"The Technology and Construction Court today – A TeCSA solicitor's view"

January 2007

Simon Tolson, in a paper given at a joint TeCSA/TECBAR conference in Birmingham, sets out a number of practical tips learnt over the years in his dealings with the Technology and Construction Court. Amongst the topics covered are the construction and engineering pre-action protocol, case management conferences and fast-track cases. The paper ends with a case study which demonstrates the adaptability of the Technology and Construction Courts and the need for adaptability on the part of those using them.

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"Experts in International Disputes"

September 2008

Nicholas Gould, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the ICC Centre for Expertise discusses the appointment of experts in international commercial arbitration. In doing so he looks at some of the applicable rules and offers tips and practical advice for when working with experts.

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"Construction Management!"

11 March 2005

In an article appearing in Building Magazine, Jeremy Glover sets out some of the key implications for those advising construction managers arising out of the case of Great Eastern Hotel v Laing. The article also confirms just how important it is that every expert instructed in litigation (or arbitration) proceedings understands and complies with the primary duties that they owe to the Court or tribunal.

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"Are you ready for the new construction pre-action protocol?"

6 April 2007

On 6 April 2007, a revised pre-action protocol for construction and engineering disputes came into force. Jeremy Glover highlights the changes and discusses their likely impact.

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"Dispute avoidance and resolution"

20 May 2009

Simon Tolson in a paper given at the Butterworths Conference in London titled "Construction Law: Strategies, challenges and solutions to weather the economic storm" discusses how to tell if your project is heading for a dispute, how to avoid that dispute coming to a head and, if the worst happens, how to effectively manage that dispute, utilising the various dispute resolution alternatives which may be available.

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"How do you determine the procedural law governing an international arbitration"

31 May 2006

Yann Guermonprez discusses how the arbitral tribunal should determine procedural law and looks at the question as to how one determines the seat of an arbitration in the absence of agreement. 

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