All Legal articles – Page 27
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CommentGDPR: The 12 step approach
Tony Bingham explains the ins and outs of GDPR compliance, and how to make sure you don’t fall foul of the new data rules
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CommentLegal: The benefits of escrow
John Hughes D’Aeth explains the protections offered to main contractors by a different kind of model form – the City of London Law Society’s newly published escrow agreement
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CommentLegal: Damages on account
Kieran Binnie explains how interim payment applications can be used to recover damages in advance
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CommentLegal: Cyber security: the new data rules
Andrew Wood of Taylor Wessing’s construction team explains why no one can afford to ignore the new data protection regulation rules that come into force today
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CommentLegal: Have you got it covered?
Subcontractors should beware of disqualifying themselves from being covered by the contractor’s project insurance
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CommentCase in Focus: Settling in the water
Had the parties to a shipbuilding contract achieved a binding settlement?
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CommentLegal: Careless talk can cost cases
Robert Akenhead highlights the dangers of a private conversation between one party in a case and the judge, arbitrator or adjudicator
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CommentLegal: Second time's a charm
Francis Ho concludes that the new edition of the CIC’s BIM Protocol effectively addresses the main concerns about its predecessor
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CommentLegal: tunnel vision
Kirsti Olson and Sarah Alexander describe a case in which the court ruled that use of reasonable skill and care does not amount to a ‘get out of jail free’ card
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CommentNot what the doctor ordered
Tony Bingham argues that the adjudication system set out in the Construction Act has been warped into something way more legalistic
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CommentThat's the spirit
A new survey on contracts reveals growing enthusiasm for collaboration and BIM technology is yet to be realised in practice
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CommentInterim payments: many happy returns?
Could an employer compromise the final account by making interim payments during the project?
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CommentConstruction projects: termination without tears
Stephanie Canham on a case that underlines the importance of seeking legal advice before initiating termination
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NewsHigh Court backs Islington council in case on affordable homes
The case centred on a former Territorial Army site
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CommentRetentions - appetite for reform
David Christie considers whether outlawing retentions is the best answer to payment practice issues
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CommentVery much obliged
Even without design responsibility, a contractor has an implied duty to warn the employer of possible problems in a design
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CommentCase in focus: stay of execution
Were allegations of fraud sufficient to prevent enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision?
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CommentModern methods and the law
The growth of offsite construction methods has a host of legal implications – we must plan ahead for that now
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CommentThe pitfalls of 3D printing
In the fourth of our series on new technology, Rebecca Morjaria explains the legal considerations of 3D printing and who is responsible if it goes wrong
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CommentJustice must be seen to be done
Simon Tolson explains how the updated provisions in TeCSA’s adjudication service improve transparency and impartiality