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Legal Review of 2009
January 2010Our Legal Review of 2009 looks back on some significant cases involving professional firms. Commentators predicted a deluge of claims in 2009 arising from the financial and economic downturn. Whilst there were undoubtedly some cases in 2009 driven by the downturn, the predicted rise in claims did not come to pass. Looking forward we see… Read More >
Building Information Modelling
January 2010The use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the US was the subject of a paper presented at a recent international conference in London. The author suggested that BIM is being widely adopted for complex projects but that its use is being held back by problems of a business or legal nature, particularly problems affecting… Read More >
The Jackson Review of Civil Litigation Costs
January 2010Lord Justice Jackson yesterday published his final report into costs in civil litigation. The report is detailed and substantial extending to over 550 pages and will no doubt be the subject of considerable debate in the legal profession in the coming weeks. We have prepared a paper in which we briefly analyse the impact of… Read More >
A warning to surveyors: remind your client of impending deadlines
January 2010This note provides a summary of the recent decision in the case of Littlewood v Radford and Boston where the Court of Appeal found that a firm of surveyors had a duty to remind a client of an important deadline, notwithstanding that they had previously notified the client of the deadline, and had advised that… Read More >
Evidence: In? Out? Can an adjudicator shake it all about?
January 2010The recent TCC case of Jacques v Ensign provides a useful summary of the Court's application of the concept of natural justice to adjudication proceedings. Read on for further details. Location: UK
Rights to consultants’ documents
January 2010Consultants are more frequently being required in their appointments to deliver up their drawings and documents to the client – on suspension and/or on termination, for whatever cause. Such clauses need to be considered carefully as they could give the client rights to documents which they would not have unless they brought a claim or… Read More >
The Bribery Bill and how it will impact construction companies
January 2010The construction industry received a sharp reminder of how costly corrupt practices can be when 103 construction firms were fined a total of £129.5m by the OFT in September 2009 for “illegal anti-competitive bid rigging activities”. However, the publication of the Bribery Bill demonstrates that construction firms will need to be even more vigilant in… Read More >
ACE agreements: Altogether now
December 2009The recent streamlining of the two design agreements for consultants into one brings simplicity and flexibility as well as a new take on liability. Location: UK
Once bitten, twice shy
November 2009Litigants in costs disputes can now force defendants to disclose further details about third-party funding, says Nick Gillies. Location: UK
Salutary Lessons
October 2009Costain is the TCC’s latest professional negligence decision. The judgment offers salutary lessons for consultants and their legal advisors and demonstrates the court’s willingness to punish unreasonable conduct through costs orders. Location: UK