Event Type: Webinars

Building with Intelligence – Navigating AI Legal Risk under English Law

You are invited to join us for a webinar that will explore navigating AI risk under English law.

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the way we design, procure and operate the built environment, legal exposure is evolving just as fast. This session, led by James Hutchinson, Partner at Beale & Co, will look to strip away the hype and offer a practical guide to managing AI-related legal risk in construction and infrastructure projects.

Topics included in the webinar:

– Real world use cases of AI on UK construction sites – from generative design to autonomous plant and defect detection.

– A look at the key areas of legal exposure: data and privacy, intellectual property, contracts, safety and insurance.

– The regulatory horizon: UK Government’s AI Playbook, the EU AI Act and sector specific guidance.

– Case law snapshots illustrating how courts are responding to AI misuse and failure.

– Contractual blind spots.

– Practical steps for governance, including audit trails, human oversight and insurance disclosures.

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You are invited to join us for a webinar that will explore the long-awaited Procurement Act 2023, which is due to go live this year.

The Act will overhaul many of the existing rules which govern the award of public and utilities contracts.

Paul Henty, Partner and Head of Beale & Co’s Public Procurement Practice, will explore the new laws and how they impact suppliers, the risks of falling foul of curtaining requirements and how you can prepare for the changes.

Topics included in the webinar:

– How the new laws will impact suppliers.

– The rights of suppliers under the new regime.

– Risks associated with non-compliance.

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The Building Safety Act 2022 has undoubtedly been the biggest shake up of building safety regulation since the Building Act 1984.

With the conclusion of the transitional arrangements due on 6 April 2024, we invite you to join our esteemed construction health and safety lawyers Joanna Lewis, Michael Salau and Andrew Croft for a webinar offering some high-level guidance on how to prepare your business for the new requirements.

Topics included in the webinar:

– A brief background to the Building Safety Act

– The Defective Premises Act – Limitation Periods and Building Liability Orders

– Duty Holder Regime

– Competency

– Higher Risk Building Procedures

– Approach to contracts:

• What we are seeing
• Recommended approach

– Other risk management

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In this webinar, we will provide a quick recap of some of the core fundamentals to be aware of, as well as an update on adjudication case law and the implications on claim preparation and pitfalls.

Statutory adjudication was one of the mechanisms introduced with the aim of helping to speed up the resolution of disputes and cash flow issues on live projects, and to minimise associated delays or risks. By its nature adjudication is often viewed as a quick way to determine disputes and influence future communications or actions between parties, however there are occasions when the parties seek clarity or enforcement via the courts.

Topics included in the webinar:

• Fundamentals of bringing/defending an adjudication
• Recent case law

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You are invited to join us for a webinar that will explore the latest changes made in the 2024 JCT suite of contracts, focusing on the Design and Build family of contracts.

Topics included in the webinar:

– Explaining the main changes introduced in the 2024 Edition

– Highlighting key commercial and legal risks

– Identifying ‘next steps’ for clients, main contractors and sub-contractors using the suite of contracts

– Consider the likely impacts of these changes on procurement and industry standard schedules of amendments

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The two leading lawyers on AECOM’s landmark case, Partner Sheena Sood (Beale & Co) and Lynne McCafferty KC (4 Pump Court), along with Partner Andrew Croft (Beale & Co) will delve in to the key issues which regularly feature in construction and professional indemnity claims.

Topics included in the webinar:

• Execution of a contract as a deed
• Contractual limitation periods
• Reasonable skill and care vs flow down of strict obligations
• Circumstances in which a continuing duty to review, advise or warn will arise
• Responsibility for the designs of others
• Recoverability of prior settlements

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