Legal Comment – Page 7
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CommentSex, gender and freedom of speech in the workplace
Rebecca Bull warns that employers must be mindful of the law on sex versus gender, including on protection of belief
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CommentThe end of the beginning: 2021 in construction law
Rupert Choat highlights standout developments in construction law over the last 12 months as we sought to emerge from the pandemic
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CommentMaking-good decisions
A recent TCC case produced an important ruling on the role of notices of completion of making good defects and looked at severance of adjudicators’ decisions
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CommentGood faith strikes again
A new ruling shows you can’t breach part of a contract then use the contract machinery to turn that breach in your favour, explains Tony Bingham
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CommentCan tech help solve the supply chain crisis?
John Wevill on using data analytics, blockchain and smart contracts to minimise supply problems in the construction industry
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CommentCase in focus: Surrey County Council vs Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey Ltd
Ted Lowery looks at a case that examined conflicting dispute mechanisms in a PFI contract
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CommentWitnesses – do we need them?
Hamish Lal considers the relative value of witness evidence versus the documentary record
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CommentStop deifying the institution
The RICS needs to move out of the Middle Ages: its true role is as a club that supports and trains its members, says Tony Bingham
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CommentAdjudication can rarely be enforced in insolvency
Julian Critchlow considers the recent appeal ruling in John Doyle, on insolvent claimants’ entitlement to summary judgment to enforce adjudicator’s decisions
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CommentConstruction mediation – a mandatory step?
Sheena Sood and Michael Salau on recent moves towards making ADR compulsory
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CommentEssential law: Defects, part one
As the series moves onto the topic of defects, Chi Mount explains the differences between a reasonable skill and care obligation and a fitness for purpose obligation
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CommentWill onshore wind stage a comeback?
Signs are emerging of a thaw in the government’s attitude to onshore wind, writes Angus Walker
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CommentBe prepared for new rules on compulsory electric vehicle charging
All new-build homes and offices with parking spaces will soon be required to have electric vehicle charging points. Neil Gosling examines the implications
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CommentClearer contracts can cut disputes
With materials shortages driving a wave of new delay disputes, the industry needs to take a more open approach to contract drafting, says Bill Barton
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CommentLabour’s alternative planning proposals
A potentially influential private member’s bill sets out four key changes to planning law, writes Katherine Evans
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CommentAverting supply chain breakdown
With insolvencies on the rise, be vigilant about your supply chain health, warn Stephen Rockhill and Tim Carter
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CommentTwenty-five years of adjudication
Theresa Mohammed looks back on a quarter-century of construction adjudication – what’s changed, and has it achieved its aimed?
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Comment£1 notices aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on
A payment notice is invalid if it fails to set out the amount genuinely considered due – placeholder notices don’t count, says Tony Bingham
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CommentCase in focus: Dana UK Axle Ltd vs Freudenberg FST GmbH
Ted Lowery looks at a case in which the defendant’s expert evidence was excluded
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CommentIs a collateral warranty a construction contract?
Victoria Peckett on what the Toppan ruling has added to the debate about when a collateral warranty constitutes a construction contract