I was pleased to join the solicitors of Trowers and Hamlins recent for their podcast recording, ‘legally brief’ on final statements and recent case law. In this episode, I joined Olivia Jenkins. Olivia hosted construction industry experts Theresa Mohammed and fellow barrister, Ruth Keating of 39 Essex Chambers.
[Read more…]How To Stay Away From Lawyers
On 25th November, Paul Darling QC joined Barton Legal for a webinar on ‘How to stay away from lawyers’. In this webinar, Paul and Bill were joined by Martina Hess from CES Consulting Engineers. Watch the video recording below.
The team looked at how to minimise the risk of needing legal advice and disputes. They examined a range of topics, from risk in construction contracts to good faith and projects relationships, concluding with what to do if you cannot avoid a dispute.
[Read more…]Deconstructed Liquidated Damages – Review of Recent Developments
Watch this two part webinar on deconstructed liquidated damages, Paul Darling and Richard Wilmot-Smith review recent developments alongside a number of barristers from 39 Essex Chambers.
Liquidated damages clauses can provide a remedy that is predictable and certain. The difficult, time-consuming and potentially expensive task of quantifying damages is avoided. But drafting an enforceable clause is not straightforward and when a dispute breaks out, it is not always clear whether a liquidated damages clause will be upheld by Judges, Adjudicators and Arbitrators.
Run in two parts, over successive days, this webinar looks at some of the recently answered and the remaining unanswered questions relating to liquidated damages provisions under English law.
[Read more…]Liquidated Damages Deconstructed
Join a panel of speakers from 39 Essex Chambers over the course of two days as we take a look at recent developments in relation to Liquidated Damages (LDs).
LD clauses can provide a remedy that is predictable and certain. They can avoid the difficult, time-consuming and potentially expensive task of quantifying damages. But drafting an enforceable clause is not straightforward and when a dispute breaks out, it is not always clear whether such a clause will be upheld by Judges, Adjudicators and Arbitrators.
[Read more…]Wilmot-Smith on Construction Contracts Podcast 9
Restitution
In this episode, Paul Darling QC and Frederick Wilmot-Smith discuss Chapter 3: Restitution. The Chapter seeks to explain Restitution from First Principles. Paul and Fred discuss the recent developments which the Chapter captures and prospects for the next years. The discussion is wide-ranging, covers life at the Bar, as an academic and touches on being the son of the book’s General Editor Richard Wilmot-Smith QC.
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