All Legal articles – Page 6
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Company liability for safety breaches by individuals
Do failings by individuals place organisations in breach of their health and safety duties?
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A key costs ruling post Grenfell
This landmark decision offers at last some firm judicial guidance for the hundreds of cases arising in the wake of Grenfell
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Can collateral warranties be adjudicated?
The case of Abbey vs Simply Construction brought up the question of whether adjudication can apply to a collateral warranty
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Climate committee seeks more regulation
Several of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations for further government action concern the built environment
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Contract clauses for the climate
The Chancery Lane Project brings together lawyers to draft contract clauses that incentivise climate positive practice
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Heatwaves and contract terms
What provisions are there in standard forms of construction contract to deal with adversely hot weather?
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Designing conflict avoidance into contract terms
To reduce the risk of legal disputes requires greater care and collaboration in contract drafting – such as by adopting the RICS Conflict Avoidance Pledge
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Case in focus: Patricia Andrews and Others vs Kronospan Ltd
Another case in which the court excluded expert evidence
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What the new Building Safety Act means
It is vital to grasp the wide range and deep impact of the new legislation and the measures put in place for compliance
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Unpicking the Levelling Up Bill
The proposed legislation has big implications – but the devil will be in the detail
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Adapting contracts for price volatility
Peter O’Brien explains how contract terms can be used to share inflation risks fairly
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Remembering Roger Knowles
Arguably the inventor of the claims consultant, James R Knowles had a knack for communication second to none
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Are you set to pay the cost of the cladding crisis?
The new Building Safety Act will hugely affect firms’ potential liability for cladding costs in the wake of Grenfell
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Rolling out project bank accounts in JCT contracts
Project bank account provisions are now available for all JCT contract suites – improving cash flow through the industry
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Case in focus: Avantage (Cheshire) Ltd vs GB Building Solutions Ltd
An unsuccessful application for reverse summary judgment
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Home extension is building too
It’s time to bring domestic dwelling disputes within the adjudication provisions of the Construction Act – this is getting crazy
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In praise of common sense in litigation
When an adjudicator resigned for pretty sound reasons, the referring party was remarkably determined to avoid paying his bill
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Force majeure in the context of war
What contractual clauses may apply where the Ukraine war has detrimentally affected a construction project, whether directly or indirectly?
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How will the war in Ukraine affect materials supply?
Renewed disruption to global supply chains will require construction firms to take mitigatory steps
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Legal abroad: Doing business in Chile
Our series on foreign jurisdictions: green infrastructure opportunities must be weighed against the uncertainties of a new political direction