Webinar: Common NEC issues explained
Jessica Stephens KC will join Driver Trett on 10th November for their second autumn webinar. The webinar will take the form of a mock adjudication and focus on explaining common NEC issues including defective work, key dates, late changes to Works Information and delay damages. This webinar will be of interest to all those who […]
2nd November 2020
Society of Construction Law Hong Kong – Online Annual Conference
We are delighted to be sponsoring the SCL Hong Kong Annual Conference again this year. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the conference will be held online by way of a series of four webinars. James Leabeater KC and Jessica Stephens KC of 4 Pump Court will be speaking at sessions 3 and 2 respectively. The […]
Jessica Stephens KC examines the recent TCC judgment in Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) Limited 2020] EWHC 1581...
Judgment was issued yesterday in Essex County Council v UBB Waste (Essex) Limited 2020] EWHC 1581 (TCC) following a six week trial heard last year before Mr Justice Pepperall in the TCC. Daniel Churcher of 4 Pump Court appeared as junior counsel for Essex, instructed by Slaughter and May alongside Marcus Taverner KC, Piers Stansfield […]
19th June 2020
Construction Newsletter – Important Decision from the Qatar International Court and Disputes Resolution Centre...
Demand guarantees, strict compliance, and preclusion: Qatar International Court and Disputes Resolution Court of Appeal upholds enforcement of guarantees and provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the URDG. Key points The Court of Appeal of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre has decided its first case relating to demand guarantees; In […]
13th May 2020
Construction Newsletter – The TCC throws a spanner in the works of expert witness firms
Summary In what is likely to be a significant blow to firms providing expert witness services, the TCC has recently issued a judgment that may heavily curtail their activities. In a decision issued last week in A Company v X, Y, Z [2020] EWHC 809 (TCC) the claimant succeeded in continuing an injunction restraining the […]
9th April 2020
Who’s Who Legal: Construction 2020 – Legal Marketplace Analysis
We are delighted that Jessica Stephens KC and Sanjay Patel have been recognised in Who’s Who Legal ‘Construction 2020 – Future Leaders – Legal Marketplace Analysis’. Jessica has been listed as one of three ‘Most Highly Regarded’ Non-Partners, being described as a “highly confident and persuasive advocate”, and Sanjay has been recognised as “a top-notch practitioner credited with a ‘careful and […]
6th April 2020
Rachel Ansell KC appointed as Chair of the Technology & Construction Bar Association
Following the 2019 TECBAR AGM on 18th July, we are pleased to announce that Rachel Ansell KC has been appointed as Chair of TECBAR (the Technology and Construction Bar Association). This follows two years of Rachel sitting as Vice-Chair. Helen Dennis will also continue as a TECBAR committee member for a further term of two […]
19th July 2019
James Leabeater and Jessica Stephens are appointed King’s Counsel
4 Pump Court are delighted to announce that both James Leabeater and Jessica Stephens were appointed as Queen’s Counsel at the 2019 Silks ceremony in Westminster on 11th March.
12th March 2019
King’s Counsel Appointments 2019
4 Pump Court are delighted to announce that James Leabeater and Jessica Stephens will be appointed as Queen’s Counsel at the next ceremony in Westminster on 11th March 2019.
10th January 2019
Fiona Sinclair KC joins Chambers
4 Pump Court is delighted to announce that Fiona Sinclair KC has joined chambers from 4 New Square. Fiona is recommended as a leading silk in the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and Chambers Global where she is described as “technically brilliant and a real star”. She has extensive experience across all of 4 Pump […]
8th September 2017
Adjudication Society Seminar – 14th June 2016
BIM New Challenges, New Disputes? Jessica Stephens alongside Tim Willis of Trowers will be speaking at the Adjudication Midlands Society on the 14th June. They will be considering the potential issues arising as BIM is introduced into the construction process as well as the liability and dispute issues that tribunals will have to deal with. […]
CIOB Masterclass Series: 3rd December 2015
Jessica Stephens will be speaking at the Hill International CIOB Masterclass Series. The question of whether something does or doesn’t constitute a contractual change still dominates construction disputes. The seminar will look in more detail at the following key issues: What are the most common disputes that arise in relation to variations? What are the […]
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