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Climate Change Litigation: Friends of the Earth and Net Zero
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On 2 March 2022, the High Court granted permission to Friends of the Earth UK (FoE), a grassroots environmental campaign organisation, to apply for judicial review of the UK Government’s Net Zero and Heat and Buildings strategies, which were issued in October 2021. The Net Zero Strategy (NZS) sets out how the Government intends to… Read More >
Guidance Note: NCSC Cyber Security Guidance for Construction Businesses
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On 23rd February GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued the first of its kind cyber security guidance aimed at the UK construction industry. The full guidance can be accessed here. Due to the particular cyber risks facing the construction sector, the NCSC has advised businesses that cyber security measures are as vital as wearing… Read More >
What do the new DIAC Arbitration Rules 2022 mean for your arbitration agreement?
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Last week the Dubai International Arbitration Centre released the much anticipated new DIAC Arbitration Rules 2022 (“New DIAC Rules”) revamping and replacing the previous DIAC Arbitration Rules 2007. The New DIAC Rules will come into effect on 21 March 2022 and provide that all new requests for arbitration submitted to the DIAC after this date… Read More >
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority 2020 Year in Review
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In 2021 the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (“LSRA”) published its annual report for 2020 (“the Report”) to Helen McEntee TD, Minister for Justice and to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice. For the first time the report provides an interesting insight to the provision of legal services in Ireland and the future of those services… Read More >
Solicitors’ Negligence: Failure to Communicate Counsels’ Advice
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In the recent High Court judgment of Mervyn Lambert Plant Ltd & Anor v Knights Solicitors, a solicitor was found not to have acted negligently in passing Counsel’s contrary views on merits to his client, orally rather than in writing. The case is a useful reminder that claimants will not succeed in establishing that a… Read More >
UK sanctions on Russia: What do they mean for construction and engineering businesses?
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Introduction Vladimir Putin announced on 21 January 2022 the Kremlin’s recognition of the two breakaway territories in Eastern Ukraine, along with orders for Russian troops to occupy the two territories in a “peacekeeper” capacity. Many observers view these moves as a precursor to a wider invasion of Ukraine. Western nations promptly announced plans moved swiftly… Read More >
Japanese Knotweed – It’s Knot that Bad
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The flip side of being fortunate enough to own a property, is that, as soon as you do, you become very aware and anxious of the risks and costs associated with protecting it. One such risk, that has traditionally struck fear in the heart of even the most relaxed and carefree of homeowners, is Japanese… Read More >
RICS PII Market: Call for views
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In the context of a hardened insurance market cycle, with surveying firms facing challenges acquiring adequate, appropriate and affordable professional indemnity insurance (PII), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) opened a review of its PII model in the UK. RICS subsequently produced a series of short-term proposals to support regulated firms and medium-term actions… Read More >
War (Exclusions) – what are they good for? The Merck Decision and its interpretation
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Insurance policies typically exclude losses proximately caused by war or “hostile or warlike” action. The reasoning for this is due to Insurers’ inability accurately to assess the risk of such an event and the potentially catastrophic aggregative losses that war might trigger across a wide suite of policies at the same time. The ambit and… Read More >
Global Vantage: Law Commission Announces Review of the Arbitration Act 1996 – What Can We Expect?
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The Law Commission has announced that it will be conducting a review of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “Act”), the principal legislation governing arbitrations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (the “Review”). The Review, which will aim to publish a consultation paper later this year, is tasked with ensuring that the Act is as “clear,… Read More >