Insights

13th November 2018

When it comes to reforming retention, the ‘latest proposal’ is becoming something of a misnomer. Peter Aldous MP (Con, Waveney), a former surveyor, introduced his Ten Minute Rule Bill, the Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19 on 9 January 2018, but its second reading has been repeatedly postponed from 27 April 2018, to 15 June 2018, then to 26 October 2018 and now to 23 November 2018.

13th November 2018

I am currently reviewing specifications on one of several contracts on a major project and thought a brief reminder of what benefit a lawyer or some other non-technical commercial professional could bring to such a review might be useful for our readers

9th November 2018

Following on from 'Part 1: So you're divorced - what to do next?', this article looks at some of the other practical next steps you should consider post-divorce.

8th November 2018

In a previous article, concerning the TCC judgment in Imperial Chemical Industries Limited v Merit Merrell Technology Limited [2017], I predicted that the TCC decision of ISG Construction Limited v Seevic College [2014], which opened the way for ‘smash and grab’ adjudications by payees, would be disowned. I was right, since Mr Justice Coulson did exactly that in the TCC decision of Grove Developments Ltd v S&T (UK) Ltd [2018] on 27 February 2018. Yesterday, the Court of Appeal confirmed that decision. The Court of Appeal’s judgment was given by former TCC judge Sir Rupert Jackson. It provides some clarification about what the payer must do before commencing an adjudication on the ‘true value’ of an application for payment under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 as amended by the Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (generically, ‘the Act’).

6th November 2018

Morrisons has recently lost its appeal against the High Court’s decision that it was vicariously liable for a data breach by a disgruntled employee and is now set to take this to the Supreme Court. Sarah Lee explores why the courts have found against Morrisons and what you should do to protect yourself against similar risks.

6th November 2018

In this article, Heyma Holmes discusses the recent decision made in the case of Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited in which it was decided that the company was liable for the managing director’s drunken decision to physically assault an employee after the annual Christmas party.