All Legal articles – Page 22
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CommentA friendly warning: free advice can prove costly
Francis Ho recites a cautionary tale of how offering free services to friends can land a professional in very hot – and expensive – water
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CommentHow insolvency affects the jurisdiction of an adjudicator
Katherine Flynn explains the context of a new ruling on insolvency matters
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CommentCase in focus: expert evidence
Ted Lowery considers the consequences of disregarding Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules
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CommentReducing risk through AI
In the first of two articles on the applications of AI in construction law, Simon Tolson and Stacy Sinclair discuss risk management
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NewsBeetham Tower owner left with £4m repair bill after Carillion collapse
Contractor was drawing up plan to fix faulty glazing when it went bust
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CommentBuilding construction regulations are not the same in England and Scotland: what you need to know
Developers and contractors in England and Scotland need to be aware of the differences in two separate pieces of building regulation.
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CommentThe devil is in the detail in pre-contractual documents
Louis Peacock-Young on the risks of appending pre-contractual documents to construction contracts
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CommentCan irremediable defects prevent practical completion?
Lindy Patterson reviews the lessons of a recent case
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CommentLost profits? Then prove it
A damages claim for delay can include head office overheads and lost profit if certain conditions are met
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CommentThe complications of dual role clauses for adjudicators
Akin Akinbode and Tracey Summerell consider whether adjudicators should wear two hats
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CommentLegal: Not so privileged
Assuming that legal privilege extends to in-house lawyers can be a costly error
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CommentBuild safe, not sorry
Stephanie Canham examines how the revised Building Regulations to limit cladding material use will affect construction disputes
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CommentWhen is it good to call out on fraud in adjudication proceedings?
If you’re going to use an allegation of fraud as grounds for a stay of payment on an adjudication award, get the timing right, writes Tony Bingham
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CommentLet's make payments safer
Project bank accounts are gaining momentum as objections fall away – it’s time to make them mandatory
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CommentCase in focus: Adjudication
Ted Lowery considers a challenge to the contents of a notice of adjudication
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CommentProcurement's progress: new approaches are leading the way in construction
David Mosey comes up with five good reasons to be cheerful about procurement in 2019
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CommentDispute resolution after Brexit
Claire Stockford, Iain Drummond and Caitlin McLean of Shepherd and Wedderburn weigh Brexit’s implications for dispute resolution
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NewsZaha executors take sweeping powers to investigate practice
Action came two days after Schumacher took them to High Court
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CommentWhat lies in store for the future of developments, post-Faraday?
A recent Court of Appeal judgement provides a useful steer for public bodies and developers to consider the overall purpose and intention of a development agreement
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CommentVR: Is what you see what you get?
In the eighth part of our series on new technology, James Worthington considers the impact virtual and augmented reality could have on construction projects and some legal issues that may arise