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Reports from the Courts
July 2018Our regular round up of the court decisions of most interest to construction from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth. They look at a Scottish case that highlights the interaction between design obligations and workmanship obligations when considering fitness for purpose; and another that introduces a new ground for seeking to resist enforcement of an adjudicator’s… Read More >
The European Union (Insurance Distribution) Regulations 2018
July 2018The European Union (Insurance Distribution) Regulations 2018 were signed by the Minister on Wednesday, 27 June 2018. These Regulations transpose the Insurance Distribution Directive or “IDD” into national law and will enter into force on 1 October 2018. This fulfills Ireland’s requirement to transpose the IDD into national law ahead of the transposition deadline of… Read More >
Carillion sparks ripple effect for suppliers
June 2018Will Buckby, Partner, discusses the fallout from Carillion’s insolvency in this year’s Transportation Consultants Directory from CIHT. It has brought recognition of the need for change within the industry says Will and “we are now seeing consultants and sub-contractors being more cautious than they were previously and looking at risk and payment more carefully”. Click… Read More >
Strike-out for delay due to plaintiffs' strategic targeting of insurance policies
June 2018The decision in Honahan & anor v McInerney Construction Limited & ors [2018] IEHC 311 concerned the engagement by the plaintiffs of a number of parties for the purchase of a site and construction of a dwelling in February 1996. It is the latest in a string of recent applications to strike-out High Court actions… Read More >
Beale & Company advises Ramboll on acquisition of UK rail signalling specialist DEG Signal
June 2018Beale & Company acted for engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll on its acquisition of DEG Signal. Partner, James Hutchinson, who advised on this acquisition provides further comment on this successful case. To read the full article, please click on the link below.
Beale & Company acts on the sale of MFD to Thornton Tomasetti
June 2018Beale & Company acted for the shareholders of MFD, a UK-based security consultancy, on its sale to Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering consultancy behind the new US Embassy in London. Partner, James Hutchinson, who advised on the sale provides further comment on this successful case. For more information, please click on the link below.
Construction Update: June 2018
June 2018This month, as part of our regular updates on interesting legal developments James Vernon looks at two recent decisions concerning different but relevant issues for the construction industry. Successfully challenging a winding up petition issued to enforce an adjudication award: Victory House General Partner Limited v RGB P + C Ltd [2018] EWHC 113; and… Read More >
Reports from the Courts
June 2018Our regular round up of the court decisions of most interest to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth including: the first case to consider the interplay between project insurance and subcontractors, which confirms that any express agreement under a subcontract may override wording in a project insurance policy; and another case considering the… Read More >
Arbitration News: Memorials or pleadings? A cultural conflict
May 2018A leading construction QC believes “memorials are suggested in 40% of construction arbitrations. 10 years ago this was never the case”. The clash of memorials and pleadings is a cultural one and has been one of intense debate in the international arbitration sector. What is the difference between memorials and pleadings? The real difference between… Read More >
Periodic Payments in Catastrophic Injury Cases – A welcome development for Insurers
May 2018Legislation allowing the Irish courts to make Periodic Payment Orders (“PPOs”) has been almost eight years in the making. They were first called for in the 2010 Report of the High Court Working Group on Medical Negligence and Periodic Payments. In this article, Niamh Loughran and Cian O’Gorman discuss this new legislation and how it… Read More >