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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g.,

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Liability Rates Hold Steady as Risks Grow More Complex

ENR Construction

Insurers are writing more professional liability coverage for designers, with rates holding steady in the buyer’s market, says a new survey by insurance broker and risk consultant Ames & Gough.

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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

Green Building Law Update

These new laws are the Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022 and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022. the principal climate-related risks and opportunities arising in connection with the company’s operations, and.

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Twists and Turbines — A New York Case Highlights an Owner’s Risk When Not Using Full-Wrap EPC Delivery

Constructlaw

CHA Consulting, Inc. , The New York State Thruway Authority (the owner) sued CHA Consulting, Inc. In conclusion — it is not uncommon for an owner to separately contract with the major players on a construction project, as opposed to entering a full-wrap EPC agreement, but such an arrangement presents certain risks.

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First-Party vs. Third-Party Insurance: What’s the Difference?

Levelset

Third-party insurance , also known as liability or casualty insurance, protects insured individuals or businesses in situations where they may be liable for damages to another person or business — the third party. The roofer’s general liability insurance covers claims related to injuries related to the customer’s fall.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law, something that is expected to happen by rulemaking at some point in 2022. Liability from old dry cleaners in retail sites that are beyond the boundaries of the “subject property” (.

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Construction Law: Jan/Feb 2024

Construction Law

Guest editor Delay without reasonable excuse and criminal liability Guest Editors Chris Bryden and Bartholomew Scholefield of 4 King’s Bench Walk warn that post Grenfell Improvement Notices to replace cladding should not be ignored, otherwise financial and criminal consequences may follow.