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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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