The Law Commission of England and Wales (‘LCEW’) has published a consultation paper which proposes provisional reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 (‘the 1996 Act’), the legislation which governs arbitration proceedings in England and Wales.
The paper proposes to reform the 1996 Act in a number of areas which Iain Drummond discusses below.
Laura Tierney hired G F Bisset to construct a luxury dog hotel in Aberdeenshire for £150,000. Bisset began the work in September 2015, and issued three separate valuations to Ms Tierney over the next 9 months. Tierney paid the first two, but withheld payment for Bisset’s third valuation, claiming that the notice was not valid.
Peter Smith has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Commercial Property Partner, heading the firm’s real estate team in the Aberdeen office and bringing 19 years’ expertise advising clients in the real estate sector.
Peter will lead the development of the firm’s real estate practice in the north-east of Scotland to further strengthen its presence in the region.
Peter, who joined Shepherd and Wedderburn on 1 August, had been a partner in Burness Paull’s commercial real estate team since 2012.