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Article 23/06/2022
The Building Safety Act 2022: key points for Scottish practitioners
Five years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, the Building Safety Act 2022 is set to make major changes to the law and practice of the construction industry when it starts to come into force at the end of this month.
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News 23/06/2022
Global growth for Kennedys continues
We have reported our highest ever revenue of £286m, up 8% from £264m* the previous year. The most significant growth came in North America, where revenue was up 24% to £55m, following a continued growth period fed by work from new and existing clients, a series of lateral hires and the opening of a new office in Delaware.
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Article 20/06/2022
Limitation and the UK Building Safety Act: new claims and what insurers may have missed
The Building Safety Act 2022 became an Act of Parliament on 28 April 2022, bringing with it the most wide-ranging changes to building safety that the UK has ever seen. We consider its impact on the insurance sector.
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Article 16/06/2022
A building action's limitation period commences from the date the occupancy permit is first used
The Court of Appeal in Lendlease Engineering Pty Ltd v Owners Corporation No 1 [2022] VSCA 105 has unanimously allowed a builder’s appeal and confirmed that, under section 134 of the Building Act 1993 (Vic), the 10-year limitation period for a building action in respect of defective building work commences on the date an occupancy permit is first issued, not from when the final occupancy permit is issued.
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Article 15/06/2022
UAE Construction 'Case' Law - update
The UAE Courts have issued a number of decisions confirming long established principles on remeasured contracts, liquidated damages and expert evidence. The doctrine of legal precedent is not applicable under UAE law. Therefore, a face lift is timely for establishing the judicial stance on important principles of law and the enforceability of certain (usually contentiously argued) principles that are relevant to construction contracts.
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Article 15/06/2022
Personal Injury Brief: latest decisions - June 2022
A roundup of recent court decisions including provisional damages and mitigation of loss for a dementia patient, issuing claims in the correct court, a common sense approach taken in a Scottish injury case, and participant v participant incidents in competitive sport.
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Article 07/06/2022
Co-insurances defences in construction claims: what are they and how do they arise?
It has become common practice in the construction industry for the parties involved in a project to provide for specified loss or damage to be covered by insurance for their mutual benefit, whether caused by one party’s fault or not.
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Article 25/05/2022
Prescription: the only constant is change
The law of prescription is set to change on 1 June 2022, when Sections 5 and 13 of the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 finally come into force.
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Article 19/05/2022
Crises: energy prices and what is next for construction
2021 proved to be a tumultuous year for the UK supply chain across various sectors, including construction, with COVID-19, Brexit and the Suez Canal blockage incident causing major disruption to imports and delays in shipping. In this article, we look at how the energy crisis and shortages of raw materials will impact construction insurance, and what the future holds for the construction sector.
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Article 09/05/2022
The Queen’s Speech 2022: what to expect
The State Opening of Parliament will take place on 10 May 2022, with the Queen’s Speech setting out the Government’s agenda and economic plans for the next session. We take a look at what new laws could be announced and what measures from last year’s Queen’s Speech are confirmed as being carried over.