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Limitation Periods in Tort: Physical Damage v Economic Loss
August 2023In Vinci Construction UK Ltd v (1) Eastwood and Partners (Consulting Engineers) Ltd (2) Snowden Seamless Floors Ltd v GHW Consulting Engineers Ltd [2023] EWHC 1899, the TCC considered an application for reverse summary judgment. In considering the application, the TCC provided some helpful comments on when a cause of action in tort accrues in… Read More >
Building Safety and Medium-Rise Buildings
August 2023The Government has recently launched the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS), a fund for addressing life safety risks associated with cladding on residential buildings over 11 metres in height (or 11-18 metres in height if the building is in London). The CSS forms part of the broader suite of building safety measures implemented in recent years,… Read More >
Principal Designer Series: The role of the Principal Designer – Building Safety Act v CDM Regulations
August 2023As we witness an increase in Building Safety Act drafting across the industry, one question is cropping up more and more frequently – how is the new role of the Principal Designer under the Building Safety Act distinct from the role of the Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations? What are we seeing? It is… Read More >
Protecting the nation’s family silver – National Security and Investment Act: Annual Report 2023
August 2023Introduction The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) came into force on January 4, 2022, empowering the UK Government with broad authority to scrutinize acquisitions and investments that may have implications for national security. On a day-to-day level, it is operated and enforced by the Investment Security Unit (ISU), a division of the Department… Read More >
UK Public Procurement Open frameworks – open field or missed open goal?
July 2023Introduction We have covered the reforms set out in the eagerly awaited Procurement Act 2023 in a number of articles. Those following developments will know that this important landmark legislation will present multifaceted changes to an area of law that had hitherto been shaped by the UK’s membership of the European Union. In its Green… Read More >
Tackling co-insurance issues or a ‘try’ on? FM Conway v The Rugby Football Union: the extent to which contractors and sub-contractors are covered under construction all risk policies
July 2023In a fairly rare case concerning a project construction all risk insurance policy (CAR Policy) reaching the Court of Appeal, in FM Conway Limited v The Rugby Football Union, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance PLC, Clark Smith Partnership Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 418 the Court of Appeal has upheld a high court decision which reminds… Read More >
Saudi Arabia: The New Civil Transactions Law
July 2023The Saudi Arabian Civil Transactions Law (the “Code”), enacted on 19 June 2023 by Royal Decree M/191, has now been published in the Saudi Arabian official gazette “Umm Al-Qura” and comes into force around 16 December 2023. Prior to the enactment of the Law, and unlike most other countries in the region which have a… Read More >
Great Power, Great Responsibility: Closing Doors – Reining in Offshore Wind in Denmark
July 2023Denmark has long punched above its weight in wind. It pioneered wind power in the 1970s and gave birth to Vestas, one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, and Ørsted, one of the world’s largest developers of offshore wind projects. Both remain headquartered in Denmark, and to this day Denmark has a higher share… Read More >
The FCA Consumer Duty: Don’t forget your antitrust or GDPR duties!
July 2023Introduction Under the Financial Services Act 2021, the Financial Services Authority (FCA) has introduced the Consumer Duty, a comprehensive set of higher standards aimed at enhancing consumer protection in the financial services sector. Effective from July 31, 2023, the Consumer Duty takes effect for new and existing products or services that are open to sale… Read More >
Building Safety in the Courts: URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd
July 2023Whether developers are owed duties under the Defective Premises Act 1972 has been uncertain for a number of years. The Court of Appeal has provided clarity around this point, and a number of other issues in a recent decision. Background BDW, a developer, appointed URS, an engineering firm, to provide structural design services in relation… Read More >