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Late Payment – Improving an Industry Wide Issue
April 2016In February 2016, Beale & Company hosted a Round Table event at Capital House, 85 William Street, London, EC4N 7BL, with a cross section of the construction industry to discuss the perennial issue of late payment. The purpose of this paper is to report on the key points discussed at the Round Table and consider… Read More >
AIG Solicitors Aggregation appeal – Court of Appeal allows appeal and provides guidance on MTC aggregation wording.
April 2016In this article Partner Stephen Reilly discusses yesterday’s important Court of Appeal decision interpreting the Solicitors Minimum Terms and Conditions insurance wording and the aggregation of claims thereunder. To read the full article, please click on the link below.
Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau Ireland Annual Review 2015
April 2016The Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) recently published its Annual Review for the year 2015. In broad terms, the report Review is good news for the Financial Services Industry in Ireland. Complaints rose substantially after the collapse of the economy but have been decreasing since 2013. Garrett Cormican, Associate, discusses the review in more detail and… Read More >
The Construction Contracts Act 2013 has been given a commencement date, with the Act to apply to contracts entered into after 25 July 2016
April 2016On 13 April 2016, the Minister for Business and Employment, Mr Gerald Nash, signed the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (Appointed Day) Order 2016, which gives legal effect to the provisions of the Construction Contracts Act 2013. Cathie Shannon discusses this and the impact it will have to the Irish construction industry. To read the full… Read More >
Collateral Agreements – some pointers for consultants
April 2016Consultants are often called upon to execute Collateral Agreements and some may take this step without knowing the additional risks they take on as a result. In this article Beale & Company associate Cathie Shannon provides some background on Collateral Agreements and highlights some of the issues that may arise, including potential liability and insurance… Read More >
Reports from the Courts – April 2016
April 2016In our regular round up of court decisions, from Andrew Croft (Associate) and Natalie Ledger (Assistant Solicitor) of Beale & Company, examines a cautionary tale of the dangers of giving informal advice as it may create a tortious duty of care; a court ruling on whether a variation can be agreed by email; and a… Read More >
The Construction Contracts Act 2013 – some pointers for consultants
April 2016With the Construction Contracts Act 2013 expected to be given a commencement date in the first half of 2016, Beale & Company associate, Cathie Shannon, takes this opportunity to provide an over-view of some of the issues that consultants working in the construction sector will need to bear in mind when considering their own contracts… Read More >
UK Government’s BIM mandate takes effect today. Are you ready?
April 2016BIM will be compulsory on all centrally procured public sector projects from today. On this same day the government has launched a website containing key Level 2 documents, including PA1192:2 and the CIC BIM Protocol (drafted by Beale & Company) at https://bim-level2.org/. It is therefore key that you are “up to speed” in relation to… Read More >
National Infrastructure Delivery Plan
April 2016Following on from the 2016 Budget, the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016 – 2021 (‘NIDP’) and the Government Construction Strategy 2016 – 2020 (“GCS”), both published on 23 March 2016, outline the government’s intentions to invest in infrastructure over the next four-to-five years. Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth discuss these plans and how they will… Read More >
Changes to dispute resolution mechanisms in the Public Works Contracts
April 2016In this article Cathie Shannon of Beale & Company discusses recent changes in Ireland to dispute resolution mechanisms in the Public Works Contracts. The revised arrangements introduce a number of changes to the dispute resolution mechanisms of forms PW-CF1, CF2, CF3 and CF4. A Dispute Management Procedure has been introduced, which it is hoped will… Read More >