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Construction Act changes: Adjudication
On the 1 October 2011 the long awaited changes to the Construction Act came into force. Richard Millard, our head of construction, has been looking at the main changes the Act is introducing in two parts: the first one looked at the Contracts in Writing and the Payment Mechanism and this second part will look at the changes made to the adjudication process.
Construction Act changes finally come into force
Richard Millard has been looking at the long awaited changes to the Construction Act which come into force from the 1 October and in the first of two articles he looks at the very important changes to Payment Mechanisms and the rquirement to have a contract in writing. A second article will look at the changes made to the adjudication process.
Health and Safety Update August 2011
Jim McGarrity looks at some recent developments in Health & Safety law including the second company charged under the Corporate Manslaugher legislation, the latest statistics released by the HSE on deaths at work and a £1 million fine to Shell.
Incorporating terms of business into a contract
Solicitor Mairead McErlean looks at the case of Rooney and another v CSE Bournemouth Ltd [2010] in which the Court of Appeal recently considered whether the phrase “terms and conditions available on request” on a purchase order would be sufficient to incorporate terms and conditions which one of the contracting parties may not have even seen.
Health and Safety Update March 2011
Jim McGarrity looks at some recent developments in Health & Safety law including a company fined over £250,000 for driving a poorly maintained construction vehicle and the first conviction under the Corporate Manslaughter legislation.
What is the scope of a Quantity Surveyor's duty of care on interim certificates?
Richard Millard, a partner in our Construction and Commercial Dispute Resolution teams, looks at a recent decision of Dhamija v Sunningdale Joineries Limited which asked whether a Quantity Surveyor owes a duty of care to the client with regard to defective work on interim certificates for payment.
Contract Formation
In the first of a new series of articles, Construction and Commercial Litigation Partner, Richard Millard, looks at recent developments in Construction Law.
