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Outcome of Sheppard Robson cladding battle could trigger similar suits, say lawyers

By 2023-03-09T11:35:00

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Contractor suing supply chain for £47m over alleged defects in Woolwich Tesco scheme

The outcome of a legal battle over allegedly defective cladding on a Sheppard Robson-designed mixed-use scheme in Woolwich could trigger a wave of similar litigation, construction lawyers have said. 

At the beginning of the year, Willmott Dixon filed a suit against its supply chain on the Woolwich Central job in an effort to recoup £47m worth of remedial costs that followed the contractor’s settlement with the client, Tesco, last April. 

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