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In an article that first appeared in the February 2019 edition of Building Magazine, Simon Tolson and Stacy Sinclair discuss risk management in the first of two articles on the applications of AI in construction law.
Read this article online [1]In this article Simon Tolson looks at the speculation that law is ripe for ‘uberisation’, becoming the next target of technological transformation. Explaining the current position of artificial intelligence in law, where it is progressing, ethical duties and what happens when it all goes wrong.
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Adele Parsons provides an update on the reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996. These limited reforms focus on maintaining the effectiveness and efficiency of the arbitral process.
Read more [5]The recent Court of Appeal case of Sudlows Limited v Global Switch Estates 1 Limited provides an excellent example of why serial adjudications should be approached with caution. The Court’s decision provides an extremely helpful summary of the key principles to be deployed by adjudicators (and party representatives) in working out if the dispute referred has already been determined.
Read more [6]The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in URS Corporation v BDW Trading Ltd provides useful guidance on key sections of the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Defective Premises Act 1972, relating to fire safety claims.
Read more [7]The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in FM Conway Ltd v The Rugby Football Union and ors provides a comprehensive assessment of key issues affecting insurance options for construction projects. Senior Associate Andrew Jeffcoat reports on the decision.
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Our client, a global financial services firm, sought help when progress to upgrade work to a Data Centre being carried out by its contractor fell behind schedule and then further hit by a fatal accident.
Read more [11]Acting for a contractor in relation to the alleged defective design and construction of a closely controlled laboratory system at a prestigious university in the UK.
Read more [12]Advising, on a large airport development, when a dispute arose over the design and installation of the electronic building management system.
Read more [13]Advising a leading international technology company acting as EPC Contractor for the design, procurement and installation of a fully integrated security system for a Middle Eastern country’s national oil and gas production and processing facilities. Contract value approximately $450 million.
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[1] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/articles-papers/other/ai-construction-law-partnership
[2] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/sites/default/files/ai_construction_law_-_an_essential_and_inevitable_partnership.pdf
[3] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/articles-papers/other/artificial-intelligence-law
[4] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/sites/default/files/simon_tolson_-_artificial_intelligence_and_law.pdf
[5] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/blog/dispute-resolution/uk-world-leader-international-arbitration
[6] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/blog/dispute-resolution/serial-adjudications
[7] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/blog/dispute-resolution/court-appeal-fire-safety-defect-claims-developers
[8] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/blog/dispute-resolution/authority-intention-contract-co-insurance-arrangements
[9] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/construction-law-update-webinar-building-2017
[10] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/research-insight/webinars-podcasts/construction-law-update-webinar-building-2016
[11] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/experience/technology/health-and-safety-project-guidance-data-centre-uk
[12] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/experience/technology/closely-controlled-laboratory-system
[13] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/experience/technology/airport-construction-dispute-uk
[14] https://www.fenwickelliott.com/experience/technology/integrated-security-system-national-oil-company-middle-east