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New guidelines for sentencing of Health & Safety offences and Corporate Manslaughter
January 2016New sentencing guidelines push for tougher approach to sentencing for Health & Safety and Corporate Manslaughter, with the potential for fines to be in the millions. Read more in our article here.
Energy and infrastructure abroad: the Chinese influence
January 2016Over 40 Chinese insurance and asset management companies have collaborated to create an investment firm which will raise 40bn yuan (£4bn) in order to finance energy and infrastructure projects overseas. Antony Smith and Kyle Sethi discuss the impact and potential opportunitirs for Uk firms of this future Chinese investment. To read more please click… Read More >
Opening the floodgates
January 2016In this article, originally published by Building, Sheena Sood comments on the floods that have hit the UK in recent weeks, and how they can start a wave of claims and other legal action for construction companies. To read more please click on the link below.
Late payment – a perennial problem with a digital solution?
January 2016Andrew Croft discusses the issue of late payment in the construction industry and suggests that the way to tackle late payment is to consider it alongside other moves to digitise the industry. Click here to read Andrew’s article published in Construction Manager.
What constitutes “a passenger” under the Montreal Convention?
January 2016Sarah Conroy comments on a new decision that has been made by the European Court of Justice clarifying the definition of “passenger”, and how this impacts the Montreal Convention. To read more please click on the link below.
Issue fees and abuse of process – Richard Lewis & Ors v Ward Hadaway (A Firm) [2015] EWHC 3503 (Ch)
January 2016Ed Anderson and Sean Brennan provide insight into a recent decision of the High Court, in Richard Lewis & Ors v Ward Hadaway, which found that the underpayment of Court issue fees is an abuse of process. To read more please click on the link below.
Liquidated Damages and the Penalty Trap
December 2015In this note, Simii Sivapalan and Hilary Tse comment on a Supreme Court Judgement that restated the law on penalties. To read more please click on the link below.
Irish High Court confirms Insurance Intermediaries owe a duty of disclosure to consumers
December 2015In a recent case the Court held that an “insurance intermediary” is not only owed a duty of disclosure by the consumer but the intermediary also owes a duty of disclosure to the consumer[1]. In the current case, this duty was held to include the nature of a relationship with the Insurers as well as… Read More >
Does the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 have an uncertain future?
December 2015Two months after the CDM 2015 transitional provisions came to an end, Sheena Sood and James Vernon discuss the potential for revisions to the Regulations to be introduced in 2016. To read more please click on the link below
No Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015?
December 2015The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (“CONIAC”) has published its members’ views on whether the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (“CDM 2015”) require an Approved Code of Practice (“ACOP”). Sheena Sood and James Vernon discuss the Construction Industry Advisory Committee’s views on the requirement of an ACOP for CDM 2015. To read more please click on… Read More >