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How the UK’s new procurement rules affect Irish and Canadian businesses
August 2025Introduction This article is written mainly for businesses in Ireland and Canada, outlining the changes to the rules in the UK on exclusion from public tendering for corporate misconduct and criminality. It gives an outline of the new regime and explains its relevance. It also makes comparison with the rules on exclusion in those jurisdictions. … Read More >
Competition & Public Procurement Law: June – July 2025 Update
August 2025Welcome to the first of our regular updates on developments in the field of Competition and Public Procurement Law. We have picked out recent cases, judgments, consultations and legislative developments which we think will be of most interest to our readers. In this update, we will be covering the key goings on over June and… Read More >
The Arbitration Act 2025 comes into force today
August 2025In June, Beale & Co released an article on the new Arbitration Act 2025, outlining an in depth review of the changes coming into force by the new 2025 Act (which can be found here). Today, the 2025 Act has come into force in the UK, introducing amendments to the long-standing Arbitration Act 1996, with… Read More >
Ontario Court refuses to stay lien action despite non-payment of adjudicator’s determination
July 2025Overview In Feldt Electric Ltd. v. Gorbern Mechanical Contractors Limited, the court was asked whether a subcontractor’s lien action should be stayed in the face of ongoing non-payment of an adjudicator’s determination. Background Gorbern Mechanical Contractors (“Gorbern”), a general contractor, hired Feldt Electric Ltd. (“Feldt”) as subcontractor to perform electrical work at an elementary school… Read More >
LSRA Annual Report 2024 | What the rising complaint trends mean for PI Insurers in Ireland
July 2025The recently published Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) Annual Report 2024 (the “Report”) contains important regulatory insights that impact solicitors and their professional indemnity (PI) insurers[1]. This is the sixth year that the LSRA has reported on its complaints handling activities since it began receiving and investigating complaints against solicitors on 7 October 2019, following… Read More >
Government updates Remediation Acceleration Plan – July 2025
July 2025On 17 July 2025, the Government published an update to its Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP), which we first covered following its launch in December 2024 here. The RAP is designed to speed up the identification and remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings (HRBs) in England. This update reaffirms this objective and outlines new… Read More >
A NEW GOLDEN AGE FOR ENERGY PROJECTS?
July 2025The UK is entering a new era of energy infrastructure, marked by a wave of government initiatives including the Sizewell C nuclear project, a major offshore wind farm, and multibillion-pound grid upgrades. With nuclear power back in focus, this article explores the legal and contractual challenges of delivering complex, high-stakes energy projects – and why… Read More >
Trillium v Marydel: can an old debt be included in a construction contract price?
July 2025Citation: Trillium v Marydel, 2025 ONSC 4194 Overview In Trillium Masonry Group Inc. v Marydel Homes (Beaverton) Inc. and Vito Montesano, 2025 ONSC 4194 (“Trillium v Marydel”), the court was asked to decide what can be included in the Construction Act’s definition of “price”. Background Trillium agreed to supply masonry services to Marydel with respect… Read More >
Service by electronic means under review to reduce unforced errors
July 2025E-mail has long been the preferred method of communication for law firms, and the Civil Procedure Rules (‘CPR’) have permitted service of proceedings by electronic means since the end of the last century. However, service by e-mail is only valid where the receiving party or their solicitor has expressly consented to it in writing. This… Read More >
How TMO4+ is changing UK grid connections and accelerating net zero
July 2025According to Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator (NESO), the UK’s journey to net zero has been held back by the traditional electrical grid connection system, which has led to significant delays in getting projects connected to the grid. Reports have found that thousands of renewable energy projects have stalled in the grid connection… Read More >