In this episode of The Barton Legal Podcast, host Bill Barton discusses Force Majure.

In contract law, force majeure is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties occurs.

Listen in as Bill answers all your questions:

• What is Force Majure?
• Was it beyond the control of the parties?
• How to understand the scope of Force Majure

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In this episode of The Barton Legal Podcast, host Bill Barton is joined by a member of the Law Society, Nick Emmerson.

In this exciting episode, Bill and Nick discuss some great topics:

• Follow through Nick’s exciting education and year abroad in Japan
• More on Nick’s views on learning Japanese
• An in-depth conversation on what it really means to be a Solicitor

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaspemmerson/?originalSubdomain=uk

The Law Society - https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/about-us/our-governance/council-constituencies-and-current-members/nick-emmerson

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In this episode of The Barton Legal Podcast, host Bill Barton is joined by Rachel Gwilliam, Senior Legal Manager at Bouygues Energies & Services.

Listen to Rachel and Bill talk about all things construction law while also getting to learn more about Rachel and get insights into the following:

• How Rachel is interested in the problem-solving aspect of Law
• What Rachel particularly likes about working in construction
• More on Rachel’s company, Bouygues Energies & Services.

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-gwilliam-96277855/?originalSubdomain=uk

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In this episode of The Barton Legal Podcast, host Bill Barton discusses frustration.

Frustration in contract law refers to a situation where an unforeseen event occurs after the formation of a contract, rendering its performance impossible, illegal or fundamentally different from what the parties originally intended.

In this educating yet bitesize discussion, Bill touches on:

• What is frustration, and how do you know when it occurred?
• The intricacies of express clauses
• A case study: “The Penelope”
• The definition and consequence of a radical change

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In this episode of The Barton Legal Podcast, host Bill Barton is joined by friend and tailor Dale Rhodes.

In this friendly and light-hearted discussion, Bill and Dale speak on:

• How bespoke tailoring works
• The importance of tailoring and ‘dressing to fit in.’
• Some exciting stories of famous customers from Dale
• A little bit of Leeds United!

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In this episode of The Barton Legal Podcast, host Bill Barton is joined by the brilliant Dr Donald Charrett, a member of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators.

Learn more about our guest speaker as Bill and Donald discuss why Donald decided to undergo an engineering degree and what appealed to him most.

The conversation also delves into a discussion on the future of dispute boards, including:

• How people get experience on dispute boards
• Giving the younger generation an opportunity to work on dispute boards
• Australia’s efforts to get three-person boards to acquire a fourth, less- experienced individual to increase the gene pool.

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Bill Barton leads us through another exciting topic in this episode, exploring in detail good faith in NEC Contracts and some more general information on good faith.

Join Bill in this enriching discussion as he touches on a range of topics, including:

• NEC's rivalry with FIDIC
• The principle of Good Faith and how this isn't incorporated into UK law
• The Latham Report 1994
• Obligation Clauses
• Real-life examples of Good Faith

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In this episode, our host, Bill Barton, takes us through termination notices, providing notices and what critical elements these notices need to include and other interesting steps in the termination process.

In this informative discussion, Bill also discusses:

• Termination of a construction contract done right
• The difference between FIDIC, JCT and NEC4
• Reasons for termination
• Insolvency liquidation bankruptcy, default by the other party and corruption

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In this episode of The Barton Legal Podcast, host Bill Barton speaks with Roberta Downey, Head of International Construction, and Partner at Vinson & Elkins.

With over 30 years of experience in commercial dispute resolution, Roberts is here to share nothing short of stellar expertise and knowledge.

It's an invigorating conversation, where Bill and Roberta cover:

• Introducing Roberta and her many talents
• Women in Construction Law
• The Personalities of Construction Lawyers
• Gender Diversity in the Legal Profession
• The art of a work/life balance in the industry

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberta-downey-68346635/

Vinson & Elkins - https://www.velaw.com/people/roberta-downey/

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In this episode, Bill Barton dives into a lively discussion on the repudiation of construction contracts as this is something that crops up more and more and a topic which often lands on his desk for advisory help.

This commonly misconceived aspect of construction law made for a fantastic episode where Bill covers:

• What repudiation of construction contracts is
• The serious repercussions that can occur if repudiation is done wrong
• Terminating a construction contract
• Common Law

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