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Birmingham wins Amey litigation

The Court of Appeal has found in favour of Birmingham City Council in a long-running and occasionally bitter highways dispute, rejecting Amey’s ‘ingenious new interpretation of the contract’.

By Dominic Browne | 23 February 2018

The Court of Appeal has found in favour of Birmingham City Council in a long-running and occasionally bitter highways dispute, rejecting Amey's ‘ingenious new interpretation of the contract'.

Amey was contracted in 2010 to carry out a two-year PFI contract for the city, and, according to the court, ‘all went well for the first three-and-a-half years'.

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Popular articles by Dominic Browne

  1. Budget: £500m a year for local roads maintenance
  2. LGA launches attack on DfT over traffic fine surplus plans
  3. Budget 2023: Hunt confirms £200m for 'potholes curse'
  4. Budget 2021: Highways face funding cut in Budget
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