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LPA 44 – Notifying Insurers
Published July 2010 Professional indemnity insurance is the insurance cover that specialists invariably take out against claims for negligence or other breach…
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LPA 45 – Assignments of Reports
Published in January 2010 An assignment is a transfer, recognised by the law, of a right or obligation of one party to…
LPA 46 – Corby Borough Council Group Litigation – Lesson for Professionals
Published in January 2011 In 2009, a group action was brought against Corby Borough Council (CBC) over an increase in birth defects…
LPA 47 – Professional Indemnity Insurance Requirement under the NEC3 Professional Services Contract
Published in May 2011 There are two potential problems with how the NEC3 Professional Services Contract (“PSC3”) addresses PI insurance requirements especially…
LPA 48 – Insurance Cover for Environmental “Clean-up Costs
Published in May 2011 General liability insurance policies (such as public liability and professional indemnity policies) often only cover “sudden and accidental”…
LPA 49 – Damage Caused by Water from Another’s Land
Published in July 2011 In April 2010, New Civil Engineer magazine reported on a rail disaster in Italy in which 9 people…
LPA 50 – Use of Google Earth Images in Reports
Published in February 2012 – replaces LPA 41 This LPA addresses the copyright issues related to the inclusion of Google Earth images…
LPA 51 – Expert Witness Immunity Abolished
Published in October 2011 In 2011, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in the Jones v Kaney case, effectively abolishing the…
LPA 52 – Eurocodes: Potential Legal Implications
Published in May 2012 With the implementation of Euocodes to replace many British Standards, this LPA provides advice from 2012 on ensuring…
LPA 53 – Issues of Interpretation: An Exception to the “Without Prejudice” Rule
Published in September 2012 When parties negotiate on a “without prejudice” basis, the content of these negotiations cannot be raised by either…