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Unfortunately the installtion of our new phone system on 16 December didn’t go to plan and our landlines aren’t working. For now, please call on 07984 861554 instead. Thank you.
AM Construction v The Darul Amaan Trust An otherwise unglamorous adjudication enforcement case in the TCC has shone a light on some of the issues of serving notices under contracts. Of particular interest to me has been the role of technology, some old, some new. This follows on neatly from my article last year on the TfGM v Kier case in the TCC concerning notices under an NEC3 contract. In AM Construction (AMC) v Darul Amaan Trust the Parties disputed whether a Notice of Adjudication had been properly served on AMC by the Trust. The Parties’ contract allowed, “any notice,.
Patrick Waterhouse and Kai von Pahlen will be delivering 5 days of training in law and contracts in Bristol next March. The course will prepare you for the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) law and contract examinations. Held at the offices of leading law firm VWV in Bristol, the training will follow the ICE’s syllabus for its Certificate in Law & Contract Management. Full details and the link to the bookings site are here – https://www.vwv.co.uk/index.php?option=com_rseventspro&layout=show&id=975:ice-approved-course-in-law-and-contract-management
Patrick Waterhouse will be speaking alongside Daniel Silberstein (Hawkswell Kilvington), Luke Wygas (4 Pump Court) and Tom Francis of host company Decipher Consulting at this event in Leeds. In 2017 the latest edition of the NEC suite of contracts was issued, with a minor update in January 2019. Described as ‘evolution not revolution’, it came with changes in terminology. There are also new approaches to risk registers and dispute resolution among the various updates. As we reach late 2019, many contracting authorities and employers are now procuring with NEC4. The law has also evolved. So what do you need to.
Bowdon Consulting director Patrick Waterhouse has co-authored the new leading text on disputes in NEC Contracts. Written with NEC Users’ Group Secretary Robert Gerrard and a foreword by renowned adjudicator Tony Bingham, the book looks at how to avoid disputes and, in the event that they can’t be avoided, how to resolve them. The book is published by ICE Publishing, the sister company of the NEC contracts organisation. Copies are now available for immediate despatch from the ICE Publishing website – https://www.icebookshop.com/Products/NEC4-Resolving-and-Avoiding-Disputes.aspx
Bowdon director Patrick Waterhouse will be addressing a meeting of construction adjudicators in South Africa on 14 February. The event is organised by a joint initiative of the South Africa Institution of Civil Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers. ICE-SA is the Adjudicator Nominating Body for NEC Contracts in South Africa. As a part of its initiative to promote the use of adjudication as an effective and efficient form of dispute resolution, ICE-SA has established detailed rules for admission as well as a comprehensive process for nominations where these are needed. Patrick will be speaking on the challenges faced.
Bowdon director Patrick Waterhouse will be speaking to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) at Manchester University on 13 December. He will explain what’s new in the NEC4 suite of contracts and suggesting when they might need to be replaced. Full details are here and bookings can be made via the ICE website. https://www.ice.org.uk/events/nec4-whats-changed-and-when-will-we-need-nec5
Bowdon director Patrick Waterhouse will be addressing the Society of Construction Law in Manchester on 12 October, describing the dispute resolution provisions of the new NEC4 suite of contracts. Published in June this year the new suite contain revised provisions for dispute avoidance and dispute resolution. Patrick will describe these and explain, based on his experience as an adjudicator and a mediator, how these are likely to work in practice. The meeting will be held at DLA Piper’s offices in Manchester. Further details and bookings are available here – https://www.scl.org.uk/participate/events/nec4-what-you-need-know-about-avoiding-resolving-disputes
Bowdon director Patrick Waterhouse will present a lecture to the Institution of Civil Engineers in Swindon on 6 September on the subject of consultants’ liability. A brief overview of the accountabilities of consultants and how professionals acting within these organisations should safeguard themselves against future liable action with respect to the work they produce. The event will be very useful for professionals who are new to construction contracts and contract law and for those who want to gain experience in contractual knowledge for their development objectives / member attributes. Based on his experience, Patrick Waterhouse will introduce the liabilities of.
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