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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 >
COVID-19: FCA Sends Message to Insurers on Business Interruption Cover
April 2020Earlier this month, we considered the decision handed down by the Canadian Courts in the case of MDS Inc v Factory Mutual Insurance Company. In this case, the Court adopted an interpretation of physical damage which suggested that losses caused by and/or arising out of COVID-19 are recoverable by insureds under their business interruption cover.… Read More >
Defence Litigation amidst COVID-19 – Emerging Trends in the Irish Jurisdiction
April 2020For most businesses, the current pandemic crisis has dealt a fierce blow to business as usual activities for employers, employees, clients, service providers and service users. In this article Pauline Taaffe and Emma Kelly explain the practical consequences of COVID-19 for the provision of legal services in Ireland and discuss a number of claimant behavioural… Read More >
Public Procurement and Coronavirus – Government Issues Guidance Notes for Construction Contracts
April 2020The UK Government has issued a number of Procurement Policy Notes that seek to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The first contained general advice for public bodies to enable them to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency (PPN 01/20), the second (PPN 02/20) addressed payment of suppliers to ensure service continuity and… Read More >
Goyal v Florence Care, Edwards and DKLM LLP – High Court Asserts That Knowledge is Key
April 2020The High Court recently handed down an appeal decision in the case of Goyal v Florence Care, Edwards and DKLM LLP, which raised some novel issues on claims against solicitors for alleged breach of trust. Beale & Co acted for the successful defendant/respondent. In this article, Joe Eizenberg and Zakariya Mehmood discuss the decision and… Read More >
COVID-19: Data Protection Issues
April 2020The UK and Ireland have seen stringent regulations introduced to combat the spread of coronavirus, with employees generally prevented from travelling to work, except in certain essential sectors. Countless organisations have adapted to the situation by allowing their employees to work remotely, either by expanding the use of their existing IT infrastructure to provide all… Read More >
Global Vantage: Coronavirus and “force majeure” – when can it be relied upon?
April 2020The rapid and deadly spread of novel coronavirus has had a dramatic impact on the supply chain, leaving many businesses struggling to meet their contractual obligations. In response, we have seen a sharp increase in parties seeking to rely upon the concept of “force majeure”, which can be used to suspend / terminate performance obligations… Read More >
Covid-19 Update: UAE Banks Relax Payment Terms for Contractors with Payment Certificates
April 2020Banks in the UAE, led by the Central Bank, have come out in support of relaxing payment terms for contractors, as part Covid-19 relief measures. In this article, Claire Miller and Sadaff Habib discuss what this means for contractors and steps they can take where payment certificates are not issued or delayed. To read the… Read More >
Reports from the courts – first published by Construction Law
April 2020Our regular round up of the court decisions of most interest to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth of Beale & Company Solicitors LLP, who look at a dispute on a PFI project concerning delayed final payments; and one involving Crossrail subcontractors and sub-sub contractors highlighting the need for clarity in wording regarding title in goods.