23 April 2007
Jeremy Glover, in a paper prepared for the 13 th Adjudication Update Seminar, considers the different ways in which disputes can be managed and thereby avoided. The paper includes a discussion about how the NEC form of contract has adopted a form of early warning procedure designed to help minimise actual disputes and also looks at some of the alternatives to statutory adjudication including Project Mediation and the Adjudication Board.
August 2004
In a paper prepared for construction programme Video TEN (the Einstein Network), Simon Tolson considers the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act and, in particular, looks at the steps which need to be taken from 1 October 2004 to ensure that premises comply with that legislation, the aim of which is to curb discrimination against disabled people in their access to the provision of services and employment. The paper includes practical advice on compliance.
7 May 2010
Simon Tolson in an article first published in Building considers the crucial role judges can play in litigation, focussing on the decision of Mr Justice Coulson in the Brookfield v Mott MacDonald case
17 October 2008
David Bebb in a paper given to the Sweet & Maxwell Construction Law 2008 conference, discusses what you really need to know about bonds and guarantees. In doing so, he highlights the basic legal principles, reviews what some of the key provisions mean and asks why they are needed and finally considers some common pitfalls when drafting these documents.
7 November 2006
Jon Miller, in a paper given at the third Fenwick Elliott seminar entitled “Capital Projects in the Education Sector”, sets out the status of the proposed Government reforms outlined in the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill and discusses how these new reforms might effect you.
Construction: Insurance issues
February 2003
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