Will Buckby (Partner) and Stephen Milne (Associate) speak about the NEC3 Professional Services Contract and the key issues to be aware of when using this form of contract, including some recent English case law regarding key contract terms/issues. The webinar also provides practical tips which can help improve your current procedures. Will and Stephen will deliver a second webinar about the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract later in Spring 2016.
The NEC suite of contracts has been with us since the early 1990s and is now in its third edition (published in April 2013). In that time, in the UK the NEC3 has become one of the most commonly used standard form of contracts for engineering and infrastructure projects, including large scale projects such as High Speed 1, London 2012 Olympic Games, Crossrail, and Highways England’s Collaborative Delivery Framework. The NEC3 suite of contracts is also now increasingly used to procure international projects, particularly government works contracts i.e. Hong Kong’s Development Bureau recently directed that Works Departments should adopt the NEC3 form in all public works contracts put out for tender in 2015/16.
The NEC3 form is very different to other standard forms i.e. the JCT, GC/Works, ACE or RIBA particularly with regard to the various processes and procedures to administer the contract and secure entitlements. Successfully administering the NEC3 form is important to ensure the parties to it receive their entitlements under the contract. Moreover, if operated properly, the NEC3 form can serve as an effective project management tool and help to reduce disputes through its collaborative philosophy.
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Partners Ian Masser and Nathan Modell of Beale & Co discuss the key changes brought about by the Insurance Act 2015 (“the Act”) and what they may mean for you as an insured. They are joined by Craig Roberts, Associate Director at Griffiths & Armour, who provides some practical tips to help prepare for the changes which will apply from August 2016.
When the Act comes into force in August 2016, it will represent the greatest change to insurance contract law in this country in over 100 years. The Act will bring about changes in respect of:
– Duty of disclosure –v– new duty of ‘fair presentation’;
– Warranties and terms not relevant to the actual loss;
– Remedies for fraudulent claims by insureds;
– Contracting out; and Amendments to the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010.
The webinar will be of particular interest to anyone who arranges insurance on behalf of their organisation.
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In the latest in our series of Construction Law Updates, we consider the upcoming Irish Construction Contracts Act 2013.
The Construction Contracts Act 2013 has been given a commencement date and will apply to most construction contracts from 25 July 2016.
In this webinar Cathie Shannon (Associate), Tom Pemberton (Partner) and John Henderson (Partner) speak about how the legislation may impact those working in the construction sector and also help to explain the changes that your practice may be required to make.
In addition to this, the following topics will be discussed:
- An overview of the Act and its principal provisions.
- Answers to the key questions raised by the new payments regime imposed by the Act – what amendments should be made to your standard forms?
- Beale & Company’s significant UK experience of Adjudication and some practical considerations and useful tools for those involved in the process.
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