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Rising tide of legal work as construction sector struggles to stay above water

1 August 2024

By Matt Clark, Managing Director, Cardium Law   As a legal firm specialising in the construction sector, we are seeing an alarming rise in insolvencies and statutory demands linked to unpaid loans, breaches of facility agreements, personal guarantees, unpaid invoices…

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Cardium joins London Legal Walk to support vulnerable people

26 April 2024

An energetic team from Cardium Law are once again taking part in the London Legal Walk to support the most vulnerable in society to access life-changing free legal advice. It’s the the 20th anniversary of this wonderful event, and our…

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Unlocking Opportunities at MIPIM 2024

5 April 2024

Cardium Law’s International Journey Continues In the realm of global real estate, few events hold as much prestige and promise as MIPIM. Year after year, it serves as a nexus for property and construction industry leaders, innovators and visionaries to…

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Cardium Law: Your Gateway to International Legal Success

25 March 2024

Cardium Law’s delegation to the IR Global conference in Dubai had a busy week strengthening the firm’s international network. The team, led by Directors Matt Clark and Chris MacQueen along with Senior Associate David Davies, engaged with new and existing…

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Members of Cardium Law and Cyan Law at boardroom table in China

UK’s Cardium completes successful case cooperation with Beijing’s Cyan Law

4 January 2024

Photo Caption: Chris MacQueen meets members of the Cyan Law team in Beijing UK property and construction law specialist Cardium Law completed a successful cooperation on a case with Beijing-based Cyan Law that utilized the strength and international capabilities of…

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Empire State Building at night

Cardium strengthens international capabilities with NYC visit

23 November 2023

As part of Cardium Law’s strategy to build our international law network to support property and construction clients globally, directors Matt Clark and Chris MacQueen visited New York for a major legal conference. Cardium already has international business relationships with…

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Hard hat symbolising health and safety

Cardium case creates new law to protect business owners

1 September 2023

When an ailing business faces insolvency, an insolvency practitioner will often seek to sell it as a going concern. But what if that company is under investigation for health and safety infractions? Will the new owners find themselves facing hefty…

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No to Enforcement: Adjudications cannot override Legal Principles

13 October 2021

The General Rule: The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) is non-interventionist and reluctant to accept challenges to adjudicators’ decisions in enforcement proceedings. This is because the court considers that an adjudicator’s decision should be upheld if he has answered the…

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Hope for Homeowners?

30 September 2021

In brief…. Following the Government’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, the Government are planning to introduce ground breaking reforms which will significantly impact the regulatory landscape for building standards and safety. With the introduction of the Building…

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Contractor fails to land novel jurisdictional challenge to adjudication enforcement

6 August 2021

As the primary purpose of the adjudication scheme is to facilitate cashflow in the construction industry you are always going to be facing an uphill battle to persuade a court not to enforce an adjudication award. That is not to…

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