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LPA 37 – Proforce Recruit Ltd (“Proforce”) v. The Rugby Group Ltd (“the Rugby Group”)
Published in May 2006 A Court of Appeal case highlighted how informal and undefined language – including the “management speak” that is…
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LPA 36 – Ove Arup v Mirant Asia
Published in May 2006 A Court of Appeal case, concerned specifically with the design of foundations and the adequacy of a ground…
LPA 35 – Erosion of Expert Witness Immunity
Published December 2005 It has been accepted for some time by the courts than an expert will be immune from suit in…
LPA 34 – Extension of the Law of Vicarious Liability
Published in December 2005 A decision of the Court of Appeal means that AGS members need to consider carefully the relationships they…
LPA 33 – Working on another’s Land
Published in January 2005 Most often, geo-specialists conducting intrusive site investigation operations will be working on third party land; i.e. land not…
LPA 32 – Validation Reports: The risks and Ramifications
Published in January 2005 The commercial property market’s general fears about contaminated land is such that AGS members are often asked to…
LPA 31 – Authority to Execute Contract
Published in January 2005 Whilst sometimes AGS members contract with individuals, most often they will be entering into contracts with artificial entities,…
LPA 30 – The problems with indemnities
Published in January 2005. This LPA has been updated to LPA 72, which can be downloaded here. This LPA sets out some…
LPA 29 – “No win, no fee” – Speculative Contracts: Stephen Donald Architects Ltd v. Christopher King
Published in October 2003 This LPA highlights the need for AGS members to make clear the basis upon which they are to…
LPA 28 – The consequences of a hard insurance market on existing collateral warranties
Published in June 2003 The LPA describes to members the implications of renewal in a hard insurance market