Construction law: Arrestments falter under human rights

• Author:
• David Arnott

Following close on the heels of the decision in Karl Construction -v- Palisade (as previously reported by MacRoberts on the Workplacelaw Network) is the decision in the sheriff court case of Fab-Tek Engineering Limited -v- Carillion Construction Limited issued on 22 March 2002 which considered the impact of the Human Rights Convention on Arrestments.

Fab-Tek raised an action for payment under a building sub-contract in terms of which they had been instructed by Carillion to manufacture and i... (322 more words)

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