The January 2013 edition of the Fishburns Construction Update is available to download now. This edition of the update includes a review from Peter Campion of the highly significant Court of Appeal decision in Ace European Group & Others v Standard Life Assurance Limited concerning the operation of ' first party' or mitigation of loss cover and its implications for insurers of D&C risks. Mark Prince reviews 'Law in Practice: The RIBA Legal Handbook' written by John Wevill who considers the recent decision in Spiers Earthworks Pty v Landtec Projects Corp Pty Ltd. Mark Klimt considers the difficulties over whether something is part of the contractual basic service or additional.
For all this and further discussion on a selection of articles.