All Legal articles – Page 19
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Curiouser and curiouser: how the role of the adjudicator is becoming more complex
Adjudicators are asked to resolve increasingly complex issues, so the RICS’ new rolling training programme is most welcome
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Are lenders becoming more confident about offsite?
Stephanie Canham considers the changing climate on funding issues for MMC and modular construction
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Retentions: Is the endgame in sight?
Rudi Klein offers an update on the plan to reform retention practice in the construction industry with a brand-new system
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Tall buildings: Housing versus heritage
In the first of our new series on the legal considerations of constructing tall buildings, Joanna Bassett considers the issues around planning permissionÂ
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Stormy waters: Issues when paying subcontractors directly
Sarah Leaver on a boatbuilding case that highlights problems in paying subcontractors directly
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Mears v Costplan: Identifying practical completion
Steven Carey looks at one of the first cases to apply the recent Mears vs Costplan ruling on identifying practical completionÂ
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HS2 faces crunch ruling on Old Oak Common start date
Railway will hear in September whether challenge by Bechtel will stop it awarding job to Balfour Beatty team
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Case in focus: JJ Rhatigan & Co (UK) Ltd vs Rosemary Lodge Developments Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a case in which the adjudicator appeared to have ignored a witness statement
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NEC4 Alliancing Contract: Let’s do this together
Sheena Sood examines how the NEC4 Alliancing Contract approaches project risks, liabilities, insurance and disputes
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Wrong but not responsible
A recent case serves as a reminder that just because a party is at fault does not necessarily make it responsible for a loss
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Fuel for thought: decommissioning oil and gas projects
We are starting to see the first standard contracts for decommissioning oil and gas projects
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Facts first or face prison
Although expert witnesses speak for just one side, their first loyalty must be to the truth – otherwise they risk prosecution
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Hackitt consultation: Taking a hard line on risk
The insurance market for contractors is increasingly tough, and not just on cladding-related work
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Cost versus market: how are price variations measured in construction contracts?
A recent case highlights the two contrasting ways of pricing variations
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Smash and grab adjudications: what about insolvency?
A recent case may herald a move away from upholding ‘smash and grab’ adjudications where insolvency is a factor
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Adjudication, the low-cost way
Today sees the launch of a pilot scheme for a new low-value disputes adjudication service
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Are speedier visas enough to ease the skills crisis?
Architects have been added to the visa priority list to ease recruitment problems
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Contracting for Brexit
Rupert Choat examines the legal position regarding unexpected circumstances arising from Brexit
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Case in focus: RGB P&C Ltd vs Victory House General Partner Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a case in which the adjudicator carried out his own delay analysis
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When a black hole stays black: the limits of the transferred loss rule
The transferred loss rule can fill the black hole of damages claims where parties have no direct contract, but it has its limits