Legal views – Page 26
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Legal: Time to take the pledge
Why not sign up for the use of early intervention and conflict avoidance methods to nip costly disputes in the bud?
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Legal: Damages on account
Kieran Binnie explains how interim payment applications can be used to recover damages in advance
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Legal: Cyber security: the new data rules
Andrew Wood of Taylor Wessing’s construction team explains why no one can afford to ignore the new data protection regulation rules that come into force today
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Legal: Have you got it covered?
Subcontractors should beware of disqualifying themselves from being covered by the contractor’s project insurance
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Case in Focus: Settling in the water
Had the parties to a shipbuilding contract achieved a binding settlement?
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Legal: Careless talk can cost cases
Robert Akenhead highlights the dangers of a private conversation between one party in a case and the judge, arbitrator or adjudicator
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Legal: Second time's a charm
Francis Ho concludes that the new edition of the CIC’s BIM Protocol effectively addresses the main concerns about its predecessor
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Not what the doctor ordered
Tony Bingham argues that the adjudication system set out in the Construction Act has been warped into something way more legalistic
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Legal: tunnel vision
Kirsti Olson and Sarah Alexander describe a case in which the court ruled that use of reasonable skill and care does not amount to a ‘get out of jail free’ card
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That's the spirit
A new survey on contracts reveals growing enthusiasm for collaboration and BIM technology is yet to be realised in practice
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Interim payments: many happy returns?
Could an employer compromise the final account by making interim payments during the project?Â
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Construction projects: termination without tears
Stephanie Canham on a case that underlines the importance of seeking legal advice before initiating termination
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Retentions - appetite for reform
David Christie considers whether outlawing retentions is the best answer to payment practice issues
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Very much obliged
Even without design responsibility, a contractor has an implied duty to warn the employer of possible problems in a design
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Case in focus: stay of execution
Were allegations of fraud sufficient to prevent enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision?
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Modern methods and the law
The growth of offsite construction methods has a host of legal implications – we must plan ahead for that now
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A challenging case
Tony Bingham explains how a recent case clarifies the scope of adjudication and the adjudicator’s roleÂ
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The pitfalls of 3D printing
In the fourth of our series on new technology, Rebecca Morjaria explains the legal considerations of 3D printing and who is responsible if it goes wrong
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Justice must be seen to be done
Simon Tolson explains how the updated provisions in TeCSA’s adjudication service improve transparency and impartiality