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Scope of duty in professional negligence cases—Supreme Court rejects the ‘advice/information’ distinction (Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP)

Scope of duty in professional negligence cases—Supreme Court rejects the ‘advice/information’ distinction (Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Scope of duty in professional negligence cases—Supreme Court rejects the ‘advice/information’ distinction (Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP)

Weathering the hard market—is your CAR policy watertight?

Weathering the hard market—is your CAR policy watertight?

The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Weathering the hard market—is your CAR policy watertight?

Construction weekly highlights—17 June 2021

Construction weekly highlights—17 June 2021

The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Construction weekly highlights—17 June 2021

Playing by the same rules? A reminder for litigators to exercise adequate oversight and control of expert evidence (Dana v Freudenberg)

Playing by the same rules? A reminder for litigators to exercise adequate oversight and control of expert evidence (Dana v Freudenberg)

The following Construction news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Playing by the same rules? A reminder for litigators to exercise adequate oversight and control of expert evidence (Dana v Freudenberg)

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Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or...

Parent company guarantees (PCGs) in construction

Parent company guarantees (PCGs) in construction

Parent company guarantees (PCGs) in constructionIn the construction industry, parent company guarantees (PCGs) are commonly given to the employer by...

Advance payment bonds

Advance payment bonds

Advance payment bondsAn advance payment bond is a particular form of performance bond, invariably written as an 'on demand' instrument. See Practice...

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?

What is the Joint Fire Code referred to in JCT contracts and when does it apply?The publication known as the ‘Joint Fire Code’ provides guidance on...

Practice notes

The final account in construction and engineering contracts

The final account in construction and engineering contractsWhat is the final account?The expression 'final account' refers to the consolidated...
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19th May
Practice notes

Differences between adjudication and other forms of dispute resolution

Differences between adjudication and other forms of dispute resolutionThis Practice Note identifies some of the key differences between adjudication...
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Produced in partnership with 4 Pump Court 19th May
Practice notes

Adjudication and Part 8 proceedings

Adjudication and Part 8 proceedingsThis Practice Note considers the availability and use of declarations under CPR 8 in relation to adjudication...
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Produced in partnership with 4 Pump Court 19th May
Practice notes

Letters of intent—construction

Letters of intent—constructionWhat is a letter of intent?Letters of intent are used in construction and engineering projects to allow the employer to...
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19th May
Practice notes

Pre-construction services agreements

Pre-construction services agreementsThis Practice Note explores the use of pre-construction services agreements (PCSAs) which are typically used in...
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19th May
Practice notes

Step-in rights in a collateral warranty

Step-in rights in a warranty'>collateral warrantyIt is standard practice in construction projects for the contractor, key sub-contractors and...
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19th May
Practice notes

NEC and JCT contracts compared

NEC and JCT contracts comparedThis Practice Note examines some of the key areas where the NEC3 and NEC4 standard form construction contracts take a...
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19th May
Practice notes

Retention bonds

Retention bondsA retention bond is a particular form of performance bond usually written as an 'on demand' instrument. This Practice Note...
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Produced in partnership with Kennedys 19th May
Practice notes

JCT contracts 2016—reference copies

JCT contracts 2016—reference copiesThis document contains quick links to searchable PDF copies of the JCT 2016 standard form contracts. For our full...
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19th May
Practice notes

Net contribution clauses in construction contracts

Net contribution clauses in construction contractsThis Practice Note examines net contribution clauses (sometimes known as proportional or...
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19th May
Practice notes

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Red Book 2017

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Red Book 2017In December 2017, FIDIC launched the second editions of the Red, Yellow and Silver Book. This...
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Produced in partnership with Victoria Tyson of Corbett & Co 19th May
Practice notes

Interim payments in construction contracts

Interim payments in construction contractsThis Practice Note provides an overview of what interim payments are, how the right to be paid (usually by...
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19th May
Practice notes

The Notice of Adjudication

The Notice of AdjudicationProduced in association with 4 Pump CourtA Notice of Adjudication is the first step in commencing an adjudication. This...
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19th May
Practice notes

'Pay when paid' and 'paid when certified' clauses

'Pay when paid' and 'paid when certified' clausesThis Practice Note considers ‘pay when paid’ clauses and ‘pay when certified’ clauses in construction...
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Produced in partnership with Womble Bond Dickinson 19th May
Practice notes

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Silver Book 2017

FIDIC contracts—introduction to the Silver Book 2017In December 2017, FIDIC launched the second editions of the Red, Yellow and Silver Book. This...
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Produced in partnership with Victoria Tyson of Corbett & Co 19th May
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Practice notes

Introduction to the HGCRA 1996

Introduction to the HGCRA 1996The need for legislation in the construction industryThroughout the 1980s and the early 1990s, the construction industry...
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19th May

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Licence for alterations

Licence for alterationsDate [date]Parties1[name of Landlord] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number] whose...
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8th Jun
Precedents

Licence for alterations with works outside the demise

Licence for alterations with works outside the demiseDate [date]Parties1[name of Landlord] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company...
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8th Jun
Q&As

Where a developer requires to remove a crane from its development site which will result in road closures and gives a neighbouring operator of a car park in the vicinity short notice of this and the requirement for the car park operator to close certain parking bays for health and safety reasons, what can the car park operator do to safeguard its position in terms of anticipated loss of income as a result closure of the road giving access to the car park and loss of parking bays? The car park operator is a business tenant and has notified their landlord of the issue.

Where a developer requires to remove a crane from its development site which will result in road closures and gives a neighbouring operator of a car...
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5th Jun
Q&As

Where the owner is building an extension on property A and needs to erect scaffolding on property B, if the owner of B refuses to grant a scaffolding licence, are there any statutory provisions that the owner of A can rely on?

Where the owner is building an extension on property A and needs to erect scaffolding on property B, if the owner of B refuses to grant a scaffolding...
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Produced in partnership with Christopher Snell of New Square Chambers 5th Jun
Q&As

Does the Tower Cranes register still exist?

Does the Tower Cranes register still exist?A statutory tower crane registration scheme was introduced in April 2010 by the Notification of...
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5th Jun
Precedents

Early access licence

Early access licenceDate [date]Parties1[name of Licensor] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number] whose...
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5th Jun
Precedents

Scaffold licence—long form

Scaffold licence—long formSCAFFOLD licence—Long formPermitting scaffold to be erected in relation to the Works at [insert]This Deed is made on...
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5th Jun
Precedents

Crane oversailing licence—with tenant

Crane oversailing licence—with tenantCrane oversail licencePermitting a tower crane to be used in relation to the Works at [insert]This Deed is made...
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5th Jun
Precedents

Scaffold licence—letter

Scaffold licence—letterScaffold licence[to be typed on the headed paper of the Licensor and prepared in duplicate]To: [insert name of Licensee]of:...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Scaffold licences

Scaffold licencesPurpose of a scaffold licenceA scaffold licence is normally required where a contractor needs to erect scaffolding for the purposes...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Oversail licences

Oversail licencesWhy have an oversail licence on a construction project?Under English law, the freehold owner of land will usually own the air space...
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5th Jun

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Escrow accounts and escrow agreements

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Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or escrow deed) to set up an escrow account. It looks at the benefits of paying funds into escrow, how an escrow account operates and the provisions

Discharge by frustration

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Discharge by frustrationCoronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus (COVID-19) toolkit—Contracts•Coronavirus (COVID-19) and contractual obligations—checklisttogether with the Q&A (in the related content pod on the right hand side) for

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