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The Week That Was - 8 April 2022

Published on 08 Apr 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 1 April 2022

Published on 01 Apr 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

RICS disciplinary process: guidance for surveyors on the investigation stage (2 of 4)

Published on 01 Apr 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Emma Wherry, Senior Associate and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate and Laura Sponti, Associate

In this series of articles, we explain the procedure for disciplinary investigations against chartered surveyors.

The Week That Was - 25 March 2022

Published on 25 Mar 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 18 March 2022

Published on 18 Mar 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

Valuers receive further clarity on External Walling Reviews

Published on 16 Mar 2022. By Alexandra Anderson, Partner

As reported in our previous post, December 2019 saw the launch of a new form, the EWS1, (External Wall System 1 form) to assist with the process of valuing properties within residential buildings. The main purpose of the form remains to simplify the process of determining whether works are required to a property in a multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential block, and to what extent any works may impact a property's value.

The Week That Was - 11 March 2022

Published on 11 Mar 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 4 March 2022

Published on 04 Mar 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 25 February 2022

Published on 25 Feb 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

RICS PII market consultation – Is the feeling mutual? Have your say

Published on 21 Feb 2022. By Alexandra Anderson, Partner and Katharine Cusack, Partner

When WW1 ended, Britain started rebuilding. The Prime Minister of the day, Lloyd George, launched a campaign to build 'homes for heroes', due to concern over poor housing standards. Mass construction ensued with a new form of 'social housing' created, as well as growth in the private sector. As the housing sector developed, in 1921 the governing body for many surveyors, then known as the Chartered Auctioneers and Estate Agents Institute (CAEAI), but what is now known as the RICS, introduced a requirement for its members to have professional indemnity insurance with various Lloyd's syndicates.

The Week That Was - 18 February 2022

Published on 18 Feb 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

RICS disciplinary process: an overview for surveyors (1 of 4)

Published on 14 Feb 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Emma Wherry, Senior Associate and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate and Laura Sponti, Associate

In this series of articles, we explain the procedure for disciplinary investigations against chartered surveyors.

The Week That Was - 11 February 2022

Published on 11 Feb 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

Still Knot so Weedy: RICS issues new guidance on Japanese Knotweed following consultation

Published on 10 Feb 2022. By Alexandra Anderson, Partner and Katharine Cusack, Partner

The RICS has published its new guidance on Japanese Knotweed, following a period of consultation last summer.

The Week That Was - 4 February 2022

Published on 04 Feb 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The scope of a valuer's duty post Manchester Building Society and Khan – the Privy Court's view

Published on 03 Feb 2022. By Alexandra Anderson, Partner and Katharine Cusack, Partner and Charles Underwood, Associate

In Charles B Lawrence & Associates v Intercommercial Bank Ltd (Trinidad and Tobago) [2021] UKPC 30 , the Privy Council was tasked with applying the reformulated "scope of duty principle" derived from Manchester Building Society and Khan to a valuer's negligence claim in which the title to the secured land was also defective.

Scope of duty and recovery of losses

Published on 01 Feb 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner

A structural engineering designer is not under any duty to avoid or prevent damage to the reputation of a developer.

Fire Risk Assessments - The latest developments

Published on 31 Jan 2022. By Alexandra Anderson, Partner and Katharine Cusack, Partner and Lucy Cadwallader, Associate

The British Standards Institution has published PAS 9980:2022, the new code of practice for fire risk appraisals of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats.

The Week That Was - 28 January 2022

Published on 28 Jan 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 21 January 2022

Published on 21 Jan 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 14 January 2022

Published on 14 Jan 2022. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 17 December 2021

Published on 17 Dec 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 10 December 2021

Published on 10 Dec 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 3 December 2021

Published on 03 Dec 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 26 November 2021

Published on 26 Nov 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 19 November 2021

Published on 19 Nov 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 12 November 2021

Published on 12 Nov 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner and Sarah O'Callaghan, Senior Associate

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

Construction Contracts Part 1 – Who is party to the contract?

Published on 11 Oct 2021. By Alan Stone, Partner and Tom Green, Partner

It may at first sight appear difficult to imagine a scenario where works are performed and paid for but it is not clear who the parties to the contract are. Common sense would suggest that is simply the person or company who performs the work and the person or company who pays for it. However, it is not always readily discernible who those parties are, for example because payment is being made by a person or company who is not obtaining the benefit of the works or because a different party appears to be giving directions under the contract.

The Week That Was - 30 July 2021

Published on 30 Jul 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 23 July 2021

Published on 23 Jul 2021. By Ben Goodier, Partner

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 27th November 2020

Published on 27 Nov 2020. By Ben Goodier, Partner

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 13 November 2020

Published on 13 Nov 2020. By Ben Goodier, Partner

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 6th November 2020

Published on 06 Nov 2020. By Ben Goodier, Partner

The week that was - 30th October 2020

Published on 30 Oct 2020. By Ben Goodier, Partner

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

The Week That Was - 23rd October 2020

Published on 23 Oct 2020. By Ben Goodier, Partner

Welcome to The Week That Was, a round-up of key events in the construction sector over the last seven days.

Health and Safety Bulletin – June 2020

Published on 01 Jul 2020.

Welcome to the latest edition of our Health and Safety update.

DORA Watch – June and July 2024

Published on 22 Jul 2024. By Jon Bartley, Partner and Laura Thackeray, Senior Associate

As financial entities and ICT service providers undergo the final stages of implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requirements into their systems and processes, it is imperative to understand the legal developments and ongoing updates arising from EU Member States as they go through their respective transposition and alignment processes. Through TerraLex - our global legal network, which provides us with access to 22,000 lawyers from highly regarded and carefully vetted law firms stretching more than 120 countries – we have collated legal updates focusing on DORA and its implications in EU jurisdictions.

Ransoms and Sanctions and Fines (oh my!)

Published on 04 Sep 2023. By Richard Breavington, Partner and Helen Monachan, Associate

Ransomware attacks are happening all the time. Just the other month, the Cl0p ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer tool.

Ransoms and Sanctions and Fines (oh my!)

Published on 04 Sep 2023. By Richard Breavington, Partner and Helen Monachan, Associate

Ransomware attacks are happening all the time. Just the other month, the Cl0p ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer tool.

RPC Insurtech in brief - July 2023

Published on 12 Jul 2023. By Neil Brown, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Lauren Murphy, Senior Associate

Welcome to the July 2023 edition of Insurtech in Brief - a selection of the latest insurtech news and developments from across the globe.

RPC Insurtech in brief - March 2023

Published on 15 Mar 2023. By Neil Brown, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Lauren Murphy, Senior Associate

Welcome to the March 2023 edition of Insurtech in Brief - a selection of the latest insurtech news and developments from across the globe.

RPC Insurtech in brief - February 2023

Published on 06 Feb 2023. By Neil Brown, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Lauren Murphy, Senior Associate

Welcome to the February 2023 edition of Insurtech in Brief - a selection of the latest insurtech news and developments from across the globe.

RPC Insurtech in brief - November 2022

Published on 17 Nov 2022. By Neil Brown, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Lauren Murphy, Senior Associate

Welcome to the November 2022 edition of Insurtech in Brief - a selection of the latest insurtech news and developments from across the globe.

RPC Insurtech in brief - October 2022

Published on 12 Oct 2022. By Neil Brown, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Lauren Murphy, Senior Associate

Welcome to the October 2022 edition of Insurtech in brief - a selection of the latest insurtech news and developments from across the globe.

RPC Insurtech in brief - July 2022

Published on 29 Jul 2022. By Neil Brown, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Lauren Murphy, Senior Associate

Welcome to the July 2022 edition of Insurtech in Brief – a selection of the latest Insurtech news and developments from across the globe.

RPC Insurtech in brief - June 2022

Published on 29 Jun 2022. By Neil Brown, Partner and William Hogarth, Partner and Lauren Murphy, Senior Associate

Welcome to the June 2022 edition of Insurtech in Brief – a selection of the latest Insurtech news and developments from across the globe.

Cyber fraud – a new hope?

Published on 23 Nov 2015.

We have previously warned of the threat posed by fraudsters who are targeting solicitors’ client accounts to misappropriate funds.

Technology and cyber risk update

Published on 29 Jul 2015.

Drones – issues for casualty insurers

Cyber_Bytes - Issue 46

Published on 01 Nov 2022. By Richard Breavington, Partner and Daniel Guilfoyle, Partner and Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Rachel Ford, Partner and Christopher Ashton, Senior Associate and Bethan Griffiths, Senior Associate and Laura Thackeray, Senior Associate and Helen Monachan, Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate and Emanuele Santella , Associate

Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.

Cyber_Bytes - Issue 45

Published on 29 Sep 2022. By Richard Breavington, Partner and Daniel Guilfoyle, Partner and Ian Dinning, Senior Associate and Rachel Ford, Partner and Christopher Ashton, Senior Associate and Bethan Griffiths, Senior Associate and Laura Thackeray, Senior Associate and Helen Monachan, Associate and Elizabeth Zang, Associate and Emanuele Santella , Associate

Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.