“Welcome
to our November 2018 edition of Prettys’ Construct.
This month we look at:
- the potential risks of working under a letter of intent;
- dangers of asbestos in the workplace;
- collateral warranties and time barring; and
- an invitation to our Data Protection Seminar this Thursday.
If there are any topics that you would like to see featured in a future edition of our newsletter, please do not hesitate to contact us.”
Rebecca Palmer
Contents
The potential risks of working under a letter of intent.
The Court of Appeal has overturned a high court decision which held that terms were not agreed under a letter of intent and therefore a consultant had unlimited liability. The original TCC case Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited v Amec (BCS) Limited [2018] EWCA ... Read more
Danger in the workplace - Asbestos
Asbestos is an ever-present hazard which the construction industry in particular faces on a regular basis. Whilst asbestos is no longer used in the construction and refurbishing of buildings, prior to 2000 it was more commonplace in construction works, particularly in the post ... Read more
Collateral Warranties and Time Barring
In our previous article on Swansea Stadium Management Company v City & County of Swansea & Another [2018] EWHC 2192, we discussed the effect of ‘no greater liability clauses’ in collateral warranties. In this case, Swansea Council, who owned the freehold of the ... Read more
Data Protection Seminar
On Thursday 29 November, Prettys is hosting a Data Protection Update covering key updates since the GDPR and the likely direction of travel in the following months.
The event will cover:
Misuse of data: The Facebook/Cambridge analytica scandal and it’s consequences.
How to deal with a ... Read more
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