Judgements: key cases in brief
Majority shareholders ordered to purchase petitioner’s shares without discount In re Donegal Investment Group Plc [2015] IEHC 439 (High Court, McGovern J, May 21st, 2015) High Court, hearing a case in...
View ArticleTexas Appellate Court Sides with Energy Industry by Requiring Personal Injury...
(Source: Reed Smith LLP) In a significant victory for the energy industry, on October 7, 2015, the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of Marathon Oil Corporation, Marathon...
View ArticleGoing with the flow - the use of “flow-down” clauses in construction...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Construction and engineering - Articles 15-10-2015 What is a flow-down clause, and why are they used? The ultimate driver behind any project is the requirements of the employer....
View ArticleMPs propose 2035 deadline for asbestos removal (CITB - Construction Industry...
(Source: CITB - Construction Industry Training Board) MPs have put forward a range of measures that could see asbestos removed from all rented homes, businesses and public buildings by 2035. The...
View ArticleConstruction Foundations newsletter - October 2015 (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Construction and engineering - Foundations 16-10-2015 Summary Welcome to Foundations, our construction and engineering monthly newsletter. Foundations will update you with...
View ArticleJudgments: key cases in brief
Majority shareholders ordered to purchase petitioner’s shares without discount In re Donegal Investment Group Plc [2015] IEHC 439 (High Court, McGovern J, May 21st, 2015) High Court, hearing a case in...
View ArticleConstruction update: latest legislation (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Construction and engineering - Articles 15-10-2015 Insurance Act 2015 - changes to an insured party's duty of disclosure Under the existing law - which remains effective until...
View ArticleFixing Your Mistakes: Henia Investments v Beck Interiors (Reed Smith LLP)
(Source: Reed Smith LLP) Since 2011, Employer and Contractors have been living with the payment regime prescribed by the updated Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. This regime...
View ArticleU.S. Appeals Court revives suit vs. post-9/11 surveillance program
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit challenging the New York City Police Department's post-9/11 surveillance of Muslim religious and civic groups, comparing the program other dark...
View ArticleMilitarization of Police and Racial Justice Gone Wrong: The Eurie Stamps...
(Source: ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union) Sixty-eight-year-old African American grandfather Eurie Stamps was lying on his stomach in his own kitchen, his hands above his head, when Officer Paul...
View ArticleDelhi: Dwarka flyover killed man in 2009, says trial court
NEW DELHI: Six years after TOI pointed out that the faulty road design of the Dwarka-Palam flyover had probably caused the death of a 21-year-old youth in an accident, a trial court on Friday held the...
View ArticleDwarka flyover killed man in 2009, says trial court
NEW DELHI: Six years after TOI pointed out that the faulty road design of the Dwarka-Palam flyover had probably caused the death of a 21-year-old youth in an accident, a trial court on Friday held the...
View ArticleCourt revives lawsuit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's post-9/11 surveillance of Muslim religious and civic groups, comparing the program to other dark...
View ArticleCourt reinstates lawsuit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslim groups in New Jersey after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,...
View ArticleS.F. schools not liable in Galileo teen’s sexual assault
S.F. schools not liable in Galileo teen’s sexual assault The San Francisco school district is not legally responsible...
View ArticleNow, builders must pay you for damages
NEW DELHI: In a significant order, a trial court has said that buyers can claim damages from builders if the latter fails to hand over the property on time. Buyers can also seek compensation or sue the...
View ArticleAlton Miles for Meso Race Raises Record-High $30,000 for Asbestos Disease...
ALTON, Ill., Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is proud to announce its 7th Annual Alton...
View ArticleAlton Miles for Meso Race Raises Record-High $30,000 for Asbestos Disease...
(Source: Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC) October 19, 2015 Nearly 1,000 attended 5K fundraising race hosted by mesothelioma law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy ALTON, Ill. - Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national leader...
View ArticleEducation Estates Briefing: Construction Foundations newsletter (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) 19-10-2015 Summary Welcome to Foundations, our construction and engineering monthly newsletter. Foundations will update you with details of what we think are the top three court...
View ArticleFluor Hosts Deepwater and Modular Fabrication Technology Conference (Fluor...
(Source: Fluor Corporation) IRVING, Texas & ZHUHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR), with Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC), hosted the Deepwater and Modular...
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