I recently joined members of 39 Essex Chambers for a webinar on the latest changes to building safety. The new Building Safety Act stems from the outcomes of the Grenfell enquiry and brings substantial changes to construction law.
[Read more…]Podcast: When is a Final Statement Truly ‘Final’?
I was pleased to join the solicitors of Trowers and Hamlins recent for their podcast recording, ‘legally brief’ on final statements and recent case law. In this episode, I joined Olivia Jenkins. Olivia hosted construction industry experts Theresa Mohammed and fellow barrister, Ruth Keating of 39 Essex Chambers.
[Read more…]How To Stay Away From Lawyers
On 25th November, Paul Darling QC joined Barton Legal for a webinar on ‘How to stay away from lawyers’. In this webinar, Paul and Bill were joined by Martina Hess from CES Consulting Engineers. Watch the video recording below.
The team looked at how to minimise the risk of needing legal advice and disputes. They examined a range of topics, from risk in construction contracts to good faith and projects relationships, concluding with what to do if you cannot avoid a dispute.
[Read more…]Liquidated Damages Deconstructed
Join a panel of speakers from 39 Essex Chambers over the course of two days as we take a look at recent developments in relation to Liquidated Damages (LDs).
LD clauses can provide a remedy that is predictable and certain. They can avoid the difficult, time-consuming and potentially expensive task of quantifying damages. But drafting an enforceable clause is not straightforward and when a dispute breaks out, it is not always clear whether such a clause will be upheld by Judges, Adjudicators and Arbitrators.
[Read more…]The Manchester Lecture With ICES / CIArb
I am very grateful to the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for their invitation to join a host of experts for the next ‘Manchester lecture’. We will be discussing:
Build back better: what it means for surveying, commercial and legal matters.
Ticket prices when they become available will be: Members : £120, non-members : £150
The fee includes parking, light breakfast served on arrival, lunch and all refreshments.
The session attracts 6 hours CPD.
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