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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.
Case Summary: The “reasonableness” of caps on liability and the dangers for project managers of proceeding under letters of intent
August 2012This case concerned a dispute between a Project Manager and an Employer in respect of the construction of new boarding accommodation at Ampleforth College. The works were one of three projects in relation to the college in which both parties were involved. The works were satisfactory in quality but were completed significantly later than had… Read More >
The TCC provides welcome guidance on global claims, claims for extensions of time and concurrent delay
August 2012The case concerned a series of disputes in respect of a high end residential development at Boltons Place, London. The building contract was based on the JCT Standard form of Building Contract 1998 Edition, Private Without Quantities. A number of problems arose throughout the project with the contractor obtaining a number of extensions of time.
Reoprts from the courts – August/September 2012
August 2012Our latest round up of the court decisions of most relevance to construction comes from Will Buckby and Andrew Beale of Clyde and Company, focussing on a TCC decision relating to set-off against an adjudicator's decision; and a case that highlights the dangers of using letters of intent.
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 >