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Court of Appeal confirms MIBI liable for Setanta claims
March 2016In this article, Niamh Loughran and Aislinn Cullen discuss the recent decision of the Court of Appeal which has upheld the ruling of the High Court that the MIBI is liable to meet the cost of claims made against the Insureds of Setanta following the company’s liquidation. To read the full article, please click on… Read More >
Mind the Gaps – The Contractual Approach to BIM
March 2016The UK government’s BIM mandate takes effect in only a few weeks, with BIM to become mandatory on centrally procured public sector projects from 4 April 2016. In this article published by BIM+, Andrew Croft provides some key pointers (based on our experience) for the use of the CIC Protocol. Click here to read more.
European Trade Mark Reform
March 2016On 23 March 2016, the body responsible for regulating European trade marks (called Community Trade Marks) will change its name. The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) will become the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). At the same time, the Community Trade Mark will become the European Union Trade Mark. The changes… Read More >
Budget 2016
March 2016On 16 March 2016, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the 2016 Budget and plans for future investment and development. In this article, James Hutchinson discusses the key points of the budget, and how this will have an affect on UK businesses. To read the full article, please click on the link below.
Reports from the Courts – March 2016
March 2016In our regular round up of recent court cases of importance to the construction industry, Andrew Croft (Associate) and Simii Sivapalan (Assistant Solicitor) of Beale & Company consider a court of appeal decision relating to payless notices and a case highlighting the need to carefully consider the wording of limitation and exclusion clauses when entering… Read More >
Approaching BIM – a legal perspective
March 2016From 4 April 2016, Building Information Modelling (BIM) will be required on all centrally procured public sector projects. In this article Andrew Croft and Will Buckby of Beale & Company consider whether the construction industry is ready for the upcoming changes to public sector projects and how the UK compares to other nations on its… Read More >
Reports from the Courts – February 2016
March 2016In our regular round up of recent court cases of importance to the construction industry, Andrew Croft (Associate) and Simii Sivapalan (Assistant Solicitor) of Beale & Company consider a case highlighting that a limitation clause does not remove liabilities to all parties on a contract; and another where a court considered the late payment provisions… Read More >
Limited Liability Partnerships New Requirements – Guidance Note
March 2016It is often tempting to think that running a business by way of a limited liability partnership (‘LLP’) avoids much of the bureaucracy associated with a traditional company structure. However, following the coming into force of recent legislation and regulations, this advantage is reducing. Michael Archer, James Hutchinson and Ben Spannuth consider some of the… Read More >
Insurance brokers & Sub – brokers and block notifications: It was your responsibility, not mine.
March 2016In the recent case of Ocean Finance v Oval Insurance [2016], the High Court considered the apportionment of liability between a producing and a Lloyd’s placing broker where they had both negligently failed to advise the Insured on the need to make a block notification and gave further guidance on block notifications. In our article… Read More >
FSO Procedure: Directions by the Court?
March 2016A recent decision of the High Court, in O’Shea v The Financial Services Ombudsman[1], is notable for being a rare instance of the High Court (implicitly) finding that the Financial Services Ombudsman (“FSO”) came to an incorrect conclusion as part of an overall determination reached by the FSO in respect of a complaint brought by… Read More >