August's issue of Insight looks at five key adjudication decisions that have been handed down by the courts over the past six months that have considered, amongst other issues, running multiple disputes, resisting enforcement, resisting payment and having more than one bite of the cherry. What can we learn from them in practice?
Insight
Insight is our newsletter which provides practical information on topical issues affecting the building, engineering and energy sectors.
January 2024
January’s Insight looks at bonds and guarantees, including the basic issues parties forget when offering securities.
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Previous issues
Click to download PDFJuly 2013
July's issue of Insight discusses the recent approach of the courts to good faith and the implications for commercial practice. Since February 2013, two High Court judgments and one Court of Appeal judgment have been handed down that examine the role of good faith in English law. Read about these cases here.
June 2013
June's issue of Insight discusses the Hunt v Optima case and provides practical advice to those who certify, on how to avoid being on the receiving end of a claim from a third party who relies on a certificate to their detriment.
May 2013
May's issue of Insight looks at developments to BIM focusing on 4 major documents which have recently been released including a Protocol which establishes the contractual and legal framework and should encourage the use of BIM. Other documents include the new PAS aimed at encouraging best practice, the RIBA Plan of Work, and an NEC “how to” guide.
April 2013
April's issue of Insight looks at Lord Justice Jackson’s cost reforms, which came into force on 1 April 2013, and provides you with a quick guide to the key reforms and their implications for the construction and engineering industry.
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