SearchDepositing geotechnical records with the BGS
The British Geological Survey (BGS) collects borehole records, borehole materials and site investigation reports which are maintained by the National Geoscience Data…
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Loss Prevention Working Group Report
Hugh Mallett, Chairman LPWG writes: The group is drafting articles and guidance on a number of issues that are important to AGS…
BGS Question and Answer
BGS – Legal Obligations Regarding Drilling Many Members of the AGS received a letter on the 31st May referring to legal obligations…
PI Requests for Higher Limits of Indemnity
Professional Indemnity Insurance ~ Requests for higher Limits of Indemnity It is not unusual for Consultants to be faced with a request…
What is Material Risk? Asbestos in Soil
The risk of harm arising from asbestos left in soil is one which has only recently been identified. We do not yet…
Asbestos PII Update
The subject of asbestos cover is one that has been in the spotlight for many years since the restriction (and in some…
Insurance Claim Refusals
Tim White of Marquis & Lord, reports on the findings of recent consultations with insurance claims professionals. A recent straw poll of…
Retention of documents – how long is long enough?
Introduction How long is a piece of string? Tricky. Twice the length from one end to the middle, you say? Well, yes,…
The Big Question
Q&A: Liabilities of The Qualified Person Arising from Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice Introduction The Definition of Waste: Development…
Markets for Professional Indemnity insurance – the not so ‘super market’
The aim of this paper is to summarise the workings of the UK Professional Indemnity insurance market and the hard/soft cycle that…
Successful Tender
Question- Can a successful tenderer for a publicly procured project negotiate the terms of the contract post acceptance, but prior to contract…
EN 1990 Alteration
EN 1990 Altered to Avoid UK Liability Problems The head code, EN 1990, has been changed to make sure that civil and…
Payment and Protection
Introduction In the present economic climate every business is feeling the pressure and it has never been more important to take all…
Sign off Responsibility
It is common for Clients to request that their consultant obtains “sign off” of proposals for site investigation, risk assessment and in…
Are your e-mails and websites legal
Requirements of the Companies Regulations 2006 From 1st January 2007 external business emails issued by public and private companies and limited liability…
Defence cost in criminal prosecutions
It is probably common knowledge that fines arising from Criminal Prosecutions for Health and Safety breaches are not covered by a designer’s…
Equitable contribution clauses
Scenario: a homeowner decides to have an extension built at his house and employs a consultant and a contractor to carry out…
Semple Fraser adds Scottish dimension to Loss Prevention
The Loss Prevention WG has been aware for some time that the alerts and advice issued to Members apply to English law…
Management of Risk Associated with Ground Reports
Michael Joyce, a chartered engineer, chartered geologist and chartered arbitrator, has written to the AGS in connection with some of our observations…
PID Instruments: Read the Manual – Understand the Risks
The use of Photo Ionisation Detectors or PID’s to delineate hydrocarbon, or solvent, plumes is common practice these days. Since its introduction…
Working on Another’s Land
Following the publication of Loss Prevention Alert 33, which concerns the matters to which specialists should have regard when working on another’s…