Legal views – Page 22
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Reducing risk through AI
In the first of two articles on the applications of AI in construction law, Simon Tolson and Stacy Sinclair discuss risk management
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Case in focus: expert evidence
Ted Lowery considers the consequences of disregarding Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules
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ɫTV construction regulations are not the same in England and Scotland: what you need to know
Developers and contractors in England and Scotland need to be aware of the differences in two separate pieces of building regulation.
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Can irremediable defects prevent practical completion?
Lindy Patterson reviews the lessons of a recent case
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The devil is in the detail in pre-contractual documents
Louis Peacock-Young on the risks of appending pre-contractual documents to construction contracts
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Lost profits? Then prove it
A damages claim for delay can include head office overheads and lost profit if certain conditions are met
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The complications of dual role clauses for adjudicators
Akin Akinbode and Tracey Summerell consider whether adjudicators should wear two hats
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Build safe, not sorry
Stephanie Canham examines how the revised ɫTV Regulations to limit cladding material use will affect construction disputes
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Legal: Not so privileged
Assuming that legal privilege extends to in-house lawyers can be a costly error
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When is it good to call out on fraud in adjudication proceedings?
If you’re going to use an allegation of fraud as grounds for a stay of payment on an adjudication award, get the timing right, writes Tony Bingham
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Let's make payments safer
Project bank accounts are gaining momentum as objections fall away – it’s time to make them mandatory
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Case in focus: Adjudication
Ted Lowery considers a challenge to the contents of a notice of adjudication
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Procurement's progress: new approaches are leading the way in construction
David Mosey comes up with five good reasons to be cheerful about procurement in 2019
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Dispute resolution after Brexit
Claire Stockford, Iain Drummond and Caitlin McLean of Shepherd and Wedderburn weigh Brexit’s implications for dispute resolution
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What lies in store for the future of developments, post-Faraday?
A recent Court of Appeal judgement provides a useful steer for public bodies and developers to consider the overall purpose and intention of a development agreement
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2019: The year ahead in construction
Sheena Sood previews what 2019 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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2018 in legal - the year of the agreement
While one particular agreement dominated this year’s headlines, there was plenty on offer from other agreements
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VR: Is what you see what you get?
In the eighth part of our series on new technology, James Worthington considers the impact virtual and augmented reality could have on construction projects and some legal issues that may arise
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Legal: From Russia without love
International construction arbitration practitioners often stress the positives of arbitration: using the so-called “five Es” of efficiency, expedition, expertise, evenhandedness and enforceability. The Russian Supreme Court has placed enforceability in serious doubt by holding that a standard form ICC arbitration clause is unenforceable under Russian law because there was ...
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Case in focus: Adjudication
Ted Lowery on declaratory proceedings arising out of a PFI contract