Paul Darling QC is a leading Advocate, Barrister and Queen's Counsel
The 4th edition of Wilmot-Smith on Construction Contracts is published this week. I am one of the two general editors. This is the first of three blogs that I will be writing about my work on it.
My introduction to construction law was arriving as a 3rd 6 pupil in the room of Richard Wilmot-Smith at 22 Old Buildings. I was his first pupil. I had been a pupil at what is now 20 Essex Street and had not “made the cut” when they awarded Tenancies.
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Join me with the SCL in Dublin, Ireland. I will be moderating a discussion on the RIAI forms of construction contract with the Society of Construction Law on 24th June. More details to follow shortly and registration can be found here. For my … [Continue reading]
The latest edition of Outlook, from the 39 Essex Chambers Commercial and Construction Group is now available. It covers the following: The proper law of an arbitration agreement, following the handing down of the Supreme Court’s judgment in Enka v … [Continue reading]
In this webinar, we look at the background to the Supreme Court judgment in Halliburton v Chubb1. Ruth Keating provides a summary of the case. Fellow members of 39 Essex Chambers then look at some of the implications and issues arising from the … [Continue reading]
The Practico Podcast I recently joined Jeremy Morgan QC and Marion Smith QC on the Practico podcast series, looking at costs. We discussed a wide-range of topics including the latest on non-party costs orders (including against experts), … [Continue reading]
