Stevens & Bolton Podcast Channel

Construction Law: ”Back to basics” - Defects, termination and disputes under NEC

In our fifth and final episode of our second series of Construction Law: Back to Basics Podcasts, Lauren Melnyk and Claire Perry look at Defects, Termination and Disputes under the NEC (New Engineering Contract) suite of contracts.’

The S&B reDRess Podcast - Enforcement

Episode eight of our S&B reDRess Podcast from our dispute resolution team focuses on enforcement.

 

Catherine Penny, Partner and Elizabeth Butler, Associate, talk about enforcement - “turning words into money” - what are the options for enforcing UK and overseas judgments and awards against UK assets and further afield.

Construction Law: ”Back to basics” - Payment provisions under NEC

In episode four of our 2^nd series of Construction Law: Back to Basics Podcasts, Gwilym Evans and Tom O’Dell look at the payment provisions in the NEC (New Engineering Contract) suite of contracts.

The S&B reDRess Podcast - Privilege

Episode seven of our S&B reDRess Podcast from our dispute resolution team focuses on privilege.

 

Catherine Penny, Partner and Katie Philipson, Managing Associate talk about the different kinds of privilege - legal advice, litigation and without prejudice. Including some quick fire practical scenarios 

Construction Law: ”Back to basics” - Managing the NEC contract – Part B (compensation events, timing & assessment and programme)

In episode 3 Claire Perry and Jonathan Farrell take a further look at some of the management features in the NEC suite of contracts. Episode 3 covers compensation events, timing and assessment, plus the programme.

Construction Law: ”Back to basics” - Managing the NEC contract – Part A (communications, roles and responsibilities and risk management)

In episode two of our second series of Construction Law: "Back to Basics" podcasts, Gwilym Evans and Lauren Melnyk look at some of the management features in the NEC (New Engineering Contract) suite of contracts that deal with communications, roles and responsibilities and risk management.

Meeting Room 7 – The Patent Licensing Podcast – The Unified Patent Court

Episode 9 of our patent licensing podcast from Meeting Room 7 focuses on the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) system in the EU. Charlotte Tillett, head of Stevens & Bolton’s life sciences group, is joined by Senior Associate Tom Collins and Associate Kate Maguire to discuss the key considerations for both licensors and licensees in preparation for the UPC’s opening in June 2023. The episode includes:

• An overview of the UPC, the new Unitary Patent (UP), and the opt-out transitional period
• A discussion about the likely advantages and disadvantages of the new system
• Considerations for licensors, such as the risk of central patent revocation and exclusive licensees’ rights to independently commence proceedings before the UPC
• Considerations for licensees, such as opting-out, UP designation, UPC proceedings and consultation obligations

Construction Law: ”Back to basics” Series 2 - An introduction to NEC contracts

Welcome to Series 2 of the Construction Law "Back to Basics" podcast – in this series of podcasts, Stevens & Bolton’s construction and engineering team provide listeners with an overview of the construction industry standard form NEC contracts.

In the first episode, Jonathan Farrell and Tom O’Dell look at the very basics of NEC contracts. The first episode provides an introduction to NEC contracts and covers topics including:

• The background and style of NEC contracts
• The makeup of the contract documents
• A brief overview of the different types of clauses in NEC contracts

A-Z of banking and finance: E is for Events of Default

Welcome to the second episode of our A-Z of Banking podcast. In our first episode, we covered the topic of ‘Acceleration’ and since then we have been working our way through the alphabet with articles covering Broker Letters, Conditions Precedent and Conditions Subsequent, and Default. In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Padian and Lucy Trott discuss the circumstances in which lenders might consider calling an Event of Default, and how borrowers can seek to avoid triggering a default under a loan agreement.

Commercial Contracts Podcast – Liquidated damages and penalties

In episode 9 of our Commercial Contracts Podcast Beverley Flynn, head of commercial and technology is joined by dispute resolution specialists, Catherine Penny and Alasdair McDowell to discuss the benefits of liquidated damages and the key points to consider when updating your standard terms and conditions.

 In this podcast, we address the following key questions:

• What are liquidated damages clauses?
• What are the benefits of liquidated damages clauses?
• What makes a liquidated damages clause a penalty clause?
• What are a party’s “legitimate interests” and why is it important to know?
• Is a service credits system in a contract a liquidated damages clause or simply payment mechanism?