Gowling WLG

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. The CDM Regs require the Principal Contractor to develop a Construction Phase Plan. This Practice Note looks at the purpose of the plan, what is included in it, and its role in the management and monitoring of risks during the construction phase of a project.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note looks at the Health and Safety File, which the CDM Regs require to be prepared in relation to certain construction projects. The Practice Note considers who is responsible for preparing the Health and Safety File and when they must do it, what it must contain, and also sets out some practical considerations.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. On certain construction project, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/320, (CDM Regs) require the client/employer to appoint a CDM Co-ordinator. This practice note looks at the role of the CDM Co-ordinator, examining its appointment and duties.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note examines the role of the client in the risk management of a construction project pursuant to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/320, (CDM Regs).

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note looks at the contractor’s role in planning and managing the construction work pursuant to the CDM Regs. It examines the duties of contractors (including on notifiable projects) and the role of Principal Contractor.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note looks at who a designer is pursuant to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/320, (CDM Regs). It examines the designer’s role and duties in relation to the management and avoidance of risks in a construction project.

This Practice Note looks at the requirement under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51, (CDM Regs) for the principal contractor to develop a construction phase plan. It looks at the purpose of the construction phase plan, what is included in it, and its role in the management and monitoring of risks during the construction phase of a project.

This Practice Note looks at the health and safety file (which can be physical or electronic) which the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51, (CDM Regs) require to be prepared in relation to construction projects involving more than one contractor. It considers who is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the health and safety file, when they must compile it, the information that the file must contain, and also sets out some practical considerations.

This Practice Note looks at who a designer is pursuant to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51 (CDM Regs). It examines the designer’s role and duties in relation to the management and avoidance of risks in a construction project.

This Practice Note examines the role of the client in the risk management of a construction project pursuant to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51 (CDM Regulations). It looks at who is the client for the purposes of the CDM Regulations and the duties of the client.

This Practice Note looks at the contractor’s role in planning and managing the construction work pursuant to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51 (CDM Regs). It examines the duties of contractors and the role of principal contractor.

The Practice Note looks at the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51, (CDM Regs) and the requirement that the client/employer appoints a Principal Designer. This Practice Note looks at the role of the Principal Designer, examining its appointment and duties.

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the key features and requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51, (often called the CDM Regs). It considers who the duty holders under the CDM Regulations are and the duties that are imposed on them. The CDM Regs apply to all 'construction work' and make health and safety an essential element of the planning and management of construction projects.

This Practice Note examines the insurance issues which arise when refurbishment and fit out works are carried out and which policies should be put in place in order to provide full protection against the potential risks. The note explains the likely overlap between a works policy, a buildings insurance policy and a public liability policy, how this needs to be addressed and what practical steps should be implemented to ensure that problem do not arise.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It sets out a brief description of the key legislation applicable to trading with consumers, and consumer contracts entered into, prior to 1 October 2015.

This Checklist considers how certain key contractual clauses can manage risk in contracts and protect business (from the perspective of both supplier and customer) and how these clauses can be negotiated to gain maximum benefit from them.

This Checklist is designed to help a business establish whether it should be using its standard terms and conditions for a particular transaction or whether it is more appropriate to use a bespoke contract. The Checklist is relevant for business-to-business (B2B) transactions only.

This Checklist sets out the key provisions to consider in a consultancy agreement. This Checklist highlights issues which are relevant to the customer, issues which are relevant to the consultant and issues which are relevant to both parties for inclusion in a consultancy agreement. This Checklist will assist both the consultant and the customer when reviewing and negotiating a consultancy agreement.

This is a Checklist to assist with taking instructions from the business when drafting a consultancy agreement.

This Checklist considers the key practices, actions and omissions amounting to unfair, misleading or aggressive commercial practices under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, SI 2008/1277, which may lead to criminal prosecution, regulatory action and adverse publicity. Consumers also have private rights of redress, including the right to unwind the contract, the right to a discount and the right to seek damages.