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Retaining trust: the Hip Hing Construction case and the future of cash retentions in the construction industry. (2024)
Journal Article
CHRISTIE, D.S. and MAK, C.H.W. 2024. Retaining trust: the Hip Hing Construction case and the future of cash retentions in the construction industry. Edinburgh law review [online], 28(3), pages 422-427. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2024.0923

Cash retentions are commonly provided for in construction contracts. These provisions allow the employer under a contract to hold back a portion of an instalment payment. These retained portions are then paid to the contractor at specific points: us... Read More about Retaining trust: the Hip Hing Construction case and the future of cash retentions in the construction industry..

Transformative impact of blockchain technology and smart contracts on dispute resolution: legal challenges and other implications. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CHRISTIE, D., MANTE, J. and MAK, C.H.W. [2024]. Transformative impact of blockchain technology and smart contracts on dispute resolution: legal challenges and other implications. Kuwait International Law School journal [online], (accepted for forthcoming special issue): proceedings of the 10th Kuwait International Law School annual international academic conference (KILAW 2024): artificial intelligence: its applications, academic and practical legal implications, 1-2 May 2024, Kuwait City, Kuwait. To be made available from: https://journal.kilaw.edu.kw

This paper comprehensively analyses the potential of blockchain technology and smart contracts to revolutionise dispute resolution. As dispute resolution methods evolve, blockchain and smart contracts, which offer efficiency, transparency, and fairne... Read More about Transformative impact of blockchain technology and smart contracts on dispute resolution: legal challenges and other implications..

Lads! Lads! Lads!: examining the interaction between the construction law "prevention principle" and liquidated damages. (2024)
Journal Article
CHRISTIE, D. 2024. Lads! Lads! Lads!: examining the interaction between the construction law "prevention principle" and liquidated damages. Juridical review [online] 2024(1), pages 27-37. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

There is a legal principle used by those dealing in practice with construction contracts, that where a construction project is not completed by the agreed completion date, but as a result of something happening which was within the responsibility of... Read More about Lads! Lads! Lads!: examining the interaction between the construction law "prevention principle" and liquidated damages..