Will Buckby and Ian Masser discuss the ongoing industry challenges surrounding external wall fire safety on buildings over 18m in height. The position in relation to new developments is now relatively clear given the 2018 Building (Amendment) Regulations, which banned the use of combustible materials anywhere on buildings over 18m in height. But what about the significant number of existing buildings that already contain combustible materials?
Construction professionals will be familiar with the Form EWS1 and how this is being promoted as the solution. We at Beale & Co are not so sure. Given the ongoing Government pressure on the construction industry to take the lead in resolving this issue, combined with a recent media campaign to highlight the plight of homeowners who cannot sell, insure or re-mortgage their affected properties means this is a hugely topical issue .
The session covers a history lesson of the changes to UK building regulations post the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, as well as discussing the legal and practical implications of the Form EWS1.
Digital engineering and the tools and processes now available to us are changing the built environment and will alter how the engineering industry operates moving forward. Engineers and architects are increasingly taking the role of technology providers and face new legal issues.
In this webinar, James Hutchinson, a Partner at Beale & Co, examines the difference between traditional professional services and technology services. He focus’ on:
Cloud computing generally
An introduction to Software as a Service (SaaS)
Comparison of professional services v SaaS provision
Look at a typical SaaS contract and SLA terms
IT clauses in professional services contracts
Focus on an example contract
Offer suggestions on the main points when negotiating intellectual property clauses
To discuss any of the issues raised in this webinar please contact James Hutchinson at j.hutchinson@beale-law.com
This webinar, held in conjunction with global construction consultancy, WSP, for our clients and contacts in the insurance industry, focuses on the topic of construction and cladding in the Middle East and the UK. The webinar considers a range of issues including recent developments, the regulatory environment, current claims trends and how these might impact insurers.
Key speakers include two façade specialists from WSP. Andy Dean, Head of Façades Middle East and Steve Bosi, Director and Head of Façade Engineering, discuss the implementation of change in the construction industries in the Middle East and how it compares with the UK.
Webinar agenda:
Cladding, construction and building regulatory developments in the Middle East – Andy Dean, Head of Facades Middle East, WSP
Comparison of these developments with the UK – Steve Bosi, Director and Head of Façade Engineering, WSP
Current claims climate and trends in the Middle East – Lyndon Richards, Partner, Beale & Co (Middle East)
Claims climate in the UK and closing thoughts – Peter Sewell, Partner, Beale & Co
The highly anticipated BIM Protocol Second Edition was published last month and Beale & Co were delighted to have joined up with the Construction Industry Council to lead the drafting.
In this webinar, Andrew Croft, Associate at Beale & Co and responsible for drafting the new protocol, explains the key changes that have been made including:
Its closer allignment with PAS 1192-2;
The additional optional provisions in relation to security;
The addition of a collaborative process to resolve inconsistencies in relation to information;
The flexibility in the amended protocol; and
The approach to using the protocol with the JCT suite and NEC4 contracts.
To discuss any of the issues raised in this webinar please contact Andrew (a.croft@beale-law.com) or call us on +44 (0) 20 7469 0400.
Will Buckby (Partner) and Ben Mullard (Associate) of Beale & Co speak about novation, focusing specifically on design and build projects and the issues consultants should consider when negotiating novation agreements.
Design and build projects and the novation of consultants’ appointments from the client to the contractor are increasingly prevalent in the construction sector. This talk provides an introduction to novation and the risks arising, discusses the different approaches to novation (the so called “ab initio” and “switch” forms) and highlights key issues for consultants in novation agreements.
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Historically, the market approach within the construction industry has been to include in professional appointments a contractual obligation relating to a duty of care often equivalent to the common law duty to exercise “reasonable skill and care”.
In more recent times, new suites of standard form agreements, and certainly typical bespoke agreements, are moving away from this approach and adopting an “elevated” duty of care. Bespoke agreements are increasingly introducing fitness for purpose obligations with the obvious consequences for professional indemnity cover. This raises the question: Consultants – Is your duty of care under attack?
In this webinar, Will Buckby and Nadir Hasan will cover the following:
Provide a refresher on the standard of care imposed on professionals under common law;
Discuss the potential implications of drafting which enhances a consultant’s standard of care; this may include policy coverage not responding;
Debate the implications of absolute or strict obligations as well as performance based/fitness for purpose obligations and explain why they should be avoided;
Examine the duty of care obligations in standard form contracts and highlight the changing approach to such appointments, with particular reference to the new suite of standard form appointments such as the FIDIC Consultants Model Services Agreement 3 Edition 2017 (White Book), the ACE Professional Services Agreement 2017 and the IChemE’s Professional Services Contract 2017 (Silver Book), which adopt “enhanced” standard of care drafting;
Assess the approach to duty of care obligations seen typically in client bespoke agreements and set out the risks and mitigation steps in view of these;
Highlight the lessons learned from recent case law, including the case of MT Hojgaard a/s v E.ON Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Ltd [2015], which provides a timely reminder on the perils of imprecise drafting; and
Identify practical tips to avoid the inherent risks with an enhanced duty of care.
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COVID-19 and measures taken to contain its spread have by now impacted all businesses in the UK and worldwide.
As the crisis worsens the construction sector is likely to be amongst the hardest-hit. There remains uncertainty over whether construction sites are permitted to operate in light of the Government’s unprecedented restriction on people’s movements announced on 23 March 2020 and later comments tweeted by the Communities and Housing Secretary suggesting sites can stay open where they can operate safely.
In this webinar Will Buckby, Partner and Nadir Hasan, Associate, consider the impact that the disease is likely to have on businesses and on live projects, and provide a basic rundown of the rights and remedies that contractors and consultants are likely to have (under bespoke and all major standard-form contracts and appointments), and the steps that they should take to safeguard their positions (both contractually and from a practical perspective).
To discuss any of the issues raised in this webinar please contact Will Buckby on w.buckby@beale-law.com or Nadir Hasan on n.hasan@beale-law.com. Alternatively please call +44 (0) 20 7469 0400.
The full impact of COVID-19 on the construction sector and wider Irish society will not be known for some considerable time. However, we do know that the impacts will be very significant. The important thing to do now is to mitigate and manage those impacts wherever possible, so that projects and economic activity in the construction sector can continue given that sites (for the moment at least) may remain open where social distancing can be implemented.
This webinar addresses the contractual issues that arise for professional consultants as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, in the public and private sector, when acting as a member of the Design Team and/or as the Employer’s Representative. It also addresses issues that arise in relation to inspection, certification, payments contingent thereon, other BCAR matters and wider Health and Safety concerns. Emergency legislation to be implemented is also considered.
The content includes practical advice that will be useful to senior staff and management as well as those attending sites on a daily basis.
To discuss any of the issues raised in this webinar please contact Tara Cosgrove on t.cosgrove@beale-law.com or Killian Dorney on k.dorney@beale-law.com. Alternatively please call +353 (0) 1 536 9610.
COVID-19 and measures taken to contain its spread have by now impacted all businesses in the GCC and worldwide. As the crisis worsens the construction sector is likely to be amongst the hardest-hit.
This webinar works through four practical scenarios for each the employer, the main contractor, the consultant and the subcontractor / supplier, basing each on the FIDIC 1999 Red Book and 2006 White Book.
We look at how the forced quarantine of a labour camp may affect a project, what impact more stringent safety requirements has on ability to work, what are the risks to employers who wish to stop work but there is no government directive to do so, the impact on the consultant team where a contractor suspends the work and what is the position of subcontractors where overseas supply is cut off. These issues are worked through and practical answers given.
To discuss any of the issues raised in this webinar please contact Scott Lambert on s.lambert@beale-law.com or Sadaff Habib on s.habib@beale-law.com. Alternatively please call +971 (0) 4 356 3900.
To view a recording of the webinar, please click on the video below.
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