The first provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came into force on 28 June 2022 and the remainder are expected to be implemented by October 2023. The BSA introduces a new regime governing the design, construction,...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 current pandemic is having a serious impact on construction operations across the globe and our COVID-19 Global Task Force is here to guide our clients through a full spectrum of practical solutions. The Construction...more
In the recent case of Mears v Costplan [2019] EWCA Civ 502, the Court of Appeal provided significant clarity as to how courts should interpret the widely used but seldom defined term, “practical completion” in the context of...more
In an eagerly awaited judgment, the Court of Appeal upheld the TCC’s judgment in Grove Developments Limited v S&T (UK) Limited, confirming that the employer may adjudicate to establish the “true value of the sum due” in a...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
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
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