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Special Tribunal Orders Principal Agent to Repay R147.2m Over Procurement and Contract Breaches
Brought to you by SAnews: The Special Tribunal has ruled that the appointment and conduct of the principal agent for the Nkandla security upgrade project were unlawful, ordering the recovery of R147,269,444.06 in public funds under the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, No. 74 of 1996.
Cohen Seglias Attorneys Named to the 2027 Best Lawyers® and Ones to Watch® Lists
/ Announcements We are happy to share that 30 Cohen Seglias attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. This recognition highlights our attorneys’ commitment to delivering exceptional service across a wide range of practice areas, including Construction, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Family Law and more.
For full access, please log in or sign up. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has issued a class deviation ending the government project labor agreement (PLA) mandate for future VA projects. Previously, the Biden Administration issued an executive order and then a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that required all large-scale government construction projects to include a PLA. AGC...
The Trouble with Tariffs for Construction and Possible Solutions
For full access, please log in or sign up. Tariffs are not the most beautiful word for the construction industry. Addressing tariffs in existing contracts are difficult in lump sum contracts that do not contain a price escalation clause. Tariffs unexpectedly increase the price of materials while fees and the contract price are fixed lump sum. Alternatively, cost-of-the-work agreements...
In Light of Tariff Uncertainty, Cost-Plus Contracts Are a Great Solution
Cost-of-the-work agreements (aka “cost-plus” contracts) are commonly used in commercial construction contracting to establish the terms and conditions for a project based on the cost of the work performed.[i] The major families of standard construction contracts include a cost-of-the-work plus overhead and profit in their product offerings. Material supplies from...
Next Steps on AGC’s Big Win Challenging the Federal PLA-Mandate - AGC News
For full access, please log in or sign up. AGC recently celebrated a big win for AGC members working for the federal government in the case MVL USA Inc. vs. USA, which can be found here. AGC hired outside counsel to develop a novel legal strategy to protest the federal government’s mandate to use project labor agreements (PLAs) on...
With President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, contractors and project owners are bracing for potential ripple effects across the construction industry. From material shortages to skyrocketing costs, the implications of these tariffs could be far-reaching. To help industry professionals prepare, a webinar... For full access, please log in or sign up.
AGC Contract Documents Forum Virtual Town Hall
For full access, please log in or sign up. The AGC Contract Documents Forum and the AGC Construction Law and Operations Committee will hold a virtual Town Hall meeting. We will have an open discussion about mixing and matching different standard contract documents (and bespoke contracts) at the prime and subcontract levels. There will be a micro presentation on...
Upcoming Updates to ConsensusDocs Design-Build Contracts: What You Need to Know
For full access, please log in or sign up. With over $300 billion dollars in annual revenue tied to alternative project delivery, staying ahead of contracting best practices is crucial for the construction industry. Revenue from the top 100 design-build firms increased more than 26 percent from 2023, according to Engineering News Record’s (ENR’s) 2024 report on top design...
Takings By The Judiciary
In his latest Daily Journal column, Manatt Appellate Senior Counsel Michael Berger discussed the California Supreme Court’s decision to Romero v. Shih.
Housing As A Health-Related Social Need: Lessons From North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot
Manatt Health Partner Melinda Dutton and Directors Dori Glanz Reyneri and Mandy Ferguson wrote a Health Affairs article discussing lessons learned from North Carolina’s experience leveraging Medicaid to address health-related social needs (HRSN) for beneficiaries experiencing housing crises.
Manatt Obtains Asylum for Decorated Afghan Veteran and Family
A Manatt pro bono team successfully secured asylum for a decorated veteran of the Afghan military and his family members who were evacuated from the country after the Taliban took over in 2021. Referred to as SA, the client served with the National Mine Reduction Group (NMRG) in Afghanistan beginning in 2013. This group was responsible for identifying and disabling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that were targeted at U.S. troops and their allies.
Manatt Partners with LEAP to Become First Ever Underwriter of Its Pre-L Boot Camp
Manatt is proud to be the first ever underwriter of Legal Education Access Pipeline’s (LEAP) Pre-L Boot Camp as part of its innovative model helping future legal professionals from underrepresented backgrounds successfully apply to and excel in law school.
ESG: Opportunities For Your Company
The topic of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) offers companies the opportunity to reinvent themselves and orientate themselves towards the future. The entire economic and financial system is increasingly realizing the importance of compliance, self regulation and sustainability, all of which require a long-term perspective. Why Is ESG Important? Investors: More and more investors are taking ESG criteria into account when making their decisions.
Specialty Value Based Care: A 2024 Checklist for Survival and Success
2023 was a difficult year for specialty value based care start-ups. Revenue fell below expectations, engagement lagged and many start-ups struggled. Health system work in this arena was modest despite a critical mass of systems continuing a value based strategy. Yet value based specialty care is essential to address the bulk of total cost of care and quality opportunity that primary care can only indirectly address.
There’s Nothing Weak About the SEC’s “Weakened” Climate Disclosure Mandate
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its long-awaited climate disclosure mandate for publicly traded companies (Final Rule). While significant portions of the proposed rule have been scaled back or outright removed, the Final Rule nonetheless thunderously ushers in a new era of data compilation and risk assessment, systems management and oversight, governance accountability and new avenues for shareholder- and activist-driven objectives and agendas.
Parsing Prior Notices: First Department's Guidance on Municipal Liability
In a recent legal battle, the First Department faced the appeal of DeGraffe v. City of New York (2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 00265), where the plaintiff sought to overturn the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant city. DeGraffe claimed injuries resulting from a trip and fall incident within a city park, attributing the mishap to a defective dent in a concrete walkway.
Street Smarts: Untangling Liability for Defective Conditions
So, you’ve been sued because someone was injured, or possibly damaged their personal property, due to a defect in the road or street next to your property. Are you responsible? While the specific circumstances of any given case will always be the factors that determine the ultimate answer, as a general matter, a property owner does not own the public street or road, and the municipality might be the real party at fault.
Manatt Continues to Grow Entertainment Group with Renowned Talent Executive in New York
Binta Niambi Brown’s work with global icons across sports, music, media and entertainment as well as her extensive experience as a record executive, talent manager and artist advocate deepen Manatt’s work within the creator economy Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today announced the arrival of Entertainment Partner Binta Niambi Brown in the Firm’s New York office.
FTC Bans Rite Aid From Using AI Facial Recognition Due to Falsely Tagging Consumers as Shoplifters
In a complaint filed in federal court, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has alleged that Rite Aid used facial recognition technology in its stores without taking reasonable steps to prevent harm to consumers who were falsely accused by employees of shoplifting or other criminal activity. The complaint also charges that Rite Aid violated a 2010 Commission data security order by failing to adequately oversee its technology service providers.
Roan I. Libarios of Libra Law joins IR as the exclusive Construction Law member in Philippines. - IR Global
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce that Roan I. Libarios has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law member in Philippines. Roan I.
Malgorzata Parnicka joins K&L Legal as the Exclusive Construction Law in Poland. - IR Global
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Malgorzata Parnicka of K&L Legal. Małgorzata has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law member in Poland. Małgorzata specializes in handling financial aspects of investment as well as the processes itself, from acquiring real estate to administrative procedures of occupancy permit, including banking law, construction law, investment contract law, public procurement law and commercial law.
Agnieszka Sobczyk joins K&L Legal as the Exclusive Construction Law member in Poland. - IR Global
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Agnieszka Sobczyk of K&L Legal. Agnieszka has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law member in Poland. She practices and specializes in civil, construction and financial law. In her professional career, she focuses for over 20 years on civil and construction law. She has significant experience working on a civil proceeding both B2B and B2C.
Appellate Division Upholds Arbitration Provision Contained Within “Clickwrap” Agreement (NJ)
In Jeffrey Santana v. SmileDirectClub, LLC, Plaintiff alleged that that invisible tooth aligners purchased online had caused damage to Plaintiff’s teeth and lasting injuries. The case took an interesting turn when the Defendant sought to dismiss the complaint, citing an arbitration provision buried within the first of three hyperlinked underlined documents, each appearing in different…
The Insurance Industry Should Not Discard Its Single Digit Ratio Evaluation Of Potential Punitive Damages In Bad Faith Actions Despite Bert v. Turk (PA) - IR Global
In July, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court evaluated the punitive damages exposure in insurance bad faith cases as a result of its decision in Bert v. Turk, 298 A.3d 44 (Pa. 2023). In Bert, the Court upheld a Superior Court ruling endorsing a “per-defendant” approach of calculating the ratio of punitive to compensatory damages. It also reviewed whether the Pennsylvania Superior Court had erred in…
K&L Legal joins IR as the exclusive Construction Law member in Poland - IR Global
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Krzysztof Granat of K&L Legal. Krzysztof has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law member in Poland. Founding and named partner of K&L Legal since 2007, master of law of Jagiellonian University Law Faculty in Cracov, Poland and member of Chambers of Legal Advisors in Wrocław, Poland.
Building Safety Act 2022: remediation orders and the implications for the construction sector-Construction Law
News An article co-authored by senior associate Pauline Lam has appeared in Construction Law, examining the first Remediation Order under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the expected implications for the construction sector, reinforced by the recent Leigham Court Road decision in which case Pauline acted for the leaseholders (instructing Robert Bowker of Tanfield Chambers who co-authored this article).
Foulston Siefkin LLP BizSpotlight
A total of 68 Foulston Siefkin attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, including 15 honored as "Lawyer of the Year" in a specific practice area and city. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is a well-known reference work which uses peer feedback to develop lawyer rankings.
Parekh & Co joins IR Global as the exclusive Construction Law member in India - IR Global
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce that Sameer Parekh has joined IR as our exclusive exclusive Construction Law in India. An Advocate on Record of the Supreme Court of India, Sameer has done his Masters in Law from the University of Pennsylvania and is admitted to practice in India and New York, USA. He is the Managing Partner of the firm, with over 30 years of experience.
Legislative news regarding superbonus 110%
Brief analysis of the law n. 38/2023 regarding Superbonus 110%, containing “urgent measures regarding the assignment of credits”. Law 38/2023 has been in force since 12 April, the conversion law of decree law 11/2023 (so-called credit block) containing urgent measures regarding the assignment of credits.
Harnessing the Power of Data Exchange to Support Care for Older Adults: Gaps and Opportunities
View the Free Webinar on Demand and Download a Free Copy of the Presentation and Companion Report. Data exchange is crucial to coordinating care and services for older people, particularly those who have an array of health and social needs that require multidisciplinary teams to manage care and transitions between settings. Too often, however, health care and social services are siloed, creating barriers that limit the data sharing that is so crucial to improving care and outcomes.
Berkeley’s Natural Gas Ban in New Housing and Businesses Not Allowed, Says Ninth Circuit
Local or state regulations seeking to decarbonize new buildings by banning natural gas appliances or infrastructure are preempted under federal law according to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Cities from San Francisco to New York have adopted natural gas curtailment or ban measures as a means of cutting greenhouse gas emissions from new buildings, a critical sector of focus in climate action regimes.
Seeds of Law joins IR as the exclusive Construction Law member in Belgium
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce that Peter Moerman has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law member in Belgium Peter Moerman graduated at the Catholic University of LEUVEN in 2001 (cum laude) and obtained in 2002 an additional degree in Tax law at the same Catholic University of LEUVEN. Peter Moerman started his career in 2002 with the law firm Verhaegen Walravens where he specialised in Commercial & Economic Law.
A Global Guide for In-House Counsel: Doing business in a rapidly changing world - IR Global
Real Estate – Inflation We see three important issues regarding inflation that influence the market. Firstly, in our jurisdiction the price of building materials is rising. This problem is influencing the execution of contracts that were signed before the inflation crisis. Contractors are facing a rise in prices from their suppliers, but can only pass on these increasing prices to their customers when this was explicitly foreseen in a hardship clause in their contract.
A Global Guide for In-House Counsel: Doing business in a rapidly changing world - IR Global
Real Estate – Inflation How is the real estate market in your jurisdiction being affected by inflation? Real estate is considered, in all jurisdictions, as a leading and master indicator of economic trends. At first sight, the real estate market would not seem to be directly linked to inflation, which is calculated on prices of goods and services across the economy over time. In fact, economics and finance are worlds that strongly influence each other.
Bodie Law joins IR as the exclusive Construction Law member in Maryland - IR Global
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce that Art has joined IR as our exclusive Construction Law member in Maryland. Mr. Caltrider began his practice in 1984 with a Baltimore firm where he was a partner and by 1999 had tried to verdict over 100 jury trials.
Foulston Siefkin LLP BizSpotlight
A total of 66 Foulston Siefkin attorneys firmwide have been recognized in the 2023 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, including 7 honored as "Lawyer of the Year." Best Lawyers is a well-known reference work which uses peer feedback to develop lawyer rankings. These 20 Wichita-based Foulston attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 (additional lawyers recognized separately in another Business Spotlight): * Stanley G.
Navigating the Multi-Employer Citation Policy
Who is responsible for safety on a multi-employer worksite? When are you responsible for hazards affecting another employer’s workers? What responsibility do other employers have for the safety of your workers? Multi-employer worksites, not surprisingly, complicate labor law compliance and raise vexing questions. The short answer is that all employers have obligations to their own employees and to the employees of other contractors when it comes to safety.
Miller Time: Bonds, Sovereign Immunity, and Public Projects
Getting paid can sometimes be the hardest part of the job for a subcontractor. Typically, a subcontractor can claim a lien on the property where the work was performed or sue the prime contractor for breach of contract. However, where the “owner” is the government, getting paid can be a little trickier. Public construction projects consist of projects where the services and materials provided are used to make improvements to government owned property.
Are COVID-19 Liability Waivers Enforceable?
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has fundamentally changed the way Americans do business. Because of the pandemic, business owners now face the dilemma of either trying to keep up with constantly changing orders, rules, and guidelines to keep their doors open, or staying closed and possibly losing their businesses forever. In this ever-changing world, businesses, especially those providing essential services, need to be proactive to limit the risks associated with the pandemic.
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