Specialty Group: Construction & Real Estate

By: Luke Preston, Partner and Kyle Trattler, Senior Associate Two recent decisions have clarified the circumstances in which a court will be bound to refer to arbitration a dispute pending before it, pursuant to s ...

The two authorities of National Oil Well (UK) Ltd v Davy Offshore Ltd and Woodside Petroleum Development Pty Ltd v H & RE & W Pty Ltd are conflicting in relation to the effect of a ‘waiver of subrogation’ clause in a ...

By: David Rodighiero, Partner and Michael Elliott, Associate In November 2015, we updated readers on the decision of Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Samsung C & T Corporation1 which provided insig ...

By: Alison Palmer Individuals who are domiciled outside the UK will be aware that their exposure to UK Inheritance Tax (IHT) is limited to their UK assets. Any foreign assets owned by foreign domiciliaries remain outsid ...