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News 5 mai 2020
Kennedys promotes thirteen to global partnership
We are delighted to confirm the promotion of thirteen lawyers to our partnership across practice areas including commercial, employment and healthcare, as well as specialist areas of insurance and liability that include cyber, property and construction, professional liability, travel, abuse and fraud. Eight of those promoted are based in the UK, with four in the US and one in Australia. Our worldwide partner count is now 264.
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Article 1 mai 2020
COVID-19: potential claims against construction professionals and its impact on ongoing and future disputes
The government has confirmed that construction sites across the UK should continue to operate. However, firms across the supply chain are being faced with difficult decisions about whether to temporarily close sites and, where sites remain open, the restrictions that need to be put into place.
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Article 1 mai 2020
COVID-19 Insurance Update: 1 May 2020
Financial Conduct Authority has announced it intends to ask the courts to rule on whether a ‘representative sample of the most frequently used’ BI policy wording provide cover for COVID-19 related losses.
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Article 27 abr 2020
Has your contract been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak? What to do now
At a time when we work and live from home and everything may only roam free on the internet, many contracts were and will continue to be cancelled due to the pandemic outbreak the world is dealing with right now.
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Article 24 abr 2020
COVID-19 – the professional consultants’ view
Following on from our previous article UK construction - will now be the time for collaboration? which examined how to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on building contracts, we now look to examine the possible impact on professional appointments.
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News 17 abr 2020
Kennedys continues Legal 500 success with 2020 EMEA rankings
We are pleased to announce that the publication of the 2020 edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa has seen us build on our 2019 success.
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Case review 7 abr 2020
Can fraud prevent enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision?
PBS Energo A.S v Bester Generacion UK Limited [19.03.20]: The Court of Appeal has provided helpful guidance on when enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision can be refused on the basis of fraud.
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Article 30 mar 2020
COVID-19: legal advice on force majeure in the United Arab Emirates
In the wake of COVID-19, the law firm explores what impact the pandemic will have on UAE projects.
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Article 27 mar 2020
COVID-19 – if sites close, what next?
After the initial confusion following the announcement of a nationwide “lock-down”, the Cabinet Office has confirmed that (for the time being) construction projects may continue, subject to sites being able to comply with Public Health England’s advice.
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Report 27 mar 2020
COVID-19 – impact on businesses in the UK
While priority measures are understandably focused on the threat to life and health, with governments around the world implementing quarantine and social distancing procedures, local and international trade and business has been and will continue to be affected in different and, often extreme, ways.