On 9 July, Beale & Co were delighted to host its latest Architects' Roundtable for professionals in the industry. In light of the current circumstances, the roundtable was held virtually.

The UK Supreme Court published their decision in the case of Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS v OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 on Friday, 9 October 2020.

The construction industry will welcome that the Government has announced post-furlough support.

In the recent case of Lane End Developments Construction Limited ("Lane End") v Kingstone Civil Engineering Ltd ("Kingstone") the TCC considered a challenge to...

Since the Grenfell tragedy, we have seen a plethora of reforms designed to improve fire safety, especially in high-rise, multioccupied buildings, including the Building (Amendment)...

In the case of RGB Plastering Limited v Tawe Drylining and Plastering Limited the TCC considered the validity of an application for payment under the terms of the subcontract between the parties

This autumn, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) published an updated suite of standard form agreements. We will discuss the key updates, with particular focus on the revised ...

USA data breach class actions are commonplace. However, the increasing use of class action type Court procedures combined with hungry third party litigation

Currently, in England and Wales, properties are most often owned as either freehold or leasehold. But this arrangement has been exploited over the years, with tenants often having to endure highly

The recent case of Rochford Construction Ltd v Kihan Construction Ltd reinforces importance of clear payment dates and suggests that fixing the final date for payment by reference to an invoice...

On 9 July 2020, the Office of Government Procurement ("OGP") published its ‘Covid Co-operation Framework Agreement' ("Framework Agreement").

On 31 July 2020, new law came into force which changed the way redundancy pay is to be calculated for furloughed employees.

In OD Developments (‘OD') v Oak Dry Lining Ltd (‘Oak'), the TCC made a rare decision not to enforce an adjudicator's award on jurisdictional grounds. It was argued that a Letter of Intent

the High Court considered applications for summary judgment in the related cases of Lord Bishop of Leeds v Dixon Coles and Gill (A firm) and Guide Dogs for the Blind Association v Box.

Faced with fuel supply shortages across the country, Secretary of State ("SoS") for Business Enterprise and Innovation, Kwasi Kwarteng announced on 26 September that the Government had triggered the "Downstream Oil Protocol"...

Adjudication by insolvent parties is an issue that has greatly occupied the Courts of late. Much consideration has been given to the arguable conflict between set-off under the Insolvency Rules...

Many law firms renewing their professional indemnity insurance (PII) on 1 October this year were faced with higher premiums and a reduced choice of insurer.

In a recent decision, the High Court confirmed the position in relation to Section 12 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 and the preservation of evidence thereunder.

Experts have an unusual dual role in litigation, in that they owe...

The TCC recently issued its judgment following a six-week trial heard before Mr Justice Pepperall last year.