Publication Date:30/03/2010
In Selby Hall and Philip Shivers v Jan Van Der Heiden, Coulson J rejected the suggestion that the defendant contractor’s liability to pay liquidated damages came to an end when its employment under the building contract was terminated as a result of its breach.
Publication Date:22/02/2010
Those who are unfortunate enough to find themselves subject to either arbitration or adjudication proceedings know that it is far too easy to give the arbitrator/adjudicator jurisdiction to determine the dispute, even though he may not originally have had jurisdiction at the outset.
Publication Date:19/02/2010
In most technical or complex disputes, expert evidence is required. A party’s case is often dependent on the evidence that the expert retained by that party gives. If the expert does a sudden volte face either when meeting, as ordered by the Court, with the expert retained by the other side and agreeing a joint statement or when giving evidence, it is likely that the party that retained that expert either will lose at trial. Alternatively, they may be “forced” into a settlement on terms substantially less advantageous to those that it had been originally advised that it would obtain.
Publication Date:12/02/2010
The EU procurement regime, implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, applies to contracts let by RSLs for works, services and supplies over particular financial thresholds. This guide is a brief explanation of what the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 mean for RSLs.
Publication Date:07/01/2010
This Lewis Silkin inbrief contains information on Which contracts are covered?; Financial thresholds; How to value contracts; Aggregation of similar and recurrent contracts and Exemption for stand alone offices among other issues.
Publication Date:23/12/2009
Complying with the provisions of the Construction Act 1966
Publication Date:30/11/2009
Case study of the OCL Shirley Park Academy.
Publication Date:10/11/2009
It is usually the case that when one party serves a notice of breach, with a view to terminating the contract (if the breach is not remedied), the other party does not believe that it is in breach. As a result, it will argue that the notice is invalid and the contract cannot be terminated. James Levy is the author of this article, first published by Practical Law Company.
Publication Date:29/10/2009
Do you or your tenants provide services, goods or facilities to members of the public? If so, you need to be aware of your new obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Implementation has been phased in over several years. Most notably, disability discrimination has been unlawful in the employment field since 1996. However, in this guide, we are only concerned with your duty to make adjustments to overcome physical barriers to access that came into force on 1 October 2004.
Publication Date:02/10/2009
This guide is intended for all those working within the RSL sector dealing with the disposal of land. In particular, the guide highlights some of the most important issues surrounding the current statutory consent regime which requires Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to secure consent from the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) in order to dispose of land.