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Bounce Back Loan Repayments – Deadline

Payments are now due for many of the first adopters of the UK Government’s Bounce Back Loans, launched in May last year.

Vaccination and the Workplace

Commercial Court directs fortification of undertakings in damages not limited to future loss

Two separate contracts, one adjudication – does the Adjudicator have jurisdiction?

Non-payment of rent during the COVID-19 lockdown

A recent decision of the High Court in England will be of interest to landlords and tenants of commercial premises which have been subject to closure during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Landlord’s works affecting a tenant’s right of access

O’Flaherty’s (Nassau Street) Limited v Setanta Centre Unlimited Company

Potential increase in claims against Insurers as a result of the pandemic

The application of the 2010 Act makes it much easier for a Third Party to pursue a claim against Insurers if the Insured becomes insolvent.

Is a duty of care owed by parties where there is no direct contractual relationship?

In the case of Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd v Bathgate Realisations Civil Engineering Ltd and others, the Technology and Construction Court in England had to consider whether an independent professional consultant, which was appointed by a sub-contractor, owed a duty of care to the main contractor

A new consideration in the construction of contractual clauses

The lack of professional drafting advice has forced the courts to make sense of a contract to avoid “commercial nonsense”.

Additional Protection for Business Tenants

Finance Minister Conor Murphy has today extended emergency protection for business tenants having difficulty paying rent on commercial leases as a result of the pandemic until March 2022