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FREE CHECKLIST: Reviewing a Funder Collateral Warranty
This checklist sets out the key issues to consider when reviewing a collateral warranty on behalf of a funder. The term ‘funder’ is used throughout to refer to any party that is providing finance in connection with a project. Available now from our free downloads...
July 2015 Lexis®PSL Property Highlights
Welcome to this month’s update by Lexis®PSL Property! Highlights include: 1) Professional negligence and property searches Orientfield Holdings v Bird & Bird in which the High Court upheld a claimant’s action for damages against its former solicitors 2) No...
Collateral Warranties: Step-in rights (and wrongs…)
Ann Minogue, partner at Macfarlanes LLP, explores the issues and risks regarding step-in rights, particularly in relation to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (C(RTP)A 1999). What is the difficulty regarding step-in rights in relation to the use of...
In theory – CDM Regulations and novation
What effect do the new CDM Regulations 2015 have on a principal designer novated to a contractor? Seb Oram, construction law barrister at 3PB Barristers, considers a hypothetical scenario that addresses the implications of the new CDM Regulations. Scenario On 10...
Free download: 4 steps to take when acting on the grant of an easement over tenanted land
A tenant can acquire a right for the benefit of its lease against an adjoining landowner. A tenant can also acquire a right against its own landlord, another tenant of its landlord or a third party. When dealing with the landlord or property owner of tenanted land on...
Lock-out agreements & exclusivity: 6 ‘key’ drafting points
In an ever more competitive property market, exclusivity or “lock-out” agreements are coming back to the fore. This blog post highlights a few of the ‘key’ points (pun intended) to keep in mind when drafting or negotiating these agreements. If you regularly act...
