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Consultants do not or should not undertake strict or absolute contractual obligations
October 2012Rachel Barnes explains why consultants should avoid taking on in their appointments a higher duty than reasonable skill and care, by reference to the facts in the recent case of Trebor Bassett Holdings V ADT.
Limitation and Irish Financial Services Claims
October 2012In February we reported on the Commercial Court judgment in Gallagher v ACC Bank, a mis-selling claim which raised important limitation issues for financial services claims. In a decision which brings (a little) more certainty to Irish limitation law and will be widely welcomed by financial institutions, financial advisors and their insurers, the Supreme Court… Read More >
Note on Practice Direction 51G
October 2012Note on Practice Direction 51G – Costs Management in the Mercantile Courts and Technology and Construction Courts – Pilot Scheme
Reports from the courts – October 2012
October 2012Our regular round up of court decisions of most relevance to construction comes from Will Buckby and Andrew Croft of Beale and Company and looks at a TCC case that underlines the importance of clear drafting of settlement agreements; and another highlighting the difficulties of making a CPR Pt 8 application during an adjudication. This… Read More >
Building Information Modelling Guidance Note
September 2012There is a drive by both the private sector and the public sector for increased use of Building Information Modelling (“BIM”) on construction projects, with the UK government aiming to use BIM on all centrally procured construction projects by 2016. What is BIM and what risks does it involve?
ICSA Guidance on the Induction of Directors
September 2012The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has published an updated version of its guidance note on the induction of directors. The guidance is designed to advise organisations on the topics and documents they should consider when designing an induction programme for newly appointed directors.
Avoiding unintentional pitfalls
August 2012Disputes over letters of intent are as common as ever but, argue Will Buckby and Andrew Croft of Beale and Company, they can easily be avoided, or at least used with greater care.
Further Guidance on the Enforceability of Limitation and Exclusion Causes
August 2012Following the judgment in Ampleforth Abbey Trust v Turner and Townsend Project Management Limited [2012] this case provides further guidance as to the enforceability of limitation clauses.
Beale and Company International Legal Services
August 2012Beale and Company Solicitors LLP is a long established niche law firm that specialises in providing commercial and cost effective advice to the construction industry and its users. Rated in Chambers Guide to the Legal Professions, a leading directory in the United Kingdom, as “at the top of the technology and construction market”, we are… Read More >
Trustees of Ampleforth Abbey Trust v Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited
August 2012In our recently published case summary ‘The “reasonableness” of caps on liability and the dangers for project managers of proceeding under letters of intent’, we promised to produce some fuller guidance on the implications for monetary limits of liability in appointments in the light of the Turner & Townsend case. To read this guidance and about… Read More >