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LPA 11 – Confusion about Assignment
Published in June 2000 This LPA answers some common questions on assignment of the benefits and burden of a contract. The benefit…
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LPA 12 – Consultants’ Advice
Published December 2000, Revised August 2025 The case of Holbeck Hall Hotel Ltd and Another v. Scarborough Borough Council demonstrates that although…
LPA 15 – Personal Professional Liability
Published in May 2001 The consequences of professional liability will usually be covered by professional indemnity insurers or, in respect of any…
LPA 16 – Liability for Defective Survey
Published May 2001 This LPA describes the Scottish case of Beechwood Development Company (Scotland) Limited v. Stuart Mitchell, t/a Discovery Land Surveys…
LPA 17 – The Obligations to Conduct Risk Assessments
Published in December 2000 This LPA demonstrates that many of those in the construction industry do not seem sufficiently aware of the…
LPA 18 – Beware of Insurance Renewals
Published in March 2002 This LPA warns members of the risk of treating indemnity insurance as a commodity, assuming that insurers compete…
LPA 20 – An Example of Economic Loss in a Reclamation Project
Published in May 2002 This LPA highlights a Court of Appeal decision, BICC Limited v. Cumbrian Industrials Limited [30 October 2001], which…
LPA 21 – Contractor’s Duty of Care to Employees of Sub-Contractors
Published in May 2002 The case, Makepeace v. Evans Brothers (Reading) (a firm) and Anor, 23 May 2000 concerned a head injury…
LPA 22 – How Expert Witnesses Can Be Paid
Published in May 2003 The LPA describes the case, R. (on the application of Factortame) v. Secretary of State for Transport, Environment…
LPA 23 – Contractor’s/Consultants Duty of Care to Employees of Others Revisited
Published in May 2003 LPA 21 was a summary of the case Makepeace v. Evans Brothers (Reading) (a firm) 23/05/2000. In that…