April 2007

The revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 came into force on 6 April 2007. Jeremy Glover summarises the changes and revised responsibilities, (in particular including the enhanced duties on clients and employers), introduced by this new legislation.

23 April 2007

Jeremy Glover, in a paper prepared for the 13 th Adjudication Update Seminar, considers the different ways in which disputes can be managed and thereby avoided. The paper includes a discussion about how the NEC form of contract has adopted a form of early warning procedure designed to help minimise actual disputes and also looks at some of the alternatives to statutory adjudication including Project Mediation and the Adjudication Board.

Updated in January 2007

This briefing note (originally prepared for clients by Simon Tolson and up-dated by Theresa Mohammed) sets out the key features of the late payments legislation which provides a remedy for companies faced by non-payment of their invoices.

October 2006

Victoria Russell and David Bebb in a question time session with clients deal with a number of issues ranging from explaining what is meant by economic duress or an act of prevention to explaining what grounds are available to terminate a consultant's appointment without being countersued. If you are interested in arranging a similar session, please do not hesitate to contact them.

August 2004

In a paper prepared for construction programme Video TEN (the Einstein Network), Simon Tolson considers the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act and, in particular, looks at the steps which need to be taken from 1 October 2004 to ensure that premises comply with that legislation, the aim of which is to curb discrimination against disabled people in their access to the provision of services and employment. The paper includes practical advice on compliance.

Getting paid - How to ensure prompt payment from your clients and what to do when they cannot pay

6 November 2003

In a paper given to the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers, Jon Miller considers what steps are available to try and encourage a client to pay and also what potential remedies are available if that client cannot pay. The paper includes discussion on guarantees and bonds, other types of security, insolvency procedures, applying for summary judgment and legal expenses insurance.
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Delay and disruption claims
Robert Fenwick Elliott considers some of the approaches that should be taken in making claims for delay and/or disruption.
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