Tortious duties - Alexander Nissen QC, Keating Chambers
How likely is it that the Court will find additional tortious duties are owed by parties outside the contractual chain?
LADS - James Howells QC, Atkin Chambers
What are the unresolved issues - legal and practical - over liquidated damages, following the Supreme Court's decision in Triple Point? Where will future challenges come from?
Building Safety Bill - James Leabeater QC, 4 Pump Court
The Building Safety Bill 2021 and retrospective extension of the limitation period under the Defective Premises Act 1972. What will happen, and what can and should clients do?
Indirect loss - Richard Wilmot-Smith QC, 39 Essex Chambers
How far can you push the Court over indirect and consequential loss clauses, following the spate of recent cases? What counts and makes all the difference?
Repudiatory breach - Steven Walker QC, Atkin Chambers
What - right now - amounts to a repudiatory breach, including wrongful acceptance and suspension of performance, following Optimus Build case (2021)?
ESG - Richard Hitchcock QC, Outer Temple Chambers
How much leeway - practically and legally - do trustees have to exclude asset classes or pressure fund managers to invest in specific ways, e.g. ESG?
Global mobility
What are the trends in global mobility, including cross-border workers, the potential pitfalls of remote working and the implications of the Immigration Rules?
Innovators and start-ups
How do you control - and overcome - difficulties with Innovators and start-ups, including credibility assessment and endorsement criteria?
