Episode #21: Termination: Eat, sleep, breach, repeat

In this episode, Anne Thompson and Tim Atwood look at the recent TCC decision of Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2023] EWHC 2965 and the meaning of the JCT termination provisions for repeated breach. They also look at the practical steps parties can take to protect themselves. The episode focuses on: The key JCT clauses on repeated breaches The key facts from this case What the court considered What the impact is for employers and contractors alike...

In this episode, Anne Thompson and Tim Atwood look at the recent TCC decision of Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2023] EWHC 2965 and the meaning of the JCT termination provisions for repeated breach. They also look at the practical steps parties can take to protect themselves.

The episode focuses on:

• The key JCT clauses on repeated breaches
• The key facts from this case
• What the court considered
• What the impact is for employers and contractors alike and what steps they can take
• The possibility that it is all going to change again in the Court of Appeal

You can also find out more by reading Tim's article on termination for repeated breach and late payment under the JCT.