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The Trade Deal – What Does it Mean for the Construction Industry?
January 2021A historic Trade and Cooperation Agreement (Trade Deal) was reached between the European Union and the UK on 24 December 2020, just a week before the transition period came to an end. We highlight here the key parts of the Agreement for the construction industry. Goods and Standards As members of the EU Single Market,… Read More >
Interim deal reached on cross-border transfers of personal data
January 2021The UK and EU have committed as part of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement to ensure cross-border personal data flows. Consultants and contractors will be reassured that until 1 July 2021 transfers of personal data from the EU to the UK will be permitted and not treated as transfers of data from the EU… Read More >
The PI Top 5 Cases of 2020 by a Couple of Regular Joes
December 20202020 – what a year it has been. As we look towards a new – and hopefully better – year, we reflect on the most relevant Professional indemnity (“PI”) cases heard by the courts in 2020. Here is our festive ‘PI Top 5’: 1. Dixon Coles and Gill v Box¹ Right up at number 1… Read More >
Silent Cyber in Professional Indemnity Insurance
December 2020Silent (or non-affirmative) cyber coverage and the systemic risk it poses is a serious concern for the insurance industry, leading to scrutiny from the Prudential Regulation Authority and prescriptive intervention by Lloyd’s. In this article, Andrew Jones and Ahmed Mian consider the regulators’ concerns, what the industry is doing about it and what the future… Read More >
Global Vantage: Interview with Lyndon Richards
December 2020New partner at our Dubai Office, Lyndon Richards, provides us with an interview and gives us an insight into his legal career and how he has progressed through the years. Why did you choose law? I was born and raised in South Wales. Like most teenagers, I wrestled with which career path to follow. I… Read More >
Global Vantage: International Chamber of Commerce publishes 2021 Arbitration Rules
December 2020The International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) has published new rules that will come into force on 1 January 2021 (“the 2021 Rules”). Aimed at increasing the efficiency, transparency and flexibility of ICC proceedings, the 2021 Rules introduce a series of key changes to the arbitral procedure of one of the world’s leading dispute resolution bodies.… Read More >
Cleared for take-off? – Supreme Court breathes new life into plans for Heathrow’s third runway
December 2020In an article earlier this year, we considered the Court of Appeal’s ruling that Heathrow Airport’s plans for a third runway were illegal because no consideration was given to climate change obligations under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (“the Paris Agreement”). It was thought that the ruling could have wide-reaching implications, with the possibility… Read More >
Environment Agency performance check – the latest corporate scorecard
December 2020On 20 September 2020 the Environment Agency (EA) published its corporate scorecard for the fourth quarter of the period 2019-2020 (covering January to March 2020). In this article Michael Salau and Jade Archer consider and comment on the results shown in this latest scorecard. To read the full article, please click on the link below.
The draft Building Safety Bill – changes afoot?
December 2020In July 2020, following a consultation on proposals for reforming the building safety system¹, the government published the draft Building Safety Bill (“the Bill”). In an article earlier this year (linked here) we considered the provisions included within the Bill, which is intended to reform the building safety system following the Grenfell Tower fire in… Read More >
Part 36 – Enhanced relief or no enhanced relief?
December 2020In Telefónica UK Ltd v The Office of Communications [2020] EWCA Civ 1374, the Court of Appeal allowed the Claimant’s appeal against an order that awarded it only two of the four specified forms of enhanced relief available under CPR 36.17(4) notwithstanding that it had beaten its own Part 36 offer at trial. Background to… Read More >