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Introduction Our first article in this series explained the background to the statutory right to adjudicate disputes arising under construction contracts. In this piece, we look at the start of the adjudication process and address the practicalities that are frequently stumbling blocks. As is made clear by the typical adjudication timetable included at the end…
Read more5 April 2022
The High Court has held that a company which adopted the Model Articles with slight modifications was unable to properly conduct business, having only one director. Re Fore Fitness Investments Holdings Ltd [2022] EWHC 191 (Ch) was about an unfair prejudice petition by a shareholder of a company under section 994 of the Companies Act…
Read more4 April 2022
The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals have in the last few days released a jointly agreed road map on the planned changes for modernising the Tribunals in 2022 and 2023. It is recommended that all practitioners read this document fully. The key and in our view interesting points are set out below. Modernisation and digitisation…
Read more1 April 2022
At a time when tendering and winning business is reliant on one’s green credentials – it is perhaps unsurprising that some companies are resorting to misleading green claims or “greenwashing”. This week NEC has announced that it is to launch a new secondary option clause X29 to its NEC4 suite of contracts in a bid…
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Summary On 28 March, the Cabinet Office issued the Procurement Policy Note 01/22 – Contracts with suppliers from Russia and Belarus, alongside a list of frequently asked questions (“PPN”). This is the first official document to consider public sector contracts with companies linked to the Russian and Belarusian state regimes following the invasion of Ukraine…
Read more25 March 2022
We recently commented on the developments regarding the Economic Crime Bill. In this article we consider what further measures are being proposed and their likely impact on companies within the public sector. Companies House have made it clear they are working to make sure the Register of Overseas Entities is implemented as soon as possible after Economic Crime…
Read more23 March 2022
In the most recent Sharpe Minds Employment Forum we considered when an employer will be vicariously liable for the acts of an employee, how an employer can run an ‘all reasonable steps defence’ and finally a look at the proposed new obligation to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. This article outlines the law and…
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