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Legal News

Merseyside builder fined £1,000 for Health and Safety breach

9 March, 2010

Charles Molloy prosecuted after HSE inspector finds him and an employee working on a pub roof without safety measures

Balfour Beatty wins blacklist tribunal

8 March, 2010
Firms fear they will lose work after introduction of bribery law

05 March 2010
Court to rule on cancelled Silvertown Quays deal

3 March, 2010
UK's first corporate manslaughter trial under new act adjourned

26 February, 2010
Cleveland Bridge award reduced by £2.4m

22 February, 2010
Silvertown Quays collapse set to trigger £60m lawsuit

19 February 2010
Castle Cement fined £250k for cancer risk

19 February, 2010

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Best of Bingham

Adjudication: Instant justice

26 February 2010

As we all know, an adjudicator’s decision is binding until a final decision is made by a court or arbitrator, no matter how wrong it is. But that ‘final decision’ can be made very quickly

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Case of the week

Supablast vs Story Rail: How many contracts?

18 February, 2010

Our Fenwick Elliott expert discusses a dispute over a Merseyside railway bridge

Enterprise vs Tony McFadden: Insolvency

3 February, 2010

Our Fenwick Elliott expert describes a dispute on a pipe repair and maintenance contract

Essential briefings

Construction contracts: Unintended consequences

26 February 2010

Here’s a curious story in which the drafters of a contract tried to save a little time and paper, and ended up fundamentally changing the nature of the agreement

Corporate manslaughter: When they read you your rights

26 February 2010

The Corporate Manslaughter Act makes it likely that anyone involved in an investigation will find themselves being grilled in a police interview room. Here’s what they can expect

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Legal columnists

Construction contracts: Unintended consequences

26 February 2010

Here’s a curious story in which the drafters of a contract tried to save a little time and paper, and ended up fundamentally changing the nature of the agreement

What price, justice?: Jackson's cost review

29 January 2010

Lord Justice Jackson has released his recommendations for ways to reduce the cost of litigation and make the courts more accessible. And he’s done a good job, too

Blessed are the peacemakers: Contentious vs non-contentious law

22 January 2010
A feeling for snow

6 January, 2010
Minimum damage: Liquidated damages

06 November 2009
Legal costs: And you say we won?

30 October 2009
Gaps in the framework

02 October 2009
JCT for major projects: I Love you just the way you are

18 September 2009
‘Valid’ doesn’t mean ‘true’: withholding payment

04 September 2009
Turning of the tide: Super litigation

07 August 2009
Electro-shock blues

24 July 2009

At what cost?: Lord Justice Jackson's costs review

15 January, 2010
ACE agreements: Altogether now

04 December 2009
Existential matters: Novation

06 November 2009
Law of limitation: And your time starts … now!

23 October 2009
Take the fifth: Liability for design mistakes

25 September 2009
Repugnant behaviour

11 September 2009
Green paper: Eco-ratings in contracts

14 August 2009
All for one: The OGC's contract decision

24 July 2009
Be careful what you wish for: Supplemental agreements

17 July 2009