Construction

Decoding FIDIC and NEC Construction Contracts Series Part 1 – Force Majeure Claims and Disputes

Swee Im Tan will be speaking in the first episode of this series of webinars, hosted by Stephenson Harwood. The webinars seek to decode FIDIC and NEC contracts in a… Read more »

Webinars Archive Swee Im Tan 10th March 2021

The effect of foreign jurisdiction clauses on the summary enforcement of UK adjudication awards in construction contracts

In the very interesting case of Motacus Constructions Ltd v Paolo Castelli SPA [2021] EWHC 356 (TCC), handed down on 22 February 2021 (see here) Judge Hodge QC determined: “the… Read more »

Articles, News Michael McParland QC 24th February 2021

Wasted costs and hopeless jurisdiction claims

Today in the High Court in London Mr Justice Cavanagh dismissed a solicitor’s renewed application for permission to appeal against a wasted costs order made against them in the case… Read more »

Articles, News Michael McParland QC 28th January 2021

Expert witnesses and conflicts of interest

Hot on the heels of the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48 on bias and impartiality, the Court of Appeal (on… Read more »

Articles, News Edwin Glasgow CBE QC, Paul Darling OBE QC, David Brynmor Thomas QC, David Bateson *, Vivek Kapoor, Karishma Vora, Ruth Keating 25th January 2021

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IPBA Webinar: Virtual Hearings in Construction Disputes

Marion Smith QC will be speaking in this second in a series of short webinars organised by the IPBA’s International Construction Projects Committee. She will join a panel of speakers… Read more »

Webinars Archive Marion Smith QC 20th January 2021

Dispute Board: Expensive Follies or Golden Opportunities? (SCL Webinar)

Lindy Patterson QC and Marion Smith QC will be speaking at this Society of Construction Law webinar on the subject of ‘Dispute Board: Expensive Follies or Golden Opportunities?’, alongside David… Read more »

Webinars Archive Marion Smith QC, Lindy Patterson QC 11th January 2021

December 2020 Edition of Outlook: a roundup of news and views from 39 Essex Chambers Commercial and Construction Group

Welcome to the December 2020 edition of Outlook, a roundup of news and views from the 39 Essex Chambers Commercial and Construction Group. First, on the topic of the proper… Read more »

News, Newsletters Steven Lim, Ben Olbourne, Alexandra Bodnar, Niraj Modha , Karishma Vora, David Hopkins, James Bradford, Philippe Kuhn 21st December 2020

Part 3 – Witness Statements in a Changing World

In the third and final part of this this three-part mini series Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating and Philippe Kuhn discuss the implications of the Witness Evidence Working Group’s proposals and… Read more »

OUTLOOK - The Commercial, Construction & International Arbitration Podcast, Witness Statements in a Changing World, Podcasts & Other Media Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating, Philippe Kuhn 09th December 2020

Part 2 – Witness Statements in a Changing World

In the second part of this three-part mini series, Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating and Philippe Kuhn discuss the scope of the proposed reforms put forward by the Witness Evidence Working… Read more »

OUTLOOK - The Commercial, Construction & International Arbitration Podcast, Witness Statements in a Changing World, Podcasts & Other Media Joe-han Ho, Ruth Keating, Philippe Kuhn 09th December 2020