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  • 01 February 2019
  • Construction

Liquidation and adjudication

Adjudication is a relatively quick and cheap way of determining a construction claim. It is temporarily binding, meaning that with limited exceptions, it will be enforced by the courts unless and until it is overturned in subsequent litigation.
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  • 18 January 2019
  • Construction

Building connections: the Internet of Things and construction

There is a lot of talk about the “Internet of Things”, or IoT. But what does that actually mean – and what does that mean for the construction industry
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  • 11 January 2019
  • Construction

The meaning of ‘Practical Completion’

The term ‘practical completion’ is not defined in many industry standard forms of building contract, such as the JCT, which can lead to uncertainty and disputes as to whether works are in fact practically complete. Very often therefore, project specific definitions are incorporated by amendments to the standard forms. There have been two very recent cases on the meaning of ‘practical completion’ and we now consider the key issues arising.
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  • 03 January 2019
  • Corporate and M&A

Powers of Attorney and Corporate Transactions

The recent Judgment of the High Court in Katara Hospitality (a company incorporated in Qatar) v (1) Gerard Guez and (2) Jacqueline Rose EWHC 3063 (“Katara Hospitality”) highlights the importance of ensuring the proper and valid execution of an instrument and also serves as a timely reminder of the importance of ensuring that the scope of an instrument is expressly set out if it is to be successfully relied upon.
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  • 19 December 2018
  • Employment

Recruiters warned of potential liability during Christmas

Recruiters who plan to enjoy the holiday season with colleagues at a party or two should take a tip from a recent court case that suggests the party isn’t necessarily over even when off-site or out of the formal work environment. Highlighted by the recent Court of Appeal decision in Bellman v Northampton Recruitment, a business can be found to be liable for the acts of its staff even after the organised Christmas party is over under certain conditions.

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  • 10 December 2018
  • Corporate and M&A

Discretionary right in contract

Most people would assume that, if a contract gives one party a right to do something “in its absolute discretion”, that is the end of the matter.

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  • 10 December 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

Landlords: spurious redevelopment schemes

Landlords and tenants will be familiar with the security of tenure provisions contained in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, which give tenants the right to renew their leases on expiry. Landlords can only object to a renewal on a limited number of grounds. One of those most frequently relied on by landlords is ground (f), which is that the landlord intends to demolish or reconstruct the premises subject to the tenancy, and cannot do so without obtaining possession from the tenant.
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  • 06 December 2018
  • Construction

2018/2019 – 5 key themes in Construction Law

2018 has been a rollercoaster year for construction.  The collapse of Carillion casting light on unfair payment practices, abuse of retentions and the woeful profit margins.
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  • 05 December 2018
  • Construction

Liquidated damages: commercially justified, not a penalty

Some significant issues in relation to the application of liquidated damages for delay have been considered in the recent case of GPP Big Field LLP & Anor v Solar EPC Solutions SL (2018). GPP Big Field LLP and GPP Langstone LLP (together and separately “GPP”), as employer, entered into five EPC contracts with Prosolia UK Limited (“Prosolia”), the contractor, for the construction of solar power generation plants in the UK.

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  • 27 November 2018
  • Public Procurement

Public procurement and development agreements

The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the case of R (Faraday) v West Berkshire Council EWCA Civ 2532, which has important consequences for local authorities and developers entering into development agreements.

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  • 22 November 2018
  • Employment

Can AI be ethical?

Most people at work will be more affected by Artificial Intelligence in the future than they realise.

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  • 15 November 2018
  • Employment

Diversity: it’s fundamental to business success

Embracing diversity enhances business resilience – and the UK can lead the way, says Clarkslegal’s Monica Atwal
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