All articles by Simon Lewis
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CommentAssessing the 黑洞社区 Safety Act's new product safety regime
Does the 黑洞社区 Safety Act adequately address the聽issues around construction product regulation?
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CommentA protocol for operational BIM
Unpacking the new digital data management protocol for the operational, rather than delivery, phase of a building鈥檚 lifecycle
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CommentDefects and limitation periods
Recent defects claims prompted by a renewed focus on building safety highlight common problems with limitation periods
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CommentCasting light on novation and assignment
A recent judgment has offered a thorough and illuminating review of the principles around assignment and novation
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CommentCan a duty of care be owed to a non-existent party?
Simon Lewis examines a case that clarifies the rules on when a duty of care can be owed to third parties
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CommentInternational BIM takes a big step forward
The first BIM protocol for use with ISO 19650 provides a legal framework for those using the international standard
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CommentInsolvency and inquisitiveness
Simon Lewis explains the limits of requests for information under section 236 of the Insolvency Act when a company goes bust
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CommentA new model for mediation?
Hot on the heels of TeCSA鈥檚 low-cost mediation service, the CIC has included a fixed-fee option in its new model agreement
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CommentTaking BIM to a whole new level
BIM is going global, with the launch of a new international standard 鈥� this is the future of construction
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CommentPFI: The ghost of contracts past
PFI contracts were meant to rebalance risk more fairly but didn鈥檛 鈥� and we haven鈥檛 seen the last of the disputes over them yet
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CommentLegal: Implied criticism
The Court of Appeal concluded that parties can agree whatever they wish 鈥� even if it seems in hindsight not entirely fair
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CommentLegal: Making BIM better
Simon Lewis explains how a new report provides much-needed clarification on the legal issues of BIM
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CommentIn for the long haul?
A recent judgment raises questions over whether聽the courts should approach long-term contracts differently to shorter-term ones, insofar as termination provisions are concerned聽
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CommentWheels within wheels
Framework agreements with complex linked subcontracts can lead to cases centred on how the contracts work, rather than the substance of the dispute itself
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CommentTuning in to BIM FM
As BIM becomes a more familiar part of the construction landscape we should turn our attention to how it can be useful over a building鈥檚 lifetime
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CommentContract terms: Room for interpretation
Clause 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act raises a question on how to define 鈥榳ritten standard terms of business鈥�
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CommentCyber security: No virtual silver bullet
The construction industry thinks cyber security is not an issue it has to worry about. It鈥檚 wrong
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CommentService with a smile
Disputes about PFI projects are likely to be about operational matters. A recent case centred around how service points were awarded
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CommentCyber security: Security protocols
The latest PAS document goes beyond BIM to look at wider security concerns in the digital built environment
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CommentFIDIC contracts: Simply red
A recently reported case held that the employer was not entitled to take advantage of its own wrongdoing in enforcing a condition precedent under the FIDIC Red Book