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        <title>Silver Shemmings welcome new Consultant Solicitor - 01/12/2011</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ We are pleased to confirm that Diana Hird has joined the practice as a Consultant as from 1 December 2011.  

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        <title>Employment Law Article by Anthony Philpott published in the Solicitors Journal - 01/11/2011</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ ''Coming of Age'' is an article on age discrimination written by Anthony Philpott, Consultant with Silver Shemmings LLP.  This article has recently been published in the Solicitors Journal (SJ 155/40 25 October 2011)
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        <title>Free Legal Helpine for FMB Members - 14/10/2011</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ We are now assisting the Federation of Master Builders London region by providing a free legal helpline for its members.  

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        <title>Practical Guide to NEC3 Engineering &amp; Construction Contract - 04/05/2011</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ A Practical Guide to the NEC3 Engineering & Construction Contract by Michael Rowlinson, has recently been published by Wiley-Blackwell.  We do recommend this as essential reading material!
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        <title>Tickets for Wimbledon - Is it Bribery? - 27/04/2011</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Bribery Act passed last year has not yet come into force because guidance on how the Act was supposed to work could not be agreed.  However last week this was published with a view to implementing the Act in July of this year.

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        <title>First Corporate Manslaughter Trial - 01/02/2011</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The first prosecution for Corporate Manslaughter commenced its Trial last week.  This is the first prosecution brought under the Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2008.  In future, it is likely that this Act will be used to prosecute large companies for accidents on site.

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        <title>The Equality Act 2010 - 23/11/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Our employment specialist, Anthony Philpott, looks at The Equality Act 2010 which came into force on 1 October 2010.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Legal 500 of leading Lawyers in the UK for 2010 - 11/11/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ We are delighted that Tony Philpott our Employment specialist has been listed in the Legal 500 of leading Lawyers in the UK for 2010. ]]></description>
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        <title>Employment Law - Redundancy Consultation - 14/10/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Pinewood Repro Ltd T/A County Print -v- G. Page [2010] UKEAT 0028_10_1310

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        <title>Robert Shawyer - ICES' new representative to the CIC''s  Liability Panel - 14/09/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Robert Shawyer, Partner based at our Cardiff office, has been appointed as the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors representative to the Construction Industry Council''s Liability Panel.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Adjudication Enforcement: Fileturn Ltd -v- Royal Garden Hotel Ltd [2010] EWHC 1736 (TCC) - 21/07/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Silver Shemmings successfully acted for Fileturn Limited in their application for summary judgment to enforce an adjudicator''s decision given in their favour.  The application was defended by Royal Garden Hotel Limited ... ]]></description>
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        <title>Silver Shemmings welcome Julie Haigh on board - 09/07/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ We are delighted to annouce that Julie Haigh has joined us as a Consultant working out of our Cardiff office.
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        <title>Health &amp; Safety Enforcement. - 17/06/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The HSE demonstrate that they will prosecute where there are breaches of regulations especially where employers have apparently disregarded and failed to take proper precautions to ensure the safety of their workforce. ]]></description>
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        <title>Hip Hip Hooray! - 02/06/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ One of the immediate actions taken by our new coalition Government was to cancel HIPS - the requirement for any seller of a domestic property to have a Home Information Pack ready for inspection by a potential purchaser ]]></description>
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        <title>Congratulations to Robert Shawyer, Partner - 30/04/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Congratulations to Robert Shawyer, the Partner based at our Cardiff office, who has become a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  Robert already acts as an Arbitrator in disputes including construction claims and can be contacted at our Cardiff office on ]]></description>
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        <title>What should a driving at work policy cover? - 22/04/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Road accidents happen everyday but up to a third are work related.  Driving is part of work falls under Health & Safety legislation and as such employers should ensure that driving risks are effectively managed.  This applies to all industries including the construction industry where ]]></description>
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        <title>Bribery Act 2010 and the Construction industry - time to clean up? - 16/04/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ This Act deals with both direct and indirect bribery. Section 7 is the most worrying part of the Act as far as companies and commercial organisations are concerned and may mean that you need to be considering your procedures to avoid prosecutions. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The HSE have announced that they will be carrying out a number of unannounced visits to building sites aimed at improving health and safety.  The initiative started on 1st March 2010 and will be focusing on refurbishments and roofing works.
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        <title>Own Goal?  - Health and Safety - Fire Risk Assessments - 08/03/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ A fire at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh could not have happened in a more convenient place – after all, there would be no delay in putting it out.  However, news has just emerged that the College had failed to keep up to date its own fire risk assessment. ]]></description>
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        <title>Welcome to our new look website - 08/03/2010</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Welcome to our new website which we hope provides more information on what we do.  We also have a comprehensive search facility of our articles and news items.  We are also pleased to announce that ... ]]></description>
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        <title>PFI Contracts Article by Matthew Dillon published in Public Finance Magazine - 01/10/2009</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Public Finance Magazine published the risks that the public sector is exposed to once their pfi contracts go operational.Matthew's article looks at some of the common problems and what needs to be done to address these.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Silver Shemmings welcomes new Consultants on board - 01/08/2009</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ We are delighted to welcome two new Consultants to the practice who have joined the teams in London and Epping. ]]></description>
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        <title>Congratulations to Robert Shawyer, Partner based at our Cardiff Office.   - 01/04/2009</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Robert has recently been voted in as Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for Wales  ]]></description>
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        <title>Enforcement of an Adjudicator's Decision: YCMS Limited -v- Grabiner &amp; another 31 January 2009 - 01/02/2009</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Amendments of a Decision by the Adjudicator under the 'slip rule' and off-setting the Award... ]]></description>
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        <title>Commercial Buildings - Energy Performance Certificates - 01/03/2008</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ An EPC is required wherever a commercial building is sold or rented out. The certificate will be valid for ten years. 
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        <title>TUPE and the Insolvent Business - 01/01/2008</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The revised Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations came into force ]]></description>
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        <title>The Construction Act Consultation - Proposed changes to the adjudication procedure - 01/09/2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ In the 2nd Consultation paper there is the suggestion that the requirement that the adjudication provisions which currently only apply to construction contracts which are in writing should be removed.   ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ New regulations coming into force in April 2008. ]]></description>
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        <title>Changes to the &quot;Construction Act&quot; The Second Consultation - 01/08/2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Looking at the problems encountered by the construction industry in seeking to follow the requirements of the Act and, which requirements have led to a considerable number of challenges in the courts relating to the interpretation and operation of the Construction Act. ]]></description>
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        <title>An architect's responsibility for latent defects  - 03/07/2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The case of Pearson Education Ltd v. Charter Partnership Ltd ]]></description>
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        <title>&quot;Delay? What delay?&quot; - 02/07/2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ A case earlier in the year in the TCC Court looked at a claim for damages for delay to a project.  One issue was whether delay to one part of the construction programme was on the critical path and whether delays due to associated remedial works had delayed completion. ]]></description>
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        <title>&quot;Who's driving the company car?&quot; - 01/07/2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Company cars and speeding tickets can be a problem. If a ticket is issued for speeding it is sent to the registered owner who is responsible for providing details of the driver at the time the offence took place. The Company Secretary or a director could be prosecuted for failure to provide the driver's details! ]]></description>
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        <title>Pre-action protocols - All change - 02/06/2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Pre-action protocols were developed over a number of years in respect of a number of common types of claims, such as personal injury, professional negligence and construction. The aim of the protocol is to reduce the number of claims going to litigation.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Adjudication - Another Protocol  - 01/06/2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Adjudication Society has last year produced a protocol for Adjudicators in respect of how they should act when appointed.   ]]></description>
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