Webinars and Video Archives - Paul Darling QC, Construction Barrister

20 Brilliant Construction Questions & Their Answers with Bill Barton

I was delighted to recently join Bill Barton of Barton Legal. My contribution was to his snappily titled “Twenty Brilliant Construction and Engineering Questions and their Answers” webinar…

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Building Safety Act 2022 One Year On, Where Are We Now?

Available to watch online now, this re-run of the in-person seminar held in May 2023 contains critical information for anyone involved in construction. It is particularly relevant for anyone affected by the Building Safety Act 2022. We discuss the applicability and likely impact of the act for parties across the sector.

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SCL Talk – Advocacy Doesn’t Travel?

In February, I was pleased to join Susan Ahern BL and Jeremy Gauntlet KC SC for a look at advocacy. The full recording is now available for SCL members to view at the website. Follow this link for the full recording.

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How To Stay Away From Lawyers

On 25^th 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.

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Deconstructed Liquidated Damages – Review of Recent Developments

Watch this two part webinar on deconstructed liquidated damages, Paul Darling and Richard Wilmot-Smith review recent developments alongside a number of barristers from 39 Essex Chambers.

Liquidated damages clauses can provide a remedy that is predictable and certain. The difficult, time-consuming and potentially expensive task of quantifying damages is avoided. But drafting an enforceable clause is not straightforward and when a dispute breaks out, it is not always clear whether a liquidated damages clause will be upheld by Judges, Adjudicators and Arbitrators.

Run in two parts, over successive days, this webinar looks at some of the recently answered and the remaining unanswered questions relating to liquidated damages provisions under English law.

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