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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
Further changes to Irish Minimum Terms for Solicitors Professional Indemnity Insurance
October 2009Last month Stephen Chessher wrote about changes to the Irish Minimum Terms to be introduced from renewal on 1 December 2009. Following those changes, further discussions were held between the Law Society and Professional Indemnity Insurers with a view to making the market for Solicitors Professional Indemnity Insurance more attractive for existing and potential new entrants. The… Read More >
Take the fifth: Liability for design mistakes
September 2009If you’re an architect, and you suddenly realise that you’ve made a mistake, do you have a duty to tell your client about it? Well, that all depends. Location: UK
Action Stations
September 2009Practitioners must ensure their client holds the right to sue and should act quickly if the limitation expiry date is near, say Antony Smith and Marc Jones. Location: UK
Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance
September 2009Changes to Irish Minimum Terms The end of the Irish property boom has resulted in an unprecedented rise in both the number and size of negligence claims against solicitors arising out of property transactions. This has coincided with a reduction in insurers’ investment returns and is expected to result in very substantially higher premiums for… Read More >
ACE Agreements 2009 – Amendments
August 2009The ACE has published some amendments to some of its Agreements and one of its Services Schedules. Rachel Barnes gives details of these amendments, where to find them and how to use them. Location: UK
What happens to collateral warranties if the client goes into liquidation?
August 2009Griffiths & Armour have recently received queries concerning the position of consultants in respect of collateral warranties when their clients go into liquidation. We set out some general guidance about this. Location: UK
Much ado about nothing
July 2009Architects have been fighting the possible retraction of a 'no set-off' clause in the RIBA Standard Form of Agreement. But actually, for them the clause is almost meaningless. Location: UK
The ACE Agreements 2009
July 2009The ACE have recently published revised Agreements and some new Agreements. Rachel Barnes gives a resume of these and describes which of the Agreements have been replaced and the main changes in the attached document. Location: UK
Strategic Forum for Construction – 6 principles of best practice
June 20096 principles through which the construction industry will endeavour to achieve a better industry and achieve best practice