By Alexander Yiu and John Gilbert The long awaited King et al v. Satchwell et al., 2013 ABPC 358, decision of the Honourable Judge Skitsko on diminished value has been released. This decision, argued by Field Law’s own Alex Yiu, has helped to clarify several legal issues being disputed in this hotly contested area of […]
Is the law surrounding the rights of complainants in disciplinary proceedings sufficiently settled so as to allow for a Court to dismiss the complainants’ application for judicial review without a full hearing on the merits? That is the question that the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench was required to determine in Warman v. Law Society of […]
Some economists have recently predicted that it not be until the third fiscal quarter 2015 that oil prices may begin to stabilize (for example, see ATB Financial’s Alberta Economic Outlook Q2 2015, published March 31, 2015). ATB Financial predicts, however, that the price stability will begin at around $50 per barrel rather than at the […]
New conflict resolution method, in addition to the already existing mediation, through settlement negotiation before referring disputes to Courts has been recently introduced in the Italian legal system.13.12.2014 – With Decree no. 132/2014 the Italian Government has enacted specific provisions in order to reduce the workload of the Italian civil courts mainly through (i) the […]
When I came to the Bar in 1968, construction law was regarded as a rather dull,specialist subject, in some respects hardly worthy of being considered as proper law atall. It was all about boring Scott Schedules and claims for damages for defects anddisruption and delay claims, otherwise known in the trade as “buggeration claims”. Itwas […]
Do Engineers Get off Lightly? FIDIC’s series of Contracts includes one that is a little less known. This is theClient/Consultant Model Services Agreement known as the White Book.Some cynics say that in this contract, FIDIC has departed from its normal standard –of striking a fair balance between the two parties, and has instead veered to […]
AM Best asked the firm’s Managing Partner, Mr. Sidney W. Degan, III, to host a national podcast on the complex “Tri-Partite Relationship” that exists between insurers, insureds, and attorneys. The podcast has been listened to by industry insiders across the country, and you can listen to it by clicking HERE. Baton Rouge Associate, Micah Gautreaux, […]
Witihin the link below you will find a memorandum on the very recent Louisiana Supreme Court decision of Kelly v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. Full Memorandum Degan, Blanchard & Nash
To read the full change in the law document please click the link below. Full Article Degan, Blanchard & Nash
Guarantees (either on first demand or conditional) are standard practice in international construction projects. Often the wording of the guarantee does not allow a clear understanding on whether the parties have agreed to put in place a conditional bond or instead an unconditional and on-demand guarantee and this is the source of usually complex disputes […]
Our new website is on-line Further to a survey conducted amongst our Clients and with the purpose of saving your time, we have refurbished our website to allow you to find immediately the information relevant to your industry and which you are looking for. We have also: 1. added a new Legal Guides section that […]
ON-DEMAND BONDS: A REVIEW OF ITALIAN AND ENGLISH DECISIONS ON FRAUDULENT OR ABUSIVE CALLING GIUSEPPE BROCCOLI Partner at BDA Studio Legale, Milan AND LAUREN ADAMS Barrister, Atkin Chambers, London INTRODUCTION Irrevocable undertakings made by a bank or commercial provider to pay a named beneficiary on the beneficiary’s simple demand have a well-established presence in the […]