http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:12:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Keywords: The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 Well, it is finally going to happen!  After a very long consultation period, the amendments to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 will come into force in ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/briefings/amendments_to_the_construction_act/ Michael Gerard has been invited by a well known Midlands based practice of Chartered Surveyors, to address their clients at the Belfry, Birmingham, on the forthcoming changes to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 on 26 June 2011. The changes, as contained in the Local Democracy, Economic ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/news/changes_housing_grants_construction_and_regeneration_act_1996/ British Gypsum, who are part of the Saint-Gobain conglomerate, have requested Michael Gerard & Co. to carry out further time and motion studies on another area of its business. Time studies will be carried out on 2 types of stud partitioning systems in order to directly compare both. ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/news/british_gypsum_favours_michael_gerard/ Keywords: Jones –v– Kaney; Stanton –v– Callaghan [2000] 1 QB 75; 2 WLR 745; Palmer –v– Durnford Ford [1992] QB 483; Borth-y-Gest in Rondel –v– Worsley [1969] 1 AC 19; Saif Ali –v– Sydney Mitchell [1980] AC 198;Expert witness; The recent judgement of Jones –v– Kaney [2011] ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/briefings/expert_-immunity_jones%e2%80%93v%e2%80%93kaney/ Keywords: Set-off; Abatement; Counter-claim; Hanak –v– Green [1958] 2 QB 9; Anglian Building Products Ltd. –v– W & C French (Construction) Ltd. [1972] 16 BLR ; Ruxley Electronics & Construction Limited –v– Forsyth [1996] AC 344; Bouygues –v– Dahl-Jensen [2000] BLR 522 The economic gloom continues to wreak havoc ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/briefings/setoff/ Keywords: CN Associates (A Firm) –v– Holberton Limited [2011] EWHC 43 (TCC); Adjudication; Adjudicator’s jurisdiction; Agency; Assignment; Contract evidenced in writing; CPR Part 24 In the case of CN Associates (A Firm) –v–Holbeton Limited, CN Associates (“CN”) sought to summarily enforce the decision of an ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/briefings/statutory_adjudication_who_is_the_contracting_party/ Keywords: Insolvency; Joint Contracts Tribunal; JCT; Intermediate Form of Contract 2005; Terminating employment; Clause 8.5; Set-off; Statement of Account The following article was recently published in the Estates Review magazine, and is wholly relevant to Insolvency Practitioners who may encounter businesses operating in the construction industry.  By ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/briefings/construction_insolvency_and_standard_forms_of_contract/ The seminar to be hosted by Michael Gerard & Co on ‘Statutory Adjudication – an Insolvency Practitioners guide’, on 17 March 2011 is now completely booked out. Please watch out for dates on this topic in the near future. http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/news/statutory_adjudication_seminar-2/ Keywords: Straw Realisations (No 1) Ltd (formerly known as Haymills (Contractors) Ltd (in administration) –v– Shaftsbury House (Developments) Ltd [2010] EWHC 2597; Statutory Adjudication; Insolvency; Administration; Insolvency Act 1986; Insolvency Rules; Final and binding; Summary Judgement; Stay of Judgement; JCT Standard Form of Building Contract ... http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/briefings/resisting_debt_due_to_an_insolvent_company/ The seminar to be hosted by Michael Gerard & Co on ‘Statutory Adjudication – a beginners guide’, on 10 February 2011 is now completely booked out. Please watch out for dates on this topic in the near future. http://www.michael-gerard.co.uk/blog/news/statutory_adjudication_seminar/