Further to our recent blog post “COVID-19: UK Public Sector Construction - cash flow relief for suppliers” on 31 March 2020, in which we set out guidance on the Government’s Procurement Policy Note - Supplier relief due to...more
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The impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry has been the subject of much debate this week, as discussed in our blog article “COVID-19 Construction Industry - Operating in a Pandemic”, with businesses...more
The 359-page emergency Coronavirus Bill received royal assent on 25 March 2020. This newly passed Coronavirus Act 2020 (the “Act”) contains extensive powers and additional measures to equip the UK government and other...more
Standard form building contracts play an important role in many construction and engineering projects. There are various advantages to using standard form contracts, with a wide array of standard forms available to suit the...more
Welcome to the Spring edition of “In Site”. This edition provides an update on the new 2017 FIDIC suite of contracts as well as brief case notes on recent interesting and important cases dealing with:
- entitlement to an...more
NEC4, the next generation of the NEC suite of contracts, was released on 22 June 2017. It includes significant developments and reflects current best practice throughout the construction industry.
During this breakfast...more
Welcome to the Spring edition of “In Site”. This edition provides an update on the recent amendments to the JCT and FIDIC standard forms of contract and considers the new SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol.
We also...more
It seems unlikely that the UK’s exit from the EU will result in significant legal or regulatory changes for clients investing or working on construction or infrastructure projects in the UK in the short term.
The...more
Welcome to the Spring 2015 edition of “In Site”. This edition covers the following topics:
- CDM 2015 - a summary of the key changes to the health and safety regulatory framework with the coming into force of the...more
Welcome to the Winter 2013/2014 edition of In Site. This edition covers the following topics:
- Collateral warranties, third party rights and the decisions in Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O’Rourke Wales and Royal...more
Welcome to the Spring edition of In Site. This edition covers the following topics:
- A brief overview of the “Jackson cost reforms” to civil litigation which came into force on 1 April 2013
- A note of the...more
Welcome to the Winter 2012/2013 edition of In Site. This edition covers the following topics:
- Game changer? Building Information Modelling. In this article we look at some of the points made in the Government’s...more