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Jacob Montague

Senior Solicitor

Jacob Montague

Senior Solicitor

Jacob is a senior solicitor working with organisations and individuals across the full spectrum of corporate and commercial law issues.

Jacob acts for domestic and international businesses across a range of sectors, with particular interest in the arts, media, and technology sectors. Jacob has extensive experience assisting clients with commercial agreements, transactions, and managing data protection obligations, including data transfers and data subject access requests.

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  • 02 May 2018
  • Construction

BIM: Opportunities, challenges, and new developments

Recently I was asked for my views on the potentials and challenges of BIM in light of the Winfield Rock Report and the new CIC BIM Protocol. This blog summarises some of the key themes.

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  • 02 May 2018
  • Construction

Retention in construction contracts under review

Recent years have brought a host of challenges for the construction industry but what we expect for 2023?

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  • 26 April 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

The Four C’s of Co-working

Co-working is not a new concept, nor is it a fleeting craze. Last year, flexible work spaces made up over 20% of all commercial office leases in central London. This trend is not confined to the capital either; take-up of flexible work spaces in cities outside London increased 275% from 2016 to 2017.

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  • 05 April 2018
  • Construction

Termination: the pitfalls

There are many risks in termination of a contract, particularly in construction contracts – get it wrong and you risk being in breach of contract yourself. The two main pitfalls are:

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  • 05 April 2018
  • Construction

Building Information Modelling requirements

We are seeing an increased adoption of BIM (Building Information Modelling) in the projects we are advising on across the private sector. Of course, BIM Level 2 became mandatory for use on all UK public sector works in April 2016. The implementation of BIM means that the contract documents for the contractor and through the supply chain and professional consultants will need to consider the specific implications of BIM.

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  • 04 April 2018
  • Commercial Real Estate

How to open a franchise

Property related FAQs by franchisees.