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Liability for employee of independent contractor

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 31 2008

In Biffa v Outokumpu 2008 EWCA Civ 1238 the dispute arose after a fire was started as a result of welding work being carried out by employees of the second Defendant

New requirements for preliminary examination of land used for construction projects

  • Squire Sanders
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  • China
  • -
  • January 12 2009

The Measures for the Administration of Preliminary Examination of the Land Used for Construction Projects (“Measures”) promulgated by the Ministry of Land and Resources on July 25, 2001 and revised and adopted on October 29, 2004 are now into their second revision

The West Coast construction market: strong in 2007

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 9 2007

Despite reports of softening in some regions and sectors, it appears that 2007 will be another strong year for construction activities on the West Coast

New York appellate court: question of fact concerning additional insured obligations precludes summary judgment

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2008

A New York appellate court recently held that factual issues should have precluded summary judgment for a subcontractor and its insurer concerning whether they were obligated to provide defense and indemnification to a general contractor pursuant to the subcontract entered into between the general contractor and subcontractor

Determination by notice

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 31 2008

The Court of Appeal has held that the contractor's notice of determination in July 2006, which relied on defaults in January 2006 and June 2006, was still valid, irrespective of the fact that the employer was not, in fact, in default in January 2006, so that the default notice issued in January 2006 was invalid

What the courts are saying

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

In our first case for the month of January, we look at whether a township was immune from liability for allegedly failing to maintain a road properly

TCC jurisdiction: existence of contract

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 31 2008

The TCC does have jurisdiction to decide a dispute as to the existence andor terms of a contract

Proposed rule on crane and derrick standards

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2009

Public comments to the new rule on crane and derrick standards have been extended to January 22, 2009

Execution of contracts

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 31 2008

Although this is a tax case dealing with the validity of a tax avoidance scheme, it has some interesting things to say about the execution of contracts in general, and the execution of deeds in particular

Costs guidance conduct is vital

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 31 2008

The High Court has recently set out some basic costs principles in the context of the long-running Wembley Stadium dispute