Legal – Page 27
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CommentCase in focus: valuation evidence
Ted Lowery on when repair costs trump diminution in value as a determinant of damages
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CommentThe £12m blame game
When 64 homes had to be demolished, the council claimed the architect had assumed responsibility for others’ errors
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NewsCourt steps in to stop trespassers on Multiplex sites
Injuction prevents named people entering sites at 22 Bishopsgate, 100 Bishopsgate and Principal Place
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CommentLegal: Implied criticism
The Court of Appeal concluded that parties can agree whatever they wish – even if it seems in hindsight not entirely fair
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CommentLegal: Facing up to mental health
Employers slack on staff mental health may face disability discrimination claims
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CommentLegal: a knotty problem
James Bessey explains that a recent case showing nuisance can be caused by omission as well as action has implications for cladding fires
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CommentLegal: Cyber Security: smart buildings
Paul Glass and Jill Hamilton of Taylor Wessing’s cyber security team consider the benefits and risks of internet-enabled technology
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CommentLegal: A different kind of model approach
Daniel Garton and Ralph Goodchild on using system dynamics as evidence in delay and disruption claims
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CommentLegal: operating under-covered
Steven Carey looks at problems in obtaining professional indemnity insurance for cladding-related work in the wake of the Grenfell fire
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CommentCase in Focus: how low can you go?
Ted Lowery on a judgment that slated one side’s jaundiced approach to quantum evidence
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CommentTime’s up on 100% time bars
Why do time bar provisions strike down all of a claim, not part of it? Standard forms should allow a less extreme option
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CommentComputers take over the courtroom
Technology in the legal world has opened up a host of opportunities. Rebecca Shorter looks at new ways of making the most of digital evidence in construction cases and the risks to be aware of when there is such a vast amount of data at your fingertips
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CommentLegal: How BIM can bring us safety
Is BIM the hook on which to secure the golden thread of information that Hackitt says should run through every project?
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CommentCase in focus: Getting it done properly
A ruling says two disputes on the same project must use different adjudicators
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CommentA spanner in the works
The Pimlico Plumbers case highlights the rights of workers who fall between employee and self-employed contractor
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CommentLegal: Counting the cost of change
Lindy Patterson looks at how valuing compensation events under NEC is affected by a retrospective change in scope
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CommentLegal: Broken records can be expensive
Hannah Mycock-Overell explains how good record-keeping practices will help if disputes later arise
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CommentLegal: A dangerous clause
Victoria Peckett considers whether termination-at-will clauses provide a get-out-of-jail-free card
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CommentLegal: incentivising innovation
In the fifth part of our series on new technology, Andrew Keeley and Maeve Gantley consider whether construction contracts have a role to play in incentivising innovation
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NewsLondon mayor ready to join legal action against third runway at Heathrow
Sadiq Khan has said he would favour second runway at Gatwick