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CORRIGENDA
At page 1054 of the May edition of CILL
, we described the new JCT Amendment, dealing with the Condam Regulations, as Amendment No. 17 - the reference should have been to Amendment No. 14. Also, on this same page, the Federation of Master..
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01 June 1995
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JUDGMENTS AVAILABLE VIA LIX
The following judgments are now available on LIX from the Official Referee’s Court:
Abbey National Mortgages v Key Surveyors (Mailbox Abbey, Password Orsa)
DSL Group Limited v Unisys Limited (The third judgment, handed down on 4 May..
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01 June 1995
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SOCIETY OF CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATORS
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SOCIETY OF CONSTRUCTION LAW
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TAXING OFFICE APPROVES ORSA GUIDELINES ON BARRISTERS’ FEES
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01 June 1995
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GABLE HOUSE ESTATES v HALPERN
In a lengthy judgment on liability, Judge Esyr Lewis has found for Gable House against its architects, The Halpern Partnership, in its case that it embarked upon a development in Leadenhall Street in reliance on negligent advice from The Halpern..
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01 June 1995
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TRAFALGAR HOUSE v GENERAL SURETY AND RUXLEY v FORSYTH
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MR JUSTICE MAY
Sir Anthony May has now been appointed as the judge in charge of Official Referees’ Business in place of Mr Philip Otton, who has been appointed to the Court of Appeal.
Sir Anthony is well-known to specialist practitioners, both as a highly..
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01 June 1995
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THE ACADEMY OF EXPERTS - GUIDANCE NOTES ON CONTINGENCY FEES
The Judicial Committee of the Academy of Experts has issued the following guidance note dated 5 June 1995:
It has come to the Judicial Committee’s attention that there is increasing pressure for Expert Witnesses involved in litigation to be..
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01 June 1995
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EXPERT WITNESSES ENGAGED BY SOLICITORS – ACCEPTANCE OF INSTRUCTIONS
The Law Society has issued the following Code of Practice
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Experts should ensure that they receive clear instructions from the solicitor (in writing unless this is not practicable) specifying their requirements.
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Instructions should be..
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01 June 1995
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OFFICIAL REFEREES SOLICITORS ASSOCIATION
Guidelines for Barristers’ Fees
The following are intended to be guidelines only and may be varied according to individual circumstances.
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Save only in exceptional circumstances (for example where the case is one of exceptional weight and..
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01 June 1995
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE - THE INTERIM REPORT OF LORD WOOLF
Lord Woolf was appointed by the Lord Chancellor in March 1994 to review the current Rules and Procedures of the Civil Courts in England and Wales, with a view of improving access to justice, reducing the cost of litigation, reducing complexity,..
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01 June 1995
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JOINDER PROVISIONS IN JCT 80 – JOINDER PROVISIONS IN NSC/4 – NO POWER TO ORDER CONCURRENT HEARINGS
Trafalgar House Construction (Regions) Limited v Railtrack Plc
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01 June 1995
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Supporters of the traditional English way of doing things in the construction industry may have been shocked by the statistics in the Latham Report to the effect that we have the worst construction industry in Europe, inasmuch as buildings cost more..
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