LPA 30 – The problems with indemnities
Published in January 2005 This LPA sets out some of the issues that arise when indemnities appear in appointments or collateral warranties,…
Publications
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LPA 29 – “No win, no fee” – Speculative Contracts: Stephen Donald Architects Ltd v. Christopher King
Published in October 2003 This LPA highlights the need for AGS members to make clear the basis upon which they are to…
LPA 28 – The consequences of a hard insurance market on existing collateral warranties
Published in June 2003 The LPA describes to members the implications of renewal in a hard insurance market
LPA 26 – Remediation and the waste management regime What should be said to clients?
Published in April 2003 Despite government targets relating to redevelopment of brownfield sites, and recent tax incentives for Clients redeveloping brownfield sites,…
LPA 25 – Onerous terms in English Partnerships’ collateral warranties
Published in April 2003 This LPA [of historical interest] highlights English Partnerships’ terms, including a particularly worrying term in their contracts relating…
LPA 24 – Advising Clients Applying for Regulatory Licenses Under Environmental Law or Planning Control
Published in April 2003 The LPA advises that AGS members need to be particularly alert when advising clients applying for regulatory licenses…
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…
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 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 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…