AND DECORATING SERVICES LTD, APPEAL BY v SIMPLY CONSTRUCT (UK) LTD [2019] ScotSAC Civ 32 (09 August 2019)

The Sheriff Appeal Court allowed an appeal and held that payment was due under a construction contract for services rendered by Siteman Painting and Decorating Services Ltd.

  • Payment dispute
  • Construction contracts
  • Contract-law
  • Construction-contracts
  • Payment-disputes
  • Civil-appeals
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Contract law [2018] ScotCS CSOH_45

BN RENDERING LIMITED AGAINST EVERWARM LIMITED

BN RENDERING LIMITED AGAINST EVERWARM LIMITED [2018] ScotCS CSOH_45 (27 April 2018)

The Court of Session held that an exclusive English jurisdiction clause applied to enforcement of an adjudicator’s award, so the Scottish action was dismissed.

  • Exclusive jurisdiction clauses
  • Consent to jurisdiction
  • Enforcement of adjudicator's awards
  • Construction contracts
  • Exclusive-jurisdiction-clauses
  • Adjudication-enforcement
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Contract law [2018] ScotCS CSIH_21

MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL, RECLAIMING MOTION BY AGAINST BRACEWELL STIRLING ARCHITECTS

MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL, RECLAIMING MOTION BY AGAINST BRACEWELL STIRLING ARCHITECTS [2018] ScotCS CSIH_21 (26 March 2018)

The Inner House held that a lead consultant was not contractually liable for other consultants’ acts or omissions under the framework agreement.

  • Contractual interpretation
  • Consultant liability
  • Professional negligence
  • Construction contracts
  • Contractual-interpretation
  • Consultant-liability
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Construction law [2010] ScotSC 173

AMW PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD v. ZOOM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

AMW PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD v. ZOOM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED [2010] ScotSC 173 (21 October 2010)

A Scottish Sheriff Court appeal held that a construction contract’s retention mechanism was inadequate, so the statutory Scheme applied and retention became payable.

  • Retention payments
  • Adequate payment mechanism
  • Construction contracts
  • Interpretation of contract clauses
  • Construction-contracts
  • Retention-payments
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Contract law [2004] ScotCS 117

David Prentice (t/a Duns Slaters) v. Portland Manufacturing

David Prentice (t/a Duns Slaters) v. Portland Manufacturing [2004] ScotCS 117 (21 May 2004)

The Court of Session refused an appeal in a construction dispute, upholding the sheriff’s findings on contract terms, workmanship, extra work, and a largely dismissed counterclaim.

  • Formation of contract
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Breach of contract
  • Remedies for breach
  • Construction contracts
  • Standards of workmanship
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Construction law [2001] ScotCS 199

Maxi Construction Management Ltd v Mortons Rolls Ltd

Maxi Construction Management Ltd v Mortons Rolls Ltd [2001] ScotCS 199 (7 August 2001)

The court held that Interim Valuation No. 10 was not a valid claim for payment and dismissed the pursuers’ action, subject to a By Order hearing.

  • Interim payments
  • Construction contracts
  • Statutory payment mechanisms
  • Contract interpretation
  • Construction-law
  • Contract-interpretation
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Construction law [2000] ScotCS 133

Strathmore Building Services Ltd v Greig

Strathmore Building Services Ltd v Greig [2000] ScotCS 133 (25 May 2000)

The Court of Session refused a motion to sist a construction payment claim for arbitration, holding that no real dispute arose because withholding-notice requirements were not met.

  • Construction contracts
  • Arbitration clauses
  • Payment disputes
  • Statutory notice requirements
  • Construction-contracts
  • Arbitration-clauses
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Contract law [1914] ScotLR 281

Boyd & Forrest v. Glasgow and South-Western Railway Co.

Boyd & Forrest v. Glasgow and South-Western Railway Co. [1914] ScotLR 281 (07 February 1914)

A railway construction dispute where contractors claimed misrepresentation about bore records and a hidden water-pipe justified rescission, quantum meruit, and damages.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Restitutio in integrum
  • Quantum meruit
  • Non-disclosure
  • Damages
  • Construction contracts
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