16 April 2016 – by Amber Rolt Three international luxury hotel brands are vying to operate Qatari Diar’s redevelopment of the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, W1. Cheval Blanc, Starwood Hotels & Resorts St Regis and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts have been shortlisted for the opportunity. Qatari Diar
Savills, on behalf a private client, has sold the Red Lion pub in Bitterne, Southampton to J.D. Wetherspoon for £650,000. The two storey pub is located in the centre of Bitterne close to the main retail parade with occupiers including Sainsbury’s, Poundland, Natwest and Iceland. JD Wetherspoon plans to extensively
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A Bolton night club owner has been sentenced after admitting a failure to carry out a survey for asbestos before starting on the refurbishment of a local night club. Manchester Magistrates’ court heard how UK Night Life Limited and its sole director, Charles John McGrath, undertook the management of a
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Settlement agreements are themselves prone to generating disputes. Solicitors Digby Hebbard and Christian Charles report. Above: Digby Hebbard (left) is a partner and Christian Charles (right) is a senior associate in the construction team at law firm Fladgate LLP Disputes and differences arise in connection with most construction projects, large
16 April 2016 – by Amber Rolt Three international luxury hotel brands are vying to operate Qatari Diar’s redevelopment of the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, W1. Cheval Blanc, Starwood Hotels & Resorts St Regis and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts have been shortlisted for the opportunity. Qatari Diar is planning a five-star 137-bedroom hotel on the site, with plans to be put forward to Westminster City Council next month following a public consultation this week. No decision on the operator will be made until planning is in place. The three operators are among a pack of luxury hospitality brands looking to enter or expand in the London market currently perusing a handful of prestigious sites (see below). They include The Oberoi, Park Hyatt, Armani Hotels, Aman Resorts, Waldorf Astoria, Dubai-based The Address Hotels and Resorts and Viceroy Hotels. Cheval Blanc has hotels in Courchevel, the Maldives and Saint-Barthélemy and has ambitious growth plans. Qatari Diar owns a small stake in its parent company, Bernard Arnault’s luxury conglomerate LVMH. All the content from this weekís magazine, including this article, is available in the new app. Starwood’s 100-year-old St Regis brand has long-standing ambitions to enter the London market. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts already has four hotels in the UK, three in London and one in Hampshire. According to Deloitte, there are approximately 2,500 luxury hotel bedrooms planned in the capital over the next six years, with a total investment value of more than £3bn. Nick van Marken, head of travel, leisure and hospitality at Deloitte, said: “London’s attraction is underscored by the continued interest on the part of international operators to secure or extend their presence. Some operators are targeting multiple properties under the same brand across the capital, reflecting the inherent demand for the city.” JLL is advising Qatari Diar. Source link
Savills, on behalf a private client, has sold the Red Lion pub in Bitterne, Southampton to J.D. Wetherspoon for £650,000. The two storey pub is located in the centre of Bitterne close to the main retail parade with occupiers including Sainsbury’s, Poundland, Natwest and Iceland. JD Wetherspoon plans to extensively redevelop the site. Adam Bullas, director of licensed leisure at Savills, comments: “We’re pleased with the sale of the Red Lion, which benefits from a prominent position in Bitterne. JD Wetherspoon currently have no representation across the River Itchen on the east side of Southampton and therefore see the potential to generate healthy returns in this location.” Source link
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A Bolton night club owner has been sentenced after admitting a failure to carry out a survey for asbestos before starting on the refurbishment of a local night club. Manchester Magistrates’ court heard how UK Night Life Limited and its sole director, Charles John McGrath, undertook the management of a refurbishment project between 1 August and 12 August 2015 on The Level nightclub, Mawdsley Street, Bolton without an experienced contractor in place to manage the site. Up to 20 workers were potentially exposed to deadly asbestos fibres in order for the club to open in time for Fresher’s week and an influx of students to the club. The site first came to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) attention in August 2015 following a complaint from Bolton Council regarding unsafe construction works throughout the site. The HSE inspector served a total of three Prohibition Notices and two Improvement Notices, along with a Notification of Contravention for a foreseeable risk of asbestos exposure, a lack of competent site manager, risks of falls from height, unsuitable welfare facilities and inadequate fire safety precautions. Charles McGrath, sole director of UK Night Life Limited, of Mawdsley Street, Bolton, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, and Regulations 5(a) and 16 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, and was fined £5,720.00 with costs of £3,535.86. In his summing up, District Judge Sanders remarked that Mr McGrath had chosen to rush through the works with unqualified and inexperienced people running the site on a day-to-day basis. He went on to say that it was clear that these offences amounted to a ‘degree of cost cutting at the expense of safety’. HSE inspector Matt Greenly said after the case: “Mr McGrath totally failed in his duty to protect his workers, subcontractors and anyone else accessing this site from a foreseeable risk of serious harm. Asbestos related diseases are currently untreatable and claim the lives of an estimated 5,000 people per year in the UK. “The requirement to have a suitable asbestos survey is clear and well known throughout the construction industry. Only by knowing if asbestos is present in any building before works commence can a contractor ensure that people working on their site are not exposed to these deadly fibres. “The cost of an asbestos survey is minimal compared to the legacy facing anyone who worked on this site. They now have to live with the realisation that due to the lack of care taken by Mr McGrath they may face a life shortening disease at some point over the next 30 or more years, from an exposure which was totally preventable. This case sends a clear message to any company that it does not pay to ignore risks on site, especially to simply keep to a self-imposed tight schedule.” Notes to Editors: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. It aims to reduce work-related death, injury and ill health. It does so through research, information and advice, promoting training; new or revised regulations and codes of practice, and working with local authority partners by inspection, investigation and enforcement. www.hse.gov.uk More about the legislation referred to in this case can be found at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ and guidance at http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/ HSE news releases are available at http://press.hse.gov.uk Journalists should approach HSE press office with any queries on regional press releases. Source link
Category: Construction Industry Today | Subscribe to Construction Industry Today Feed Published Mon, Oct 10th 2016 Cordant Projects has been chosen as a preferred supplier by a property developer who is behind an initiative to create high-quality homes for first-time buyers. Posted via Industry Today. Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Cordant Projects has been chosen as a preferred supplier by a property developer who is behind an initiative to create high-quality homes for first-time buyers. Taylor Fay Homes has selected the company to deliver a range of construction services across a portfolio of neglected properties that are being refurbished and made accessible to wannabe homeowners in Manchester. Taylor Fay Homes was launched in 2013 by former TV producers Tors Sinclair and Sally Lister with the ambition to create inspirational, stylish and affordable housing for people looking to climb onto the property ladder across Manchester. After refurbishing several empty properties in Gorton and Openshaw [during its first three years], the firm continue to commit to more developments across the city, with the aspiration to expand their community-focused project nationwide. The new partnership will see Cordant Projects utilise its in-house capabilities to design and install all the mechanical and electrical aspects involved when renovating the properties, including heating systems, internet connectivity and telecoms infrastructure, as well as fire alarms and security solutions where appropriate. The industry specialists will also be responsible for ensuring that the transformed buildings are energy efficient and in line with UK energy regulations. Sally Lister, Taylor Fay Homes, said: “Our mission is not only to create affordable and sophisticated homes out of unloved properties, but also to help nurture and develop local communities. Cordant Projects consistently delivers exceptional work across multiple high end developments and we look forward to working closely with the team as this exciting adventure continues.” Ian Woods, Managing Director at Cordant Projects, said: “Taylor Fay Homes is an inspiring company and we are extremely proud to be helping them with their mission to bring derelict and unoccupied properties back to life. Our experienced and dedicated teams can deliver flexible, transparent solutions with complete peace of mind.” Contact information lizzie woolleyweston partnership29 Kingswood road londonSW2 4JE07881 923 530 Source link
Settlement agreements are themselves prone to generating disputes. Solicitors Digby Hebbard and Christian Charles report. Above: Digby Hebbard (left) is a partner and Christian Charles (right) is a senior associate in the construction team at law firm Fladgate LLP Disputes and differences arise in connection with most construction projects, large or small. In our experience, a majority are resolved by the parties without recourse to formal dispute resolution, particularly while projects remain ongoing. Moreover, even the minority which become subject to dispute resolution proceedings appear to us to be settled before determination. In essence, therefore, more disputes settle than ‘go the distance’. Settlements should normally be committed to writing to ensure clarity and that they are binding. Indeed, settlement agreements are common in construction projects. Readers will be familiar with ‘full and final’ wording, such as: “A accepts payment of the sum of £x from B in full and final settlement of, and a release of any and all liability in respect of, the claims and disputes”. Entering settlement agreements requires careful consideration because, despite their prevalence, (further) disputes frequently arise and/or centre on the meaning and effect of the settlement agreements themselves. This often occurs when ad hoc settlements are reached during the substantive works and circumstances have since changed. For example, a contractor may incur additional costs and losses, as a result of a variation or instruction, to those contemplated at the time of the agreement. Alternatively, an employer may discover that rectification of defective works is more expensive than originally thought. Issues regularly encountered regarding settlement agreements include whether (i) a particular dispute was included in the scope of the settlement and (ii) disputes arising under a settlement agreement can (also) be referred to adjudication. The scope of the settlement Identifying precisely what it is settled is fundamental before agreements are signed. Historical claims and disputes should be readily identifiable. The same cannot be said for matters that may arise in the future, which a party who wants to conclude a project in absolute terms will want to settle. This is a common pinch point in negotiations because the other party will resist waiving entitlements or rights to pursue losses that it may suffer in the future and does not yet know about. There could be a significant commercial difference to a party agreeing to settle claims which are “known or should have been known at today’s date” and “claims, demands which may arise in the future”. As ever, clarity of drafting is paramount. Courts will interpret settlement agreements in the same way as any other commercial contract, and will therefore strive to give the words their ordinary and natural meaning. So, if the agreement includes a comprehensive “full and final settlement of all claims and potential claims, whether known or unknown”, the courts would normally give effect to that. In Khanty-Mansiysk Ltd v Forsters LLP [2016] EWHC 522 (Comm), the claimant had agreed to settle an invoice dispute with its solicitors and the settlement was expressed to cover any and all claims, whether known or unknown to the parties at the time of entering into the settlement agreement. The claimant subsequently sued the defendant solicitors for professional negligence, based on evidence that only came to light later on, after the date of the settlement agreement. The court upheld the release provisions because it was clear and unambiguous – it did not matter that the claimant was not, and could not have been, aware of the existence of the claim at the time of the settlement. In short, it is recommended that settlements be approached by first taking time to detect, recognise and assess the issues that may be settled and, with that scope in mind, to then forensically approach the wording of the settlement scope and exclusions provisions of the settlement agreement. Disputes under settlement agreements? An additional drafting consideration for settlement agreements is whether you want to be able to refer any disputes arising in connection with the settlement agreement to adjudication. If so, it is advisable to make express provision for it. If not, then because settlement agreements are not “construction contracts” for the purposes of the adjudication legislation, there is a possibility that parties could only refer such disputes to (the generally more expensive and lengthy) litigation or arbitration. In the recent case of J Murphy & Sons Ltd v W Maher and Sons Ltd [2016] EWHC 1148 (TCC), the court decided that a dispute arising in connection with a settlement agreement could be referred to adjudication because the dispute arose ‘under or in connection with’ the underlying contract and therefore fell within the underlying construction contract’s adjudication provisions. Although this decision is clearly of interest, it would be prudent to include adjudication provisions in settlement agreements. About the authors: Digby Hebbard is a partner and Christian Charles is a senior associate in the construction team at law firm Fladgate LLP This article was published on 2 Jun 2016 (last updated on 2 Jun 2016). Source link
