Legal views – Page 66
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CommentBeck vs UK Flooring: Severing a decision
This recent case clears up uncertainty over whether courts are willing to enforce parts of an adjudicator’s decision while severing others
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CommentSolar panels: Legal considerations
Installing solar PV panels is an attractive option for developers, but there are a number of issues to look out for
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CommentWalter Lilly vs Mackay: A question of timing
A recent judgment has ended once and for all the long-running debate over who takes a hit when both parties in a contract have contributed to delays
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CommentCould we just add a staircase here, perhaps?
The Giles Mackay case shows the folly of using a lump-sum contract on a project where the amateur client, inspired by House & Garden, wants a hand in the design…
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CommentBIM and PPC2000: In top form
As BIM embeds itself deeper in the construction industry, contracts that facilitate collaboration in the project team are becoming vital. PPC2000 is one of these…
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CommentCalculating compensation
Here’s a case where homeowners took a builder to court for damages when cracks appeared in their homes. The question was how to calculate what compensation to pay
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CommentAll things considered
The Public Services (Social Value) Act will change the face of public procurement, requiring authorities to consider social, economic and environmental well-being
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CommentA: Alfred McAlpine Capital Projects vs Tilebox
In the first of a new series, we look at a ruling that shows how difficult it is to overturn reasonable liquidated damages agreed in a contract
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CommentInvesting in Angola: Between extremes
Understand these regulations and you could tap into one of the fastest-growing markets in Africa
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CommentTurn on the power
In the first of three articles looking at key risks for contractors on energy projects, we examine a typical contract structure for a power station build
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CommentThe new CIOB contract: read and then comment ...
Far from being overcomplicated, the new CIOB complex contract is as simple as it can be without becoming ineffective
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CommentCIOB complex contract: Unpickupable
The new CIOB contract: Another standard contract that nobody will ever have the time or energy to read
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CommentThe Construction Act: Lost in translation?
As we await the first court judgment on the Construction Act’s amended payment rules, questions remain over whether the law says exactly what legislators meant it to …
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CommentWhose privilege is it anyway?
Advice given to a firm may be protected by legal professional privilege, but things can get messy when there’s a conflict of interest between the company and its directors
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CommentGuidance from TCC on key construction issues
Contractors should take note of the recent judgment in Walter Lilly vs Mackay with regards to loss and expense claims
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CommentLibya's new regime: An alarming message
A recent decree that allows Libya’s interim government to control the assets of companies with links to the old regime sends out a worrying message to foreign investors
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CommentThanks for the memories …
Firms are getting fidgety about the sensitive information that goes out the door when employees leave to work for rivals
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CommentPart 36 revisited
The Civil Procedure Rules are set up to encourage formal offers of settlement. But what if the deal is proposed by a counterclaiming defendant?
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CommentThe duty to warn
If a dentist treating one tooth notices that another is rotten, he has a professional duty to tell the patient. Unfortunately, the duty to warn isn’t always so straightforward
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CommentCan a partner also be a worker?
The Appeal Tribunal has ruled that it makes no difference if someone is a partner in a firm and is posted abroad - UK law still entitles them to bring a claim of discrimination