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Court of Appeal confirms judgment in Obrascon v Gibraltar

 09/07/2015

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INSIGHTS

Court of Appeal confirms judgment in Obrascon v Gibraltar

 July 9, 2015

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Edward Corbett, Consultant

The Judgment of Sir Robert Akenhead has been upheld and OHL’s appeals have been dismissed. The judgment was a rare excursion by the TCC into the FIDIC contract and considered unforeseen ground conditions, termination and notice under cl.20.1. The Howard Kennedy International Construction team (formerly Corbett & Co.) acted for the Government of Gibraltar.

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