Construction Disputes

Conditions precedent - Steven Walker QC, Atkin Chambers. Where is the contractual wriggle room over conditions precedents, e.g. being timed out of adjudications, late submissions of final accounts, claims for EoT?

• Date Uploaded: 15 Oct 2020
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Recovery of loss - Angelyn Rowan, Philip Lee. Right now in Ireland, how are the courts approaching recovery of loss, particularly economic loss, for contractors and clients?. How can you expect the judges to react?

• Date Uploaded: 21 Sept 2020
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Pay less notices - Edward Quigg, Quigg Golden. How will Adjudication impact on payment notices under the major forms of contracts used in Ireland, i.e. timing, procedure, form and content?. Same as England or watch this space?

• Date Uploaded: 21 Sept 2020
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Covid - Eamonn Conlon. Under the main contracts, when can a contractor claim an extension of time and loss and expense for reasons of COVID, given stringent health & safety and site operating requirements?

• Date Uploaded: 21 Sept 2020
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Final account disputes - Sarah McCann, Hardwicke. How do you gain an edge in final account disputes in light of ICI v Merit Merrell Technologies?. What evidence do you need and what are the obligations of your experts?

• Date Uploaded: 12 Nov 2019
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Conditions precedent - Richard Booth, HFW. Using real-life examples which expose the problems, what makes a condition precedent stand up in court, e.g. being timed out of adjudications, late submissions of final accounts, claims for EoT?

• Date Uploaded: 12 Nov 2019
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Recovery of loss - David Pliener, Hardwicke. Where is the limit on recovery of loss, particularly economic loss, for contractors and clients?. What factors will sway a court in your favour?

• Date Uploaded: 11 Nov 2019
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Pay Less Notices - Seb Oram, 3PB. Against a back-drop of recent and live cases, how is the Court interpreting pay less notices under NEC3 and JCT, i.e. timing, procedure, form and content?

• Date Uploaded: 11 Nov 2019
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BIM protocols - David Rintoul, Clarkslegal. How do you protect yourself from the legal and technical challenges of applying the BIM protocols in construction contracts, especially data ownership and data accuracy?

• Date Uploaded: 11 Nov 2019
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Alliance contracts - Nigel Blundell, Pinsent Masons. Drawing on live projects, how do you control - and overcome - practical difficulties with the new forms of alliance contracts, i.e. the NEC4 Alliance and the FAC1?

• Date Uploaded: 11 Nov 2019
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