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(1) Beattie Passive Norse Ltd (2) NPS Property Consultants Ltd – and – Canham Consulting Ltd (Costs Hearing)
June 2021We reported last month on the judgement of Beattie Passive Norse Ltd (BPN) and NPS Property Consultants Ltd (NPS) v Canham Consulting Ltd (Canham) where Mr Justice Fraser dismissed the claim brought by NPS in its entirety and awarded the other claimant, BPN, the sum of £2,000 in damages against Canham in respect of a… Read More >
Reports from the Courts – June 2021
June 2021Our regular round up of court cases of most interest to construction from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth of Beale & Company Solicitors LLP features one that highlights the need to ensure a project’s supply chain has appropriate insurance; and a judgment that provides comfort to those relying on limits of liability and exclusion clauses… Read More >
Global Vantage: Infrastructure Case Study: Tema-Aflao Road Project
June 2021BHM Construction International (UK) Limited, a longstanding client of Beale & Co, will shortly start construction on Phase 1 of the Tema-Aflao Road project, a major highway project in Ghana. We have been delighted to support BHM over the past few years in bringing the project to fruition. This article looks at the project and… Read More >
Third time’s the charm? Version 2 of Form EWS1 fails to make the grade
May 2021On 8 March 2021, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (“RICS”) published the second version of its Form EWS1 (“Revised Form EWS1”). First published in December 2019, Form EWS1 is designed to provide building owners with the assurances needed to satisfy valuers and lenders that their property is fire safety compliant. However, despite its commendable… Read More >
Rare decision on breaches of environmental warranties in an SPA: MDW Holdings Ltd v Norvill & Ors [2021] EWHC (Ch) (4 May 2021)
May 2021In a recent decision of the High Court, the Court considered breaches of environmental warranties and misrepresentations made in connection with the acquisition of a waste management company. Facts In October 2015 MDW Holdings (the Buyer) purchased the entire share capital of G.D. Environmental Services (the Company) from James, Jane and Stephen Norvill (the Sellers)… Read More >
Article: (1) Beattie Passive Norse Limited (2) NPS Property Consultants Limited v Canham Consulting Limited
May 2021[2021] EWHC 1116 (TCC); Mr Justice Fraser Background Beattie Passive Norse Ltd (BPN) and NPS Property Consultants Ltd (NPS), a shareholder of BPN, appointed Canham Consulting Ltd (Canham), to act as the consulting engineer in designing the foundations of two blocks of terraced housing in Sussex. BPN and NPS brought a professional negligence claim against… Read More >
Ransomware attack on Irish Health Service Executive and implications
May 2021The Irish national healthcare management agency, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has today announced that it is dealing with a “significant ransomware attack” on its IT systems and, as a precaution, has shut down certain computer systems in order to assess the scale of the attack and react appropriately. The impact of the shutdown will… Read More >
The Building Safety Bill: Draft Secondary Legislation published for Gateway One in England
May 2021From 1 August 2021, the Government is intending to introduce several new requirements into the planning system by making amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (the “Order”). This marks the first stage of the Government’s implementation of the requirements outlined in the draft Building Safety Bill… Read More >
Modern Slavery
May 2021Modern slavery includes the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation. It also includes holding a person in a position of slavery, servitude forced or compulsory labour, or facilitating their travel with the intention… Read More >
Global Vantage: The feeling isn’t mutual – EU Commission opposes UK’s application to accede to the Lugano Convention
May 2021On 4 May 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its assessment of the UK’s application to accede to the 2007 Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the “Lugano Convention”). Whilst not binding, its conclusion – that the EU should not consent to the accession… Read More >