Legal – Page 25
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CommentLegal: The right to exclude
Terms limiting liability must not only be fair but must also correspond with a service provider’s standard terms of business
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CommentCase in focus: Insolvency
Ted Lowery on the impact of liquidation upon the right to adjudicate
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NewsCountry's biggest union calls for criminal probe into Carillion's collapse
The Insolvency Service has only recently started investigating any legal breaches, according to Unite
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CommentLegal: It’s up to you
Parties may contractually allocate concurrent delay risk as they wish, write Emily Leonard and Hannah Gardiner
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CommentLegal: It’s a win on penalties
The approach to any failure to send a timely payless notice has at last been questioned
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CommentLegal: Say what you see
If a party has taken a conflicting stand in a related case, an adjudicator may be obliged to disclose those case documents
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CommentLegal: Draft your warranty with care
Aidan Steensma on the relevance to contractors of defects claims in developer-tenant cases
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CommentLegal: Pay it backwards
Stephanie Canham on draft legislation that will introduce a reverse VAT charge specifically for construction, to combat VAT fraud
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NewsClients use Brexit clauses to shift risks onto suppliers
Some clients are stockpiling products in efforts to prepare for Brexit
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CommentLegal: Renewable contracts
In the sixth part of our series on new technology, Sara Cunningham considers how building contracts can be adapted for new buildings that also are required to generate energy
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CommentLegal: Agreed in principle
When is a contract a contract, asks Robert Akenhead – is it when a notional agreement is agreed, or does it need to be more formal?
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NewsHeathrow expansion faces High Court challenge from Friends of the Earth
Environmental group says the plan illegally breaches UK’s climate change policy
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CommentWhat's wrong with retention?
Retentions meet a real need and aren’t a problem in themselves – it’s how they are administered that needs fixing
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CommentCase in focus: valuation evidence
Ted Lowery on when repair costs trump diminution in value as a determinant of damages
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CommentThe £12m blame game
When 64 homes had to be demolished, the council claimed the architect had assumed responsibility for others’ errors
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NewsCourt steps in to stop trespassers on Multiplex sites
Injuction prevents named people entering sites at 22 Bishopsgate, 100 Bishopsgate and Principal Place
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CommentLegal: Implied criticism
The Court of Appeal concluded that parties can agree whatever they wish – even if it seems in hindsight not entirely fair
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CommentLegal: Facing up to mental health
Employers slack on staff mental health may face disability discrimination claims
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CommentLegal: a knotty problem
James Bessey explains that a recent case showing nuisance can be caused by omission as well as action has implications for cladding fires
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CommentLegal: Cyber Security: smart buildings
Paul Glass and Jill Hamilton of Taylor Wessing’s cyber security team consider the benefits and risks of internet-enabled technology