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
For more information or to sign up for the event please click here
There has been rapid growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the last decade. The Kingdom’s commitment to some of the most iconic and significant construction projects means it is one of the most popular investments for construction in the world. In addition the UAE’s construction sector is bouncing back with a slew of high-end projects being announced.
This webinar follows a seminar recently hosted in London by our Dubai Partners Claire Miller and Lyndon Richards. This time they will also be joined by their Dubai colleagues Jeremy Russell, Senior Associate and Natalie Ledger, Associate.
They will discuss:
– Developments in the GCC Construction Market in 2023
– The new KSA Civil Code and what this means for your Appointments & Contracts
– Managing Current Project Risks
– Inherent Defects Insurance Four Years In
To register for the webinar, please click this link.
On 10 October, Partner Paul Henty will be hosting a British Expertise International webinar along with Dan Hooton of Spearfish on ‘Ukraine Recovery | Security, Insurance and Contracting’.
The webinar will be on Ukraine recovery and reconstruction with a virtual panel event providing practical advice to UK organisations in the key areas of risk, security, insurance and contracting.
Please click on the link here register for the event for free.
As part of our Special Risks Week commencing 9th October 2023, Partner, Jason McNerlin is hosting a product recall webinar, to review recent developments in product-related litigation in the UK and US. The focus will be on key issues for underwriters and claims specialists in the contamination/recall insurance markets.
If you would like more information on the event or to sign up, please email our events team at events@beale-law.com.
This year we focused on 4 core interactive sessions which will ran as live webinars that provided an introduction to the key issues and lines of business you are likely to encounter at this stage of your career.
All sessions cover a broad overview of the legal, regulatory, claims and coverage issues you need to know about. Registrants are also provided free access to 15 other related training sessions to view at a time that suits you.
Session 1 – Introduction to Insurance with a Legal and Regulatory overview
Distribution channels including delegated underwriting
Insurance Act
Consumer Insurance laws
Commercial Insurance laws
Dispute Resolution including the FOS
ICOBs, TCF and complaints
Session 2 – Insurance Policies, Coverage Issues and likely areas of challenge
Wednesday 8 February 2023, 12:00 – 13:15
In this session, Partner Joe Bryantand Associate Jon Quirkcover the general principles surrounding any review of a Professional Indemnity Policy. The aim of this session will be to provide a practical steer on the usual coverage questions arising for claims handlers and brokers. The session will run through the most straightforward way to approach any question of Policy coverage, such that relevant aspects are not overlooked. The session will touch on the following broad topics:
Basic policy structure
Wording
Schedule
Endorsements
Slips
Insuring clause
Exclusions
Warranties
Common terms and conditions
Conditions precedent to Policy response
Notification
Third Party Rights Against Insurers
Session 3 – Introduction to Professional Indemnity Insurance
In response to the invasion of Ukraine, the UK and EU have swiftly imposed waves of sanctions against an increasing number of Russian entities and individuals. This has caused confusion and concern for construction and engineering companies involved in projects with a Russia dimension (in terms of client ID, financing or location). Within the past ten years, Russia has developed into an important market for construction opportunities. Despite that, guidance issued by Government bodies often fails to address the questions which construction and engineering companies have.
Their questions include:
Can we be paid for services provided under a contract with a Russian client?
Do we need to stop performing our contract? Could we be sued for suspension?
Are we still insured for work carried out?
What penalties could we face for breaching the sanctions rules? Are directors and employees at risk?
We know many construction companies feel left in limbo right now. Drawing on our experience of advising on the Russia sanctions rules, this Beale & Co webinar hosted by Paul Henty and Kathryn Willis will explain the application of the sanctions rules to the sector and deal with some of the FAQs which have been put to us by clients since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine.
To download a copy of the slides, please click here.
The original aim of adjudication was to provide parties to a construction contract with an accessible and efficient method of resolving payment disputes. However, parties have utilised the speed and cost benefits of adjudication for a wider range of disputes related to construction projects.
Although this has led to a broader case load, the focus of the Courts remains that unless clear issues arise from an Adjudicator’s decision, they should be enforced.
Join James Vernon and Jack Swadling for a webinar that provides a brief introduction to the structure of the adjudicative process and discuss considerations for Referring Parties and Responding Parties bringing and defending claims via adjudication.
Topics include:
1. Aims of the adjudication process.
2. Steps to consider when bringing an adjudication for the types of claims: defects, valuation and delay
3. Steps to consider when defending an adjudication including jurisdiction.
4. Recent case law and where this fits in to adjudication process.
To discuss any of the issues raised in this webinar please contact James Vernon at j.vernon@beale-law.com and Jack Swadling at s.swadling@beale-law.com.
For construction professionals, the contractual landscape has unfortunately been ‘hardening’ in recent years. In addition, the professional indemnity insurance market has also “hardened”, with cover being limited in areas such as in respect of fire safety, ACMs and combustible materials, amongst others. And then we have the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK’s transition period after Brexit coming to an end on 31 December 2020.
Will Buckby and Robert Read discuss those important contractual considerations that construction professionals should be considering in the current market.
The International Construction Market is constantly growing, especially for Irish Construction Companies.
Join us on Thursday 11 February 2021 for a webinar for Irish construction companies operating internationally and those with international ambitions. Beale & Co speakers Killian Dorney, Partner from our Dublin office, Will Buckby, Partner from our London office and Claire Miller, Partner from our Dubai office will be joined by guest speaker Ross O’Colmain of Enterprise Ireland to discuss issues to consider when operating internationally as well as available supports.
Topics Topics for this webinar include:
Practical matters to consider as an Irish construction company contracting internationally
The UK Market, Brexit, Opportunities and Challenges & Business Network
The Middle East and African Market (including sub-Saharan Africa), Opportunities and Challenges & Business Network
International Ambition – Enterprise Ireland supports
There will also be a live Q&A at the end of the webinar, where our speakers will be able to address questions from their talks.
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