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LPA 57 – Recent cases indicate larger fines are likely for Health & Safety Offences
Published in October 2014 Two 2013/2014 cases highlight that fines imposed on companies are increasing for environmental and health and safety breaches…
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LPA 56 – Danger to Underground Railway Infrastructure from Piling Works
Published July 2014 In March 2013, a tube tunnel was damaged by piling from a neighbouring construction site. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch…
LPA 55 – Net Contribution Clauses
Published in May 2014 Where two or more parties are responsible for part of the same loss, under common law they are…
LPA 54 – Tree Root Damage
Published in November 2013 In a 2013 case, the Court held that a private individual property owner could be held liable for…
LPA 53 – Issues of Interpretation: An Exception to the “Without Prejudice” Rule
Published in September 2012 When parties negotiate on a “without prejudice” basis, the content of these negotiations cannot be raised by either…
LPA 52 – Eurocodes: Potential Legal Implications
Published in May 2012 With the implementation of Euocodes to replace many British Standards, this LPA provides advice from 2012 on ensuring…
LPA 51 – Expert Witness Immunity Abolished
Published in October 2011 In 2011, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in the Jones v Kaney case, effectively abolishing the…
LPA 50 – Use of Google Earth Images in Reports
Published in February 2012 – replaces LPA 41 This LPA addresses the copyright issues related to the inclusion of Google Earth images…
LPA 49 – Damage Caused by Water from Another’s Land
Published in July 2011 In April 2010, New Civil Engineer magazine reported on a rail disaster in Italy in which 9 people…
LPA 48 – Insurance Cover for Environmental “Clean-up Costs
Published in May 2011 General liability insurance policies (such as public liability and professional indemnity policies) often only cover “sudden and accidental”…