Nominations for the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
We are delighted to announce that 4 Pump Court has been nominated for nine awards at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020 both as a set and individual members. Our nominations are: Construction & Energy: Set of the Year IP, IT & Media: Set of the Year Shipping: Set of the Year International Arbitration: Silk […]
27th November 2019
Fiona Sinclair KC speaking at SCL Hong Kong Annual Conference
Fiona Sinclair KC was delighted to speak at the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong’s Annual International Conference on Change Orders on 8 November. The theme for 2019 was “Change Management and Claims”. Fiona was joined by other industry and legal experts for a full day exploration of typical contractual mechanisms concerning changes on construction […]
Chambers & Partners 2020 Rankings
4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2020. Our barristers have been described as ‘precise, detail-led’ and ‘top-notch overall’, supported by an ‘incredibly commercial’ clerking team, providing a ‘consistently excellent service’. Chambers and Partners have ranked 4 Pump Court in the following areas: Commercial […]
10th October 2019
4 Pump Court sponsor the SCL Annual Conference in Hong Kong
4 Pump Court are delighted to be sponsoring the Society of Construction Law Annual Conference in Hong Kong, on 8 November 2019. The theme for this year’s conference is Change Management and Claims. The conference will explore the typical contractual mechanisms concerning change, how to manage any such changes and the consequences of such changes. […]
4th October 2019
Legal 500 2019 Rankings
4 Pump Court are delighted to be recognised in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK Guide. Chambers have been described as ‘setting the standard for commercial sets’ with a ‘raft of top quality barristers’. Our clerks have been described as helping the ‘solicitor/counsel dynamic feel like a proper team’ and ‘really going out […]
27th September 2019
Construction Newsletter – How long do the Liquidated Damages continue?
The latest edition of our Construction Newsletter is now available. This edition, written by Quentin Tannock and Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard, features the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Triple Point Technology, Inc. v PTT Public Company Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 230. In this case, the Court of Appeal gives comprehensive guidance as to the […]
30th May 2019
M Davenport Builders Limited v Greer – For how long can the cracks be papered over?
The latest edition of our Construction Newsletter features the recent decision given by the Technology & Construction Court in M Davenport Builders Limited v Greer [2019] EWHC 318. This is the first TCC case to apply S&T(UK) Ltd v Grove Developments [2018] EWCA Civ 2448. The newsletter, written by George Woods, explains the difficulties arising […]
15th March 2019
New Disclosure Rules in Effect from 1 January 2019
On 1 January 2019, a new set of disclosure rules came into effect in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, most notably the Commercial Court and the Technology and Construction Court (with some limited exceptions, such as the Admiralty Court). The new rules are part of the Disclosure Pilot scheme, which is […]
8th January 2019
Legal 500 UK Awards 2019
We are delighted to announce that Kate Livesey has won Construction & Energy Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 UK Awards 2019. Kate’s practice focuses on onshore and offshore construction, shipbuilding and energy, professional liability and commercial and insurance work. For her construction work, Kate’s been described as ‘an excellent advocate who is […]
Construction Newsletter Issue 34 – Ndole Assets Ltd v Designer M&E Services UK Ltd
The latest edition of our Construction Newsletter is now available online. This issue focuses on the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Ndole Assets Ltd v Designer M&E Services UK Ltd and the practical concequences this judgment will have going forwards. Fiona Sinclair KC and Gideon Shirazi represented the successful respondent. To view the full […]
2nd January 2019
Nominations for Legal 500 Awards 2019
4 Pump Court are delighted to have been nominated for 4 awards at the upcoming Legal 500 Bar Awards in February 2019. Awards we have been nominated for include: Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year – Nigel Tozzi KC Construction & Energy Set of the Year Construction & Energy Junior of the Year – Kate […]
S&T (UK) Limited v Grove Developments Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 2448
The 33rd edition of our Consruction Newsletter features today’s decision of the Court of Appeal, given by Sir Rupert Jackson, in S&T (UK) Ltd v Grove Developments Ltd. The Court of Appeal has upheld Coulson J’s decision at first instance in which he held that an employer is entitled to run a second adjudication to […]
7th November 2018
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