P&O Developments Ltd v Guy's and St Thomas' National Health Service Trust

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[1998] All ER (D) 479
Court:	Queen's Bench Division, Technology and Construction Court
Judge:	Judge Bowsher QC
Representation	Richard Fernyhough QC (instructed by Speechly Bircham) for P&O.
	Simon Goldblatt QC and Adam Robb (instructed by Rowe & Mawe) for Guy's.
	Andrew Bartlett QC (instructed by Berrymans) for Austen and AA Ltd.
Judgment Dates:	15 October 1998

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Construction contract - Breach of contract - Damages - Employer reaching settlement with management contractor - Reasonableness of settlement - Effect of settlement on works contractors.

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