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Global Vantage – Building with Biden: The American construction industry post-Trump
January 2021On 20th January 2021, Joe Biden became the President of the United States. Antony Smith considers what the Biden administration could have in store for the American construction industry in our latest Global Vantage article. From impeachment to insurrection, the Presidential election season has been fraught with controversy. With that mind, you could be forgiven… Read More >
The Solicitors Minimum Terms – time for a change?
January 2021The past twelve months have witnessed unprecedented challenges, and the economic pressures brought on by Covid 19, Brexit and the threat of a long economic recession have all taken their toll. And, in the context of the solicitors’ professional indemnity (“PI”) insurance market, these pressures are being felt particularly keenly. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)’s… Read More >
Standard Life Assurance Limited v Gleeds – 1, 2 … skip a few… 99, 100!
January 2021The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has recently offered guidance on the resolution of disputes involving thousands of different instructions/variations (where it is impractical to consider more than a given number). In this article Giles Tagg and Cameron Grant consider the interesting outcome in the case of Standard Life Assurance Limited v Gleeds (UK) and… Read More >
To mediate or not to mediate? – Patel v Barlow & Ors (No 2)
January 2021A party’s obligation to agree to mediation is a common issue of debate, as is the extent to which it should be penalised on costs for any refusal to mediate a claim. The recent case of Patel v (1) Barlows Solicitors & (2) Paul Stanley & Paul Barber¹ provides useful guidance on this point. Mr… Read More >
New ground rent reforms will reduce claims against conveyancers
January 2021On 7 January 2021, the Housing Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP announced extensive reforms to allow leaseholders to extend their leases by 990 years and reduce ground rents to nil. The move follows the government’s previous commitment to restricting ground rents to zero for new leases as a result of the recommendations made by… Read More >
No deal reached on mutual recognition of architects’ qualifications
January 2021The UK and EU failed to reach a deal on the mutual recognition of architects’ qualifications in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The UK has put in place an interim solution that will maintain a system of recognition for architects with European Economic Area qualifications, but this does not assist UK architects working in… Read More >
The Trade Deal – What Does it Mean for the Construction Industry?
January 2021A historic Trade and Cooperation Agreement (Trade Deal) was reached between the European Union and the UK on 24 December 2020, just a week before the transition period came to an end. We highlight here the key parts of the Agreement for the construction industry. Goods and Standards As members of the EU Single Market,… Read More >
Interim deal reached on cross-border transfers of personal data
January 2021The UK and EU have committed as part of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement to ensure cross-border personal data flows. Consultants and contractors will be reassured that until 1 July 2021 transfers of personal data from the EU to the UK will be permitted and not treated as transfers of data from the EU… Read More >
The PI Top 5 Cases of 2020 by a Couple of Regular Joes
December 20202020 – what a year it has been. As we look towards a new – and hopefully better – year, we reflect on the most relevant Professional indemnity (“PI”) cases heard by the courts in 2020. Here is our festive ‘PI Top 5’: 1. Dixon Coles and Gill v Box¹ Right up at number 1… Read More >
Silent Cyber in Professional Indemnity Insurance
December 2020Silent (or non-affirmative) cyber coverage and the systemic risk it poses is a serious concern for the insurance industry, leading to scrutiny from the Prudential Regulation Authority and prescriptive intervention by Lloyd’s. In this article, Andrew Jones and Ahmed Mian consider the regulators’ concerns, what the industry is doing about it and what the future… Read More >