Following the release of Beale & Co's recent Building Safety Act 2022 case law round-up summary, Michael O'Brien and Cameron Baker take a deeper look at the decision of BDW Trading Limited -v- Ardmore Construction Limited & Others from the Technology and Construction Court ("TCC"), which determined an application for an information order under that Act.

In this article, Tara Cosgrove, Seán O'Halloran and Conor Williams review the judgment of the Irish High Court in Saunders v Irish Life, which was delivered on 24 June.

On 20 July 2020 the UK Government published the long awaited draft Building Safety Bill ("the Draft Bill"), setting out proposals for reform of the regulatory regime for buildings in England

It has been revealed that most of the provisions of the Irish Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 will commence in just six weeks. However, some of the most significant changes have been delayed until September 2021.

Both cyber attacks and cyber fraud are on the rise. Given the degree of anonymity it provides, cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin is often involved.

As a firm, we have provided regular updates on the FCA Business Interruption (BI) test case - you can link to our published articles here.

ISG Construction Limited (ISG), a construction services company, engaged Platform Interior Solutions Limited (Platform)...

Adjudication under the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (Act) is a very accessible and efficient method of resolving payment disputes on construction projects

In the recent case of JRT Developments Ltd (JRT) v TW Dixon (Developments) Ltd (TWD) [2020] the TCC has shown that parties seeking to enforce "smash and grab" adjudication awards will not be able to do so in circumstances where it would be manifestly unfair.

Our regular round up of the cases of most interest to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth of Beale & Company Solicitors LLP, focusing on one that highlights

In 2017, Waters (the Employer) engaged MillChris Developments Ltd (MillChris) to undertake works to her property. MillChris ceased trading in November 2019.

In this article, James Hutchinson and Madeleine Kelly provide the key issues that should be considered when winding down a practice.

Our regular review of the court designs of most relevance to construction comes from Andrew Croft and Ben Spannuth, focusing on a case which serves as a reminder of the courts' approach ...

Form EWS1 - designed to provide assurance that a high rise building is fire safety compliant...

Students returned to education this September after facing huge disruption to teaching in the 2019/20 academic year.

The decision in Honahan & anor v McInerney Construction Limited & ors [2018] IEHC 311 concerned the engagement by the plaintiffs of a number of parties for the purchase of a site...

As Andrew Jones reports, the SRA's Thematic Review on Cyber Security has shone a light on the frequency and potentially hugely damaging consequences of cyber crime on law firms.

In this article, Killian Dorney and Cian O'Gorman provide analysis and summarise the key steps involved in the Framework Agreement.

The Law Society has recognised the current pandemic and social distancing rules has increased the need for solicitors and clients to be able to close deals without being face to face.

In a recent judgment, the High Court saw an application made by the liquidated company, Carillion, against its former auditors, KPMG, for pre-action disclosure.