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Government issues COVID-19 guidance on reopening offices in England
May 2020The Government issued new guidance last night aimed at those in or running offices, contact centres and other similar indoor environments during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The thirty-two page guidance is structured as series of objectives and has been prepared to provide practical advice on minimising the risks from COVID-19 when reopening offices or increasing… Read More >
Workplace Relations Commission Annual Report 2019
May 2020In April 2020, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) published its fifth annual report, providing an update on the work the organisation carried out throughout the previous year. In this article, Sarah Conroy, Niamh Loughran and Conor Williams discuss the report details, the number of complaints the WRC received, how these issues were resolved and, alongside… Read More >
Return to Work Safety Protocol – Irish Government Essential Requirements
May 2020Following the announcement of the Roadmap for easing lockdown set out by the Irish Government last week, the Government has published the Return to Work Safety Protocol setting out the measures, which employers and their employees will have to follow in order to reopen. In this article, Tara Cosgrove looks at the key measures that… Read More >
CLC COVID-19 Task Force: Contractual / Commercial Workstream
May 2020The Construction Leadership Council’s Government supported COVID-19 Contractual Best Practice guidance has been published today, alongside a Cabinet office publication, the COVID-19 Responsible Contract Behaviour Note. Andrew Croft, Senior Associate at Beale & Co, has been part of the working group responsible for the drafting of this guidance and as a Firm we are proud… Read More >
Aggregation or Abdication? SRA Compensation Fund proposals rejected by the LSCP
April 2020The SRA’s 21 January 2020 consultation on the Compensation Fund has ended. The SRA’s proposals included a number of wide reaching changes in the operation of the fund, including applying an aggregate limit to the value of claims linked to any one ‘scheme’ and restricting the maximum recoverable amount to £500,000. Restrictions are also proposed… Read More >
Global Vantage: It's good to talk
April 2020Construction contracts almost always contain Notice provisions, which require one party to notify the other, or a third party, when certain circumstances arise. Compliance with Notice clauses is vital to ensure that both parties have sufficient time to consider and react to the events that have taken place. Given the impact that the on-going Coronavirus… Read More >
Municipio De Mariana and others v BHP Group plc [2020] EWHC 928 (TCC) (20 April 2020)
April 2020The Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) has allowed an extension of time for the service of evidence as a result of difficulties faced by a party in providing factual and expert evidence in accordance with the procedural timetable due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This is despite the extension requiring the adjournment of a significant hearing,… Read More >
Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 – Summary of changes
April 2020The Irish Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 (the “Act”) was signed into law on 26 December 2019. No date has been set for commencement of the Act. However, the Department of Finance expect that a commencement order will be signed shortly after the new government has taken office. In this note, Tara Cosgrove and Sean… Read More >
How to deal with Standstill Agreements
April 2020Standstill Agreements are useful tools to allow the delay of the issue of proceedings and to save costs. Standstills are also fraught with potholes for the unwary. In this article, Stephen Reilly and Kiran Gill list Beale & Co’s top tips for agreeing a Standstill to extend the limitation period. To read the full article,… Read More >
Global Vantage: Comparing Government support for construction businesses during the Coronavirus
April 2020Construction is expected to be one of the industries hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak. With working from home simply not an option for many in the sector, some businesses are struggling to cope as ‘lockdown’ measures see work on sites grind to a halt. In response, Governments around the globe have rushed to introduce… Read More >